Crew Member - Anonymous employee Trader Joe's Employee Review

2.0
Aug 5, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It is a fun place to work, a true family atmosphere. Pay is really reasonable and competitive for a grocery store, the job is pretty straightforward. It's pretty physical and demanding but it's a good workout which you will need because you get to try all kinds of yummy TJ's products!

Cons

Favoritism, poor communication from management to crew. Work is very hard on the body. Tends to be a lot of crew members who have been there for forever and have their pay capped out, they have an attitude of entitlement and have lost their desire to care even though they make a crazy amount for stocking shelves. Training to become part of management is a pretty bad experience, not a lot of direction and you feel lost a lot.

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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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