Trader Joe's reviews

I have to say I used to be a fan of Trader Joe's but after working in there distribution center in Stockton California for just a few weeks I came to realize how bad of a company they are. First off we have old outdated products being sent out to various stores from our "Order pickers" who take the online orders and send out. Salad's in the wharehouse are Never Rotated by the morning Shift crews and to save the company money the "Leads" Will actually send out expired or "last Day" products to various stores in hopes of saving costs. Trash is everywhere and Sometimes the food spilled in the back is not cleaned up for Days until the smell gets so bad or mold starts to grow. Food and produce is spilled over and over with no one taking ownership of what happens, accidents are prevalent almost on a Daly basis, workers are Not properly Trained on how to use equipment. When I first got hired there the agency stated there is No onsite training or management who can train new employees who come in. Basically if you say you "know" How to use the equipment, your hired with No background check, No references or No Equipment license. Rodents (mice & rats) are Everywhere and tearing into dry good, produce and boxes in the building. Some of the Rat traps are right above the food boxes with dead corpses stuck in those traps sometimes for days on end until they begin to smell. There is No leadership and employees basically do as they please, most take time in the break rooms and nothing gets done on the floor, pallets are dropped, damaged and Not safely moved with no shrink wrap. I have hundreds of photos I'm sending into the Business headquarters to try and get a response back on why the distribution center is ran this way, 90% of employees don't speak any English so when you need something done, there is a severe lack of communication. If you see this review, ask the management in the stores how carefully there products are sent to there stores for consumer use.