Stores have decreased quality over the past few years. - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

2.0
Jul 10, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits (if they didn't screw you out of 30 hours during the change) Opportunity for a raise every 6 months Some good people

Cons

Morale in this company has hit an all time low over the past years, since the change of benefits and the many events of restructuring. Managers sit in the office all day while crew members run the store. Crew members who have been there for a long time and work hard are expected to make up all the work while the slackers slide by, while they end up getting the same raise as the people who work hard because it is a flat rate. Managers gossip with crew members about other crew members.

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Pros

-Great benefits -Positive work culture

Cons

-Can be cliquey depending on location

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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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