Great Benefits but Long Hours - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

4.0
Dec 4, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great Benefits Lots of coworkers to befriend Straightforward and detailed training Charismatic and boisterous manager

Cons

Long Hours Small/Crowded Employee Break Room Limited Locker Space Very Physically Demanding Do not recommend for introverts 30min a day outside in any weather, pushing many carts, very tiring No employee bathroom, only two single use bathrooms for customers & employees. The bathroom can get very dirty and long wait times.

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Cons

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4.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

-Great way to meet people, socialize, and learn customer service -Always tasked with different things every hour -Friendly crew who will always help you to learn and get better at your job -Get a slight pay raise every 6 months -No outside commitments and amazing benefits if you work full time (about 28 hours a week for every 6 months) -Will take time, but find your friend group, stay with them and have fun, you can't please everybody -Care for your body, do not overdo it with physical labor, its a retail job and you only have one fragile body for yourself, get help or insist about your pains

Cons

-Not many, unless you are stuck in a bad store with bad management -I had some good luck of working in 3 great stores, so YMMV -Sometimes can get cliquey like you are back in high school -Getting promoted up to store management may involve buttering up and being a "yes-person" -Care for your body, do not overdo it with physical labor, its a retail job and you only have one fragile body for yourself, get help or insist about your pains

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