crew member thoughts - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

5.0
Sep 1, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

We're like a BIG family. A cohesive unit that makes everything work. Everybody from the top down to your part timers works very well together. Upper management is very supportive and will listen to whatever you have to say. They pretty much have an open door policy for everybody on staff. Would highly recommend this company as a great place to work.

Cons

The only one that I can think of is, there is no set schedule. One day you might work an 11-7 shift and the next day you work a 5am - 1 pm shift. I call it, yo-yo scheduling. But it's really no big deal.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
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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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