Seeing the beginnings of age discrimination- lots of favoritism towards younger, "cheap" hourly workers. - Crew Member Trader Joe's Employee Review

2.0
9 June 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I like my coworkers. Many managers lack actual management training from business schools. Some are put into these positions out of favoritism by the captain. Our store climate has been taking a huge downturn in employee morale since our new captain came to the store. The new captain "nitpicks" at workers aged 40+, but lets things slip with the young "20 somethings".

Cons

Challenges exist with the Dayforce system. In order to get scheduled, you must have a RIDICULOUS amount of availability! The work can be very physically taxing on your body, too.

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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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