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      Trader Joe's

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      Trader Joe's reviews

      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (10,600 total reviews)
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      Bryan Palbaum

      72% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      Trader Joe's has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,600 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Trader Joe's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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      11K reviews
      4.0
      Jun 22, 2013

      Great Job - good enough to consider as a career

      Crew member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very competitive pay, better benefits than most retailers (health insurance, retirement fund, etc). Great coworkers, managers, and overall atmosphere. Worked with my college schedule, and any other scheduling needs I've had

      Cons

      It's retail: there's gonna be some cons... Stores are only closed 3 days out of the year - you're gonna work most every holiday You work with the public, so you never know what might happen.

      2.0
      Jun 18, 2013

      Things are slipping, and it seemed so good the first year...now, not so much.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easy work. Many opportunities to try foods for free. Free gym membership with health insurance...at least for now. Amazing customers. They really love our stores. Upselling is a breeze, though, not rewarded by management.

      Cons

      Raises are getting smaller each review period. Store management plays favorites. Certain crew members do little to no work (I have witnessed a few just standing around, talking to their Mate friends, for almost 2 hours, daily, while other crew are hard at work) In the last year, closing crew (3-11pm shift) are getting shafted. Constantly understaffed, and these closing crews routinely stay well after 11pm...usually closer to 12am. HR is in place to protect management, and punish store crew. Management is protected at all costs, which means they can be as corrupt as they want to be...and are. All the time.

      2.0
      Jun 12, 2013

      Constant Mixed Feeling

      Part time crew member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great coworkers Relatively nice mates (bosses) Free sampling at tastings and when coworkers buy snacks to share Good about letting you take time off if you warn them way in advance

      Cons

      Hierarchy of crew members Nothing to do if you don't work register No leadership They pretend to care but they don't Care more about customers than employees Can get written up for not acting a specific cheery way Immature leadership, If you ask for something, they help you, and then proceed to make fun of you for needing help with it and tell every other mate so they can laugh at your expense too. Phase you out when they don't want you anymore just to keep you on the payroll No room for advancement

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