Edited sentence: Meanwhile, the company recently spent hundreds of thousands on a hideous float for the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade, that resembled the product of a Willy Wonka acid trip gone terribly wrong.On January 6th, 2022, Trader Joe's announced that it was cutting employee 401k retirement contributions for the previous year, 2021, in half.This effectively rendered the short-lived 'hazard' or 'hero' pay merely a publicity stunt, and confirming that Trader Joe's had dropped 'Integrity' from their #1 core value, to be replaced by 'Corporate Greed' - a rumor held for some time but officially confirmed in January of 2022