4.0
11 Feb 2010
Former employee
Concord, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
-Monthly tastings to become more aware of store product -Managers are always around to notice when you need help and to praise for a job well done -Variety of responsibilities -Pay increase every six months
Cons
-Employees are given a lot of freedom, which is often abused -VERY physical job, not necessarily difficult in that sense, but your body feels it after a few months -Crew clashes a lot due to different personalities, there is not a "typical" Trader Joe's employee -Customers can be SO catty when it comes to their food (especially if it is out of stock) which leads me to my next one... -Product goes out of stock OFTEN, and sometimes Discontinued. Not good when a customer hears this news...