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      Trader Joe's

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      Trader Joe's reviews

      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (10,582 total reviews)
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      Bryan Palbaum

      73% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Trader Joe's has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,582 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
      Sep 6, 2011

      It pays well but, incompetence runs fairly high with upper management and regionals

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good pay, Good benefits, Good people, and good food. I have worked for the company a long time and used to find it rewarding.

      Cons

      Too much favoritism, poor communication from management to employees, horrible feedback, company has no idea how individual stores are operated. No place for arbitration, when treated unfairly, HR is a joke in that regard.

      4.0
      Aug 30, 2011

      Pretty fun place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The atmosphere inside Trader Joe's is fun and not very uptight. The customers are surprisingly good for the most part. Pay for the kind of work done is good after you have worked for the company for some time.

      Cons

      The company is starting to get more "corporate" and less decisions are being made for the direction of each individual store at the store level. Some of the store managers and regionals are great, there are a few though that are really quite bad. That would be okay, but managers and even regionals get shifted around regularly.

      3.0
      Aug 23, 2011

      A pleasant place to work with a need for a system of checks and balances.

      Crew member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good benefits and retirement plan - System in place for paid time off - Competent and amiable employees - Opportunities for relocation

      Cons

      - Very physically demanding. Injuries are common and expected. - Unsteady work schedule and lack of consistency in hours from week to week - Inconsistency in the feedback and review process - A severe lack of accountability for the actions of management - HR is not responsive to employee complaints no matter the severity

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