Some pros but major cons - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

3.0
Jun 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good health insurance, flexible scheduling, usually chill coworkers, twice yearly raises

Cons

Benefits continue to get whittled away every year, corporate cares more about union busting than they do about keeping their workers happy, workman’s comp is run by a cheap company that won’t effectively treat your injury, major wear and tear on your body over time, poor safety standards in the store, feedback from unreasonable customers can prevent you from getting a raise if they write an email to corporate, lack of clarity on job expectations and requirements for promotion, almost no parental leave allowed and none of it paid, many life circumstances can cause you to lose your health insurance because your right to it is entirely based on hours worked, lots of turnover amongst the crew which means you’re constantly doing extra work to train them and make up for their inevitable mistakes, new hires constantly making more money than veteran crew members, no way to get an increased raise based on merit or seniority, no sick pay, vacation time accumulates very slowly

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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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