Trader Joe's reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(10,591 total reviews)
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Bryan Palbaum

73% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Trader Joe's has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,591 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 9, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, great value, nice health benefits (insurance), nice retirement plan if you are over 30. Discount on our own grocery shopping. Thank you!

Cons

Always open on the weekends. You have to work Christmas Eve, New Years Eve, and other holidays. They don't promote as much any more (2012). If you are promoted to a "Mate", full-time hours are 50 hours per week.

5.0
Jun 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Upbeat environment. Amazing benefits for part-time employees, including excellent health insurance (company pays most of the premium) for crew members who average at least 20 hours per week. Hard working and fun coworkers. Tasty food. Managers are supportive, positive and good at what they do.

Cons

Physically demanding. If you want to advance, you must be flexible in your schedule - count on working nights and early mornings and long hours and, of course, weekends. You also have to be willing to relocate to the various stores within a given region, if you want the management track. Part-time crew members can usually relocate, but if you want to pursue management roles, you can choose your regions but the company decides where you will work within that region. Rotating between stores (such as Woodbury, Minnetonka, St. Paul, etc) is considered training and experience for managers.

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