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      Grueling Work - Anonymous employee Trader Joe's Employee Review

      2.0
      Sep 9, 2010
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great Company with good values and great product. Fun people to work with.

      Cons

      Very, very hard work. Extremely physically demanding, 10 hour + days and mind numbing. Lead a section, make a list, go to cramped over-packed stockroom, get product, fill section, repeat for the next 8 hours. If making a mountain of 60 pound sacks of potatoes, onions or other produce is part of your passion then this is the job for you. The values are not 100% in the teams heart. Customer service is of paramount importance but the NYC store employees think they are too busy to provide customer service.

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      5.0
      Jun 30, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      fun place to work part time

      Cons

      it can be very exhausting

      4.0
      May 27, 2026
      Crew member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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