Loved the job and then I was seriously mistreated and fired for a ridiculous reason - Mate (Assistant Manager) Trader Joe's Employee Review

3.0
2 Aug 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours for crew members who have other jobs or school in the larger stores. Pay rate is higher than most retail jobs. Good benefits.

Cons

Managers are spread too thin and work a fifty hour week. Very hard to have family or personal time with that kind if schedule. They always change operations in order to improve service etc. Sometimes this just created chaos. If it's not broken, don't try to fix it

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5.0
6 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great benefits -Positive work culture

Cons

-Can be cliquey depending on location

4.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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