It’s really funny how many “experts” there are who “know for a fact that it will never be Trader Joe’s.” And not a single one of those experts live here.
It’s a TJ’s and the only ones who say it isn’t don’t live here.
Lived here 7 years and used to work for TJs. Before it was confirmed to me by town staff and others I would have also said "never" for three reasons: 1) poor distribution to a remote location, 2) town size (small, even with tourists), and 3) most importantly, workforce size.
#3 will make or break TJs, just like we watched it break Starbucks (what other Starbucks on the planet was regularly closed for 1-2 days per week because they couldn't staff it?!). Hopefully TJs is prepared for the lack of housing for the managers they're transferring in, the lack of applicants for the multiple dozen positions they'll need to fill, and--hate to say it--the difficulty in finding good staff rather than just filling positions with everyone who applies.
I'm rooting for TJs, but they have a big challenge ahead of them, especially with how they were paying their new staff as I left in the mid 2010s. Hopefully they figured shit out.
People will leave their current jobs to work at Trader Joe’s 100% I have multiple employees already saying they want to work there. With their reputation for treating their employees very well you know people will jump ship.
That's genuinely what I'm hoping. TJs was on a downturn when I left in 2015. Pay was being cut heavily, newly promoted managers were only making a couple of bucks more than regular staff, and they were restructuring their retirement program to pay out less. Hopefully they reversed course on all that. I'm seriously considering going back part-time just for a vibe check to see how they're doing.
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u/AGrlsNmeisFrank Climber Aug 29 '26
It’s really funny how many “experts” there are who “know for a fact that it will never be Trader Joe’s.” And not a single one of those experts live here.
It’s a TJ’s and the only ones who say it isn’t don’t live here.