Trader Joe's Employer Reviews

One of the best places to work. You actually enjoy coming to work because theres so much energy from your team members.

A typical day consists of 3-4 hours of register time engaging with customers and meeting their needs, Constant replenishing of products on the sales floor; Unloading trucks and staging product on the sales floor; operating the bailing machine; maintaining inventory/ordering for my section; cleaning of all work areas in the store. Management is very – more... proactive and hands-on in all areas of the store. The hardest part of the job is stocking small items in rows on shelves. The most enjoyable part of the job is working on register and engaging with customers, making them feel satisfied with their experience. – less

Trader Joe's is a solid company with solid products and excellent customer service. They are accommodating to employees in almost any situation, although the pay is somewhat low.

employees are great to work with. Work environment is extremely hectic, rushed, and disorganized. Management is not very good, they are often caught in double standards and treat other employees unfairly and with sometimes with little respect.

This is a well run company with very productive workers. A great environment as well as people like I previously wrote.

It's a unique environment with a focus on company core values but management doesn't always practice what they preach. I give them high marks for hiring some of the best people with outstanding focus on sense of self, job ownership and purpose. It's a very physical job and you're in motion constantly and that can be hard. One unfortunate aspect is as – more... associates, management encourageds us to communicate yet it's a double edged sword because if you feel you are communicating, it is sometimes seen as "being insubordinate". You don't have a voice even if you have an accurate assessment of the situation. However, TJ's has a loyal customer base and seeing the regular customers each day and seeing your coworkers is one of the best and most enjoyable parts of the day. A smile from a regular customer can wash away any disgruntled feelings. – less

• Increased sales and productivity using Just-In-Time (JIT) practices while ordering for the high-volume CEREAL section and the high-margin NON-DAIRY section
• Accurately handled cash and credit transactions at a $500,000 / week location
• Trained and assisted new employees in company policies and procedures
• Operated independently at a high level – more... and consistently earned high review marks and pay raises – less

It's a good workfield.I learned how to clean properly. I did customer service. Most of my Co-workers are good people. Maintaining organization was my hardest part of the job. The part I liked the most was they had flexible hours for me.

A typical day at work would be doing everything, literally. I would be on register for about three hours, and as soon as that's over, there will be a stock of avocados that need to be put up. This might sound like it's not fun, but Trader Joe's had the magic factor which made the workplace fun. It was a place where all employees helped customers and – more... usually work a 110 percent. The care that they give to customer satisfaction was extraordinary. The hardest part of the job was the physical labor, but i really didn't mind the extra work-out. I'd say that most enjoyable part of the job was speaking with customers on a daily basis. – less

When I begin with Trader Joes 9 years ago it was a great place to work. I had a cool boss, he showed appreciation for his workers and I looked forward to coming into work to see him & my other co-workets... NOT ANYMORE!
My manager was transferred ( which happens to very often because they rotate managers), the successive managers we've had were hell.
My – more... opinion is that upper management is trying to force long time (higher paid) part time workers to quit so they can hire lesser paid new employees. They do things to make them miserable, making work conditions difficult, & judge very harshly during reviews to avoid giving raises. You may find yourself being a dedicated employee during the year thinking you're doing a great job... coming in on time, never calling in sick, being an excellent employee, and at the end of the year getting no raise. I quit working there because I was feeling increasingly unappreciated and didn't
need the hassle.
One of the pros here, are there benefits but keep in mind that employees are only eligible for benefits if they work more than the minimum required number of hours ( consistently over a 10 week period) and management may keep you from obtaining those hours to avoid giving you benefits. they may say they just don't have the hours to give you. – less

There is a lot to be said about this giant of a company. Flexible hours, career growth and great food!

The day is filled with customer interaction while being part of a team promoting productivity and quality of work. Management and crew members work together to achieve company goals. Working with this wonderful staff is the best part of day.

If you like people, and getting to learn about the new 1000's of products they put on their shelves daily....this is a great place!
The shifts can get long, and standing on your feet for 8 hours at a time can be difficult.
The customers tend to be very loyal, so it is easy to get to know them. I still have friends that I met while working there, even – more... though it has been almost two years since I quit working there.
They hire only positive, hard working fun people.
The prices are great-employee discounts are nice; they give to Food Bank daily
Good morals, and fair – less

I was shocked to find out that it is a company policy against hiring older workers with very few exceptions. We work hard at the store but I have worked with people who are 15-20 years older then the employees currently and can run circles around them!

Love my job and the people of course. But it is customer service and sometimes you can't stand the public, but hey it comes with the territory. but good pay and the company takes care of employees

This job is great fun and everyone I worked with was excellent. Positive reinforcement on the reviews and employees were treated great. Excellent starting pay, and benefits were also offered. Gave good insight into the company, and promoted working in different areas to meet different people. Products that they carried were excellent, and always promoted – more... trying a product before purchasing it. Unloading truck in the morning and distributing product to different areas of the store, stock the bread daily, clean floors and cashier for the rest of the shift. Great benefits and discounts. – less

i learned customer service
i enjoy working with my crew
the food there is great

I really enjoy the environment, however I've would just like to take what I've learned and use to it to grow.

Great Benefits. Learn all aspects of business. Keep busy from start to finish.

I had no work experience previously before Trader Joe's, but when I entered I had expected productivity from the workers and strictness from the employees. But only one of the two was correct: the people there were productive and socialable. It was a very enlightening and fun experience.