Horrible Management. Started out good, ends up disappointing. - Part Time Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
Jun 1, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours, meet and work with a lot of good people. Provides insurance and raises.

Cons

Management is horrible, disorganized, and they don't care at all about Crew members. A lot of favoritism in the work place. Kissing butt is more rewarded than actually working hard. Expect to get write ups and lectures for stupid little things more so than getting recognition for your hard work. They hire a bunch of people but they will cut your hours unexpectedly so good luck keeping your insurance.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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