Trader Joe's reviews

I am a mate and pretty much have given my livelihood to this company. I've worked every weekend (unless requested off) for the last 10 years. If you have a family you will have very little involvement with it and if you are wanting a family you will never have an opportunity to create one. 10 hour days are not that bad but it's the times of the day you work. 2pm-12am or 3am-1pm all in the same week. So not much of a life outside of the store. The worst part of this job is the job itself, which is also sometimes referred to as a "career" here but we all know being a grocery store employee is not a career.

Restructuring really hurt the company as far as morale and benefits. Morale at all time low since I have been working there. The way they demoted merchants at every single store in the company was completely unfair and unjust. They picked new merchants based on favoritism. The training for managers is poor. Managers need to be trained before they are promoted not as a work in progress. Then they can tell if they are leaders or not. That is the way they use to do it. Just because someone is a good worker does not mean they can manage or lead.