Read the article. Trader Joe's is exactly what I thought it was. A large grocery store chain with the accompanying labor, food safety and other problematic issues I would expect with a large grocery store chain.
I thought it was a friendly tribe of nerdy helpers who had the tastiest deals in town!
I knew from experience that they didn’t have the tastiest deals in town. They do have some a few frozen foods and marinated meats but the majority of what I have had from there I would pass on having again.