A Downward Spiral - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

3.0
Nov 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good and affordable. Employee discount at 20% is nice. I liked the crew I work with and the community I serve.

Cons

Since Covid struck in 2020, it has becoming increasingly obvious how the company feels about it's employees - expendable. Management has lost sight of it's core values. They cherry pick as to how they adhere to them. Blatant favoritism. Human Resources is not your friend and will not protect you.

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5.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of freedom in scheduling, with expectations of consistency and transparency

Cons

Very physical work which can be great for some, and not for others with limitations or injuriea

5.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This company really does care about its employees. There's a reason why people make a career out of their time here. It is the most fun job I've ever had. They hire amazing, hardworking people with great personalities. Management is always willing to help. Theres fun tastings of new products all the time. Customers are generally always in a good mood. The job is physically demanding, but I am in the best shape of my life lol. They schedule you to change what you're doing every hour, so the 8-hour day goes by fast.

Cons

They can definitely play favorites. The same people get the shifts that they want, and when you first start, you can get stuck closing for quite some time.

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