abuse of Obamacare - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
Jan 6, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fantastic job for young person starting their career looking for a place to grow. Extensive training and development. Great discounts and wonderful co-workers

Cons

Trader Joes took advantage of Obamacare and doubled hours needed to qualify for health insurance. People were summarily dropped by missing the cut off by a hour. There were no exceptions granted. Experience is so varied by store. MIne has a terrible general manager who played favorites in writing. Attendance policy was strict to the point of ridiculous and raises were denied for the slightest infractions.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
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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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