Sadly this company is going down hill with our incompetent captains - Part Time Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
1 Oct 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The majority of the employees are very friendly.. Your day goes by quickly. The ability to taste great food.

Cons

Health benefits are being taking away from any employee who works less than 30 hours.. The company blames the ACA.. The real reason is GREED. The co. Does not care about their employees because it doesn't know it's employees, nor does the co. make an effort to know it's employees. Corporate is to involved with opening new stores at an alarming rate and it shows the lack of interest in functioning stores. The store captain AKA manager runs the store his/her way.. So therefore if you're not one of the kiss ass favorites, you are out of luck. They are hiring a lot of new employees so they can keep their seasoned unfavored crew members under 30 hours a week to force them onto the ACA exchange. This used to be a great place to work. Now it's just a job like the rest of them. They no longer stand out above and beyond like they used to.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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