It's Your Ship - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

5.0
Mar 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Trader Joe's runs a Ship built on the shoulders of fun, caring, bosses who work alongside their crew members. Crew is composed of people who usually love what they do. They are fun loving and they will become your family quickly if you want that. I have never worked somewhere with tighter work relationships. If you work hard you will get a raise every 6 months. As a crew member you move around from task to task daily and never get too bored. There is room to move up in this company.

Cons

Its easy for overqualified people to get stuck in this job for a little too long. Its just comfortable enough to hook you. This job is hard on your body. Lots of heavy lifting/tight spaces that don't allow you to lift properly.

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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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