Trader Joe's reviews

Low wages for a detail-oriented, physically demanding job. The 30 minute break time is completely inadequate. 30 minutes does not allow enough time for a crew member to eat a meal and re-energize for the rest of their shift. It needs to be extended to 1 hour, but that is wishful thinking. The work can be back breaking. 3 hour shifts on register twice daily without a break are very common. Management, especially Captains, are often corrupt and indulge in blatant favoritism. If you become one of the Captain's cronies, your job is secure and you will get raises at review time. I was not one of my former Captain's lackeys. She disliked me for no valid reason, I was written up for ludicrous stuff -- like not giving a kid stickers at checkout on one occasion -- one! I got negative reviews that were filled with fabrications about my performance and I was fired after one year. My full timers praised my performance consistently, but it was the Captain's toxic dislike for me that cost me my job

unless your schedule is set in stone, you might end up with some really weird hours and from week to week it may be hard to adjust. there is a strange discord btw full timers and part timers bc they frown upon fraternizing; although you make friends and will want to hang out, it's a "no no." your day could depend directly on how much went on the shift before; so, if there was a "cool" supervisor before that let everyone slack off, it could make for a rather hectic day.