Pros
Good pay, OK but shrinking benefits, some smart people. And a variety of people, sorta.
Cons
Where to begin? Company is becoming just another supermarket and they have done it entirely to themselves. The benefits are constantly shrinking. They were wonderfully generous at one point. Now it’s tough. It is an odd passive – aggressive and sycophantic culture at the administrative level. We have too many leaders looking for clones rather than looking for capable people. We have some major talent loss on both coasts. And it is the young and flexible talent that is needed here. We are left with the lifers who tenaciously cling to the idea that the Trader Joe’s of yesterday still exists. The stores have begun grumbling. While there are still many who drank the entry-level Kool-issue. Oh well, fun to watch them walk back all the stupidity of the big DB, lately. See you at the captain’s meeting!