Trader Joe's reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(10,594 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 10,594 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
1.0
Feb 5, 2026

Subjective cro·ny·ism

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work and community environment.

Cons

Complete cronyism. Mates protect each other first, then preferred crew members, based on favoritism with subjective disregard to one's proven skills and professionalism exhibited and enjoyed by customers.

5.0
Feb 4, 2026

Love My Job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, work/life balance, physical, benefits, team building

Cons

The starting rate is on the lower end.

5.0
Feb 3, 2026

9/10

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a relatively easy job the actual work, and the people are rlly nice bc they hire according to personality so they look for naturally friendly positive and nice people. Most of the managers care about crew and take our feedback rlly well. We also get automatic biannual reviews with a chance for a wage increase which is rlly nice.

Cons

Still a corporation. There are new standardizations going in place that are kind of stamping out my stores individuality

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