crew - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
Jul 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

"Seemingly" fun work environment. It's retail ok? except with the "be happy or else" mentality. I've never been treated so poorly in my life. No matter what store I work at within the company. False enthusiasm. Certain things I can not speak of in fear it will be connected back to me, but its really really bad there. No on is happy but if you can pretend you will go far. If not you can "walk the plank" as they say. Harassment is rewarded, there are no unions, device tactics that make us compete for bread crumbs while stepping on your fellows to get some more crumbs. Intimidation and neurotic fear is the underlining current in the air among workers. But as long as we are forced to smile you think we are happy.

Cons

rediculously high job "performance" standards. Performance as in acting happy and fake. you get to cower to the whims of your "mates" as the employ favoritism and bully mentality. If you are lucky you might not get verbally abused on any given day.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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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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