Is Trader Joe's a good company to work for?

Trader Joe's has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 10,929 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at Trader Joe's to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Trader Joe's have been left by employees working as Crewmate , Part-time Crew Member and Crew Mate .

Does Trader Joe's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Trader Joe's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Trader Joe's. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Trader Joe's?

81% of Trader Joe's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Trader Joe's 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Trader Joe's?

Crew Member (5943) , Cashier (341) , Crew (313) , Mate (216) , Part Time Crew Member (152) , Sales Associate/Cashier (119) , Manager (113) , Sales Associate (113) , Section Leader (74) , Trader Joes Crew Member (63) , Assistant Manager (56) , Mate (Assistant Manager) (52) , Grocery Clerk (51) , Trader Joe's Crew Member (42) , Stocker (34)

What are the pros of working at Trader Joe's according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and affordable" ((in 1079 reviews)); "It was fine and good pay" ((in 886 reviews)); "The people they hire are always great people and the customers tend to be usually nice." ((in 814 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and reliable" ((in 600 reviews)); "Flexible hours for crew members who have other jobs or school in the larger stores." ((in 348 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Trader Joe's according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management not enough to do" ((in 456 reviews)); "Managers have a lot of discretion which can be good and bad depending on the manager." ((in 254 reviews)); "There is blatant favoritism and the lack of standardized procedures nationwide make it impossible to hold leadership accountable" ((in 194 reviews)); "Choose favorites" ((in 52 reviews)); "Poor upper management is a reality" ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about Trader Joe's layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Trader Joe's layoffs and their outlook for job security at Trader Joe's in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Trader Joe's locations?

New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , San Diego , Chicago , Seattle , Washington , Atlanta , Brooklyn , Philadelphia , Boston , Dallas , Portland , San Jose , Denver , Austin , Houston , Charlotte , Kansas City , Phoenix , Miami , Paramus , Santa Barbara , Monrovia , Nashville , Irvine , Pittsburgh , Saint Louis , Orange , Sacramento

Trader Joe's reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(10,592 total reviews)

Bryan Palbaum

73% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Trader Joe's has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,592 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

2.0

Jul 25, 2012

Used to be great, and then the new captain showed up.

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Crew members are great, great place to make friends. Food and wine tastings. Even managers are friendly. Seriously just a lot of great people. Mostly flexible schedule, even though they try and guilt you into not being flexible.

Cons

Trader Joe's is getting too corporate. Next to impossible to move up in the company unless you know someone. Benefits are decent, compensation is a little ridiculous. Too many negative changes. The higher store management is incompetent and only in charge because of connections with family. Upper management only cares about fake smiles, not work or common sense, which means the reviews are based on how much your cheeks hurt, not how hard or good you have worked. Upper management definitely only likes those they have hired since they came to the store, treats workers who have been there forever (a lot longer than her) like dogs.

1.0

Jul 24, 2012

Trader Joe's has implemented a new structure that is regressive and encourages mediocrity

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

My fellow Crew Members make the job significantly better. They offer flexible hours. Initially it was a great college job. The work is very easy- anyone can do it.

Cons

Excellent workers are not rewarded. Mediocrity is the standard. After 4 years, there is nothing more to gain as a crew member. No one, at any level, seems to care anymore. Its retail and the customers can be rude, insulting, and cold. The job itself can be demoralizing

5.0

Jul 21, 2012

Awesome. Best Place to work.

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have lots of fun working here. My coworkers are great people and the managers are extremely fun to be with. Very few problems with the customers. The work environment overall is better than any place I have worked before. Plus the compensation is way above minimum wage. They are flexible for scheduling making it possible to go to school while working.

Cons

Since I work at a new store, the management hasn't become well oiled with each other. The hours can be all over the place.

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