Current crew, former mate ( by choice) - Anonymous employee Trader Joe's Employee Review

3.0
May 13, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This job is never boring or mind numbing. You are constantly on the move... Stocking, working register, bringing in the load from the trucks, and constantly interacting with customers For the most part, TJ'S does a good job of hiring positive, friendly people, making the work environment fun and animated to say the least! I have met some of the best people working at tjs

Cons

The recently constant changes in management structure may be more apparent to me since I was formerly a "shirt".... As crew, it's disheartening. Management as a whole is inconsistent, even the Captains seem uncertain of what is coming next... Training on a store level is inadequate, to say the least.... Especially now that we are no longer attracting/ retaining loyal employees due to the drastic changes in all benefits...

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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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