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
3.0
Dec 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company with AMAZING products and insane, but well-deserved customer loyalty. Pay is outstanding by retail standards (subpar when compared to other industries, though). Benefits are solidly above average when compared to other companies in a wide range of industries. Leadership knows what they're doing and has a handle on the idea of compassionate, supportive coaching of crew members vs. an old fashioned "do as I say and get back to work or you're fired" approach. So that's good for morale AND productivity. The crew is amazing. If you, as a manager, earn their respect, they'll walk through fire for you and do whatever it takes to make the customer's day, week, month, or year. Love the people I work with and the customers I serve every day.

Cons

For a Mate (manager) the hours are absolutely horrendous! Yoi will hardlt EVER see your family. The waterfall sched blows and is applied unevenly. Salary for mates is terrible--even last year's so called "raise" was just swallowed by taxes.

4.0
Oct 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible scheduling, varied daily schedule in-store, never more than 3-4 hours on a register in an 8 hour shift, opportunities to take on greater responsibilities, bi-yearly opportunities for raises, and great starting wages, even without previous experience.

Cons

Fast-tracking new managers from outside the company happens fairly often, some crew members seem to be given the opportunity for a managerial promotion when there are others who are clearly far more fit to lead. There have been friendly relationships between regional managers and store managers that have led to special treatment regarding minor emotional abuse of employees. It's the best grocery store you could work for, but apart from some of the level headed assistant managers, I hate the management system as a whole.

1.0
Sep 24, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The 10% employee discount was the only Pro.

Cons

The cult like environment behind the scenes. Their employees are not as happy as they look to customers

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