Crew - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

2.0
4 May 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Opportunity to help people. The customers are very appreciative for the most part and are totally in love with the store and the products.

Cons

It used to be a great place to work but the company has changed a great deal. They are cutting hours and hiring a ton more people. The more people they hire the more hours they cut from crew members that have been there for a long time. The atmosphere has completely changed. Employees used to be happy and now everyone is on edge and miserable. (that is except for the new hires who do not know what it was like in the past) They have entered the Walmart mentality. Expect to hurt!! Your body will take a major beating!!! They do not guarantee hours so expect to be on edge every week waiting to see if you will be able to cover your bills.

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5.0
8 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work all around

Cons

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4.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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