Fine if you fit in - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

3.0
Jan 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

they train you on many different things so it's difficult to get bored, the employee discount is quite nice and applies to everything in the store including alcohol, coworkers are quite nice, they provide you with uniform, gloves, box cutter, etc, sampling new products is pretty cool, almost every assistant manager that works at this location is incredibly cool and wants you to succeed.

Cons

pto takes forever to build and good luck getting it approved, benefits aren't great, if you get injured at work the workers comp company is a nightmare to work with, closing late one night and opening early the next morning is a horrible shift change and nobody should have to do that, with so many long time employees there's not a lot of room for advancement without stepping on peoples toes.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work all around

Cons

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4.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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