NO ONE IS SAFE! - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

4.0
Dec 24, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome company. Good Pay, benefits, busy, great demographics. Customers definitely come first. Advancement. Some good managers. Some bad(usually off the street) meaning from another retail store not promoted from within

Cons

You could give your life to this company and become a Captain(general manager of the store) and live in fear that you could be demoted or fired at any time just because a crew member with a vendetta and thin skin constantly contacts HR trying to get you out.

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5.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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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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