It's not what it used to be. - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
Aug 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best thing is the health insurance. You only have to work 30 hours a week to get it. And some of the food is good and cheap.

Cons

No guarantee of getting enough hours to qualify for insurance or pay your rent, regardless of length of service. Very physically hard on the body, many injuries. Checkout system is a complete fail. Signage is missing or inaccurate, often hard to read. Employees who do actually work hard are required to do the work of two people. There is never enough coverage. Skimpy payroll budgets mean things don't get done. Lots of favoritism. Shifts are often so close together there is no chance of eating and sleeping properly in between. Constantly changing management, lack of communication causes constant confusion. The only way to make a living is to be a manager, but then you have to give up your life and your health. Sexual and drug abuse are common. Extremely corporate, micromanaged. Would not recommend unless it's a temporary job while in school.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This company really does care about its employees. There's a reason why people make a career out of their time here. It is the most fun job I've ever had. They hire amazing, hardworking people with great personalities. Management is always willing to help. Theres fun tastings of new products all the time. Customers are generally always in a good mood. The job is physically demanding, but I am in the best shape of my life lol. They schedule you to change what you're doing every hour, so the 8-hour day goes by fast.

Cons

They can definitely play favorites. The same people get the shifts that they want, and when you first start, you can get stuck closing for quite some time.

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