Used to be great - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
Nov 6, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Other crew members you work with

Cons

Trader Joe’s maybe the most shady company I’ve ever worked for. They give things because we’re known as “essential workers” only to take them away when they decided pandemic was over (early 2021 is when they decided it was over). They never cleaned the stores when someone or many people got Covid. The treatment of people is so wildly inconsistent and unjust that it’s sickening. 2 people can make the same mistake and one is written up and the other isn’t even spoken to. They don’t follow ADA guidelines, cause when they decide they don’t want you to succeed, you won’t. It’s hell and I can’t wait to get out. Oh and their reviews, they are based solely on whether you’rea favorite or not, has nothing to do with merit. You get 3 and are fired (2 times a year) while mates and Capt only get reviews 1 time per year and they can get 5 straight years of awful reviews and nothing happens.

Explore other reviews about Trader Joe's

5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work all around

Cons

Nothing really bad to say

4.0
May 27, 2026
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

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All