Great at first, but the managerial turnover rate leaves a bad taste - Part Time Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

2.0
Nov 16, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Great environment, most of my coworkers knew their jobs and the products. Mid-level management were courteous and helpful, and so was senior management when I started.

Cons

You're asked to know what is out of stock, but no time is provided to actually review the weekly bulletin that provides this information. I have been repeatedly lied to by management concerning my hours. They seem more willing to hire new people than to give veteran employees hours. Excuses are made to not give you a raise. Raises have been lowered, the reviews made more arbitrary and made less frequent since I started. Product often out of stock within days of introduction. Managerial turnover often leads crew confused as to what is expected of them. Schedules are posted on the Tuesday before the scheduled week at the earliest, making planning anything short-term impossible.

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Cons

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Pros

-Great way to meet people, socialize, and learn customer service -Always tasked with different things every hour -Friendly crew who will always help you to learn and get better at your job -Get a slight pay raise every 6 months -No outside commitments and amazing benefits if you work full time (about 28 hours a week for every 6 months) -Will take time, but find your friend group, stay with them and have fun, you can't please everybody -Care for your body, do not overdo it with physical labor, its a retail job and you only have one fragile body for yourself, get help or insist about your pains

Cons

-Not many, unless you are stuck in a bad store with bad management -I had some good luck of working in 3 great stores, so YMMV -Sometimes can get cliquey like you are back in high school -Getting promoted up to store management may involve buttering up and being a "yes-person" -Care for your body, do not overdo it with physical labor, its a retail job and you only have one fragile body for yourself, get help or insist about your pains

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