Awful, highly partial management - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

1.0
19 June 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are good and hours are Flexible

Cons

It's a good place to shop as a customer but not if you're working here. This company is not for people with aspirations or the capacity to do more. It's a menial job unless you're a store manager. Those advertised values are just an advertisement. While I threw my back working here, I asked a mate for help and it was made a huge deal that I asked for help. I'm not making this up! Your work will have zero value if you fail to be a part of the group/s or you tried to ask for any help. Mates - assistant managers encourage creating groups and protecting their interests- I was told this by a female mate who is part of the group. I was threatened termination because I Iodge a complaint against their friends. Instead of following up on it, I was targeted. Written up with misleading, false accusations multiple times. There is no transparency in the company. The atmosphere is awful and unhappy. Retaliatory behaviors by Mates such as writing up with made-up stuff, having their group gang up, denial of service, harassment by constant following in the store and in the backroom, actively encouraging their group to go against one person - I've had other crew members warn me about this Dump the entire workload which is physical work, on a few people while their own group hangs out, chats, ignores customers, ignores lines at the register, makes food, take food home and so on Overall, mates - assistant managers are a horror show here. Unless you're a part of their group or don't resist their behavior, you would do ok.

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Cons

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4.0
27 May 2026
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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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