Gaslighting, Favoritism, Anti-Worker - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
May 23, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Awesome people, friendly environment, good discount on already low prices. Rarely ever had a negative customer interaction

Cons

They don't pay enough to match the good reputation they're riding on. Boss was homophobic; as a libertarian company, it's less "I support you" and more "as long as it doesn't affect me." People do awful things and just get transferred, especially mates. Misogynistic comments, dating crew members, inappropriate or even nonconsensual interactions, all of it gets swept under the rug as they transfer the employee somewhere else. They're union busting hard, they're suing the national labor relations board to get rid of ALL worker protections. They gaslit me for months trying to get me to quit so they wouldn't have to pay benefits, Policies are enforced sporadically, dependent on favoritism. They have the lowest prices in town, but they mainly open stores in high income areas

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
May 27, 2026
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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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