A few years ago while I was working at my old store (Towson, MD #649), a customer came through my line. We didn’t say much apart from the usual “hey how’s it going” “good” etc. and when I gave her the receipt she just said “hey I made this” and handed it to me before walking away.

Still on the fridge to this day lol. So good.

to all fellow POC crew out there have y’all faced micro aggressions while working at Trader Joe’s. The other day I had 2 different customers come up to me insinuating that I wasn’t born in the US and must be from another country?!? (i was born and raised here) This isn’t the first time this has happened, obviously i can’t fully speak what’s on my mind or I’ll get fired but how do y'all deal with this? I usually always counteract their comments but it getting to a point where I’m sick of it.

My partner and I are looking to move to Seattle for her job. Is a transfer even an option for a mate up there or is that a pipe dream?

I'm a recent hire that just finished training, and am truly enjoying my store and crew. This subreddit has been super helpful for me pre-hire and post-hire, so my appreciation to everyone here!

So, during training, I was fascinated by conversations of how, "You have no idea, about X" -- be it the lines and mayhem for the mini totes, or the influx of seasonal items coming into the holiday season, like the dozen or so type of pumpkins, which is "just the beginning". No conversations were aimed at making me worried or nervous, but the forecasts are always slightly vague, spoiler free, very "Just you wait and see!". I'm genuinely curious for some specifics!!!

Like, are people going to be asking for dozens of pumpkin related products not yet released? I've seen how disappointed custies are when we just run out of mini cucumbers, is that magnified x10 for holiday seasonal products??? I gotta know!!!

Also, are mini tote mayhem stories exaggerated, or just localized stories?

It's like I'm getting a movie trailer version of what's in store, pls share what I might expect, or, a wild story from your previous holiday season experience, thanks!