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      Trader Joe's

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      Trader Joe's reviews

      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (10,585 total reviews)
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      Bryan Palbaum

      73% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      Trader Joe's has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,585 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Trader Joe's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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      11K reviews
      3.0
      Nov 20, 2010

      FAVORITISM GALORE

      Part-time crew
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits. You never have to go hungry on the job because there's always something to munch on... You can take up to a 3 week vacation - good schedule flexibility if you give enough notice of when you want time off.

      Cons

      Favoritism is THE most negative thing that comes into play time and time again. It's true: if you don't play the game and suck up, you can be 'punished' by getting stuck on the register 5 hours daily. And they still expect you to be cheerful with every customer??! ! Review scoring can be totally biased towards the person, not on how they perform. Lack of positive reinforcement.

      3.0
      Nov 3, 2010

      Lots of fun...but stuck

      Crew member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Trader Joe's hires wonderful people. Truly, the crew is an extended family. I love going to work everyday and look forward to seeing my friends. Opportunity to connect with the community happens everyday. With a backround in food I love the fact that I get to talk shop everyday. It is so exciting to introduce customers to new ingredients, recipies, or cooking techniques.

      Cons

      Once you are hired on as a part time crew member it is almost imposible to move up to a full time crew member. You may have a B.S. in management, A.S. in Culinary Arts, years of experiance as a manager, the blessing of the entire part time crew, and the desire but that is no guarantee that you will be taken seriously about going full time. The pay is not that great at the part time level and there is also no guarantee that you will be schedualed 40 hours a week. This fact leaves part time crew members trying to support their families in a very diffecult position.

      4.0
      Nov 1, 2010

      Decent but boring

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The crew and customers are overall likable, fun people. It's nice to have a physical job and not sit behind a desk. Compensation is great at the full-time level. Employees have much more control over daily time than at the part-time level.

      Cons

      Management and store changes - once you're full-time, you work for the company and can be transferred to nearby stores. It's very difficult to let someone go - if am employee doesn't break any rules, but consistently turns in a poor performance, they can still be around for a looong time, especially if they don't mind not getting a lot of hours or a good raise. The company is very secretive, both to the media and others and within. This leads to lots of gossip and drama that could be avoided.

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