Fun experience, great benefits, but need to work on management - Anonymous employee Trader Joe's Employee Review

4.0
Jun 15, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

+ fun environment + family-like atmosphere to work in + always exploring new culinary products + allows you to explore what you're passionate about, whether it be signage, wine, or cheeses. + most of the customers are a fun bunch to interact with, and it's easy to start conversations about new products or returning favorites. I've only had a few unpleasant interactions, and management was always there to help when a few customers were less than pleasant.

Cons

+ Disorganized and slightly chaotic work environment, especially on high volume days. + Management needs to work on delegating tasks to crew members. + The store needs to revisit core values and boost store morale.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Great work environment. They change your task every hour so the day moves by really quickly. The culture is overall very positive.

Cons

Stores can get really busy so you definitely are constantly doing a task.

4.0
May 27, 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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