Trader Joe's reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(10,581 total reviews)
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Bryan Palbaum

73% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Trader Joe's has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,581 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
3.0
Nov 2, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers are the best, very casual. It's great to have full benefits and still work 3-4 days per week. Regular reviews often with pay raises (if you get a good productive store and captain). Flexible schedule fits w/ schooling.

Cons

Stockroom is so full that it makes you lift boxes unsafely, and this is likely not to change. There are many repetitive injuries and slipped disks, especially among full timers. There's a lot of lip service regarding safety that turns into puns in the weekly bulletin. Effective communication is an uphill battle, and real problem-solving skills are hard to find. Forget having weekends off consistently- many people (esp full timers) have to "turnaround" (close, then open next morn).

4.0
Oct 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good monetary compensation and nice discount on food. Decent benefits

Cons

The shifts are inhuman. 5pm-1a is difficult. They also CONSTANTLY change the shifts your body clock doesn't get to adjust. You feel like a vampire with no life.

3.0
Oct 3, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pros: Friendly coworkers Employee discount Managers had a good sense of how long to put workers on boring tasks (no standing at a cash register for 8 hours straight)

Cons

Cons: Boring work Customers at Trader Joe's (at least where I worked) can be very annoying with a sense of entitlement Sometimes hard to get hours

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