JLS Trading Co.

Since 2012, JLS Trading Company has been in the business of taking great products and selling them with passion. We operate private label brands in nearly every consumer category from toys to tools to office products to gourmet food.

We are an 8-figure company and are growing just about 50-100% per year with no end in sight. We add dozens of new products every month and are aiming to be a 9-figure company in the not too distant future.

Why Should I Work for JLS Trading Co.?

The short version is that you will be working with a company that legitimately cares about your happiness, you’ll be able to learn and grow rapidly, you’ll get high levels of flexibility that are basically unparalleled, and you’ll get to participate in building a company that intends to make the world a better place.

What’s JLS Like?

You Can Be Yourself. You don’t have to put on a fake, professional face. You can just be yourself. You can talk shit to the CEO (highly encouraged), and no one will think anything of it. You don’t have to dress up, or use formal language, or pretend to be something you’re not – you can just be you.

Major Opportunities for Career Growth. We don’t want to settle for just being a small business – we plan to be doing 9 figures annually in the next few years. We promote quickly once we identify talent. It doesn’t matter what your credentials are – it matters what you get done. If you’re smart, capable, and ambitious, then we will keep giving you more responsibility (and money) until you say uncle. We’re trying to get huge, and if you want to make a difference and be continually challenged with new opportunities, you’re gonna like it here.

Strongly Anti-BS. Anybody in the company can (and is expected to) tell the CEO when he is wrong. There are no bureaucratic or BS rules getting in the way of getting work done. In fact, it’s mandatory to tell the CEO to go fuck himself within a few weeks of getting hired (seriously).

Complete Work/Life Balance. If you’re routinely working more than 45ish hours, you’re gonna get a friendly talking to. We want you to be operating at 100% capacity, which means that you need to rest.

Full-Time Remote. Work from home 100% of the time. Imagine never having to commute again. Get long stretches of deep, focused work, then play with your dog, all while not wearing pants. Note: This doesn’t apply to inventory/manufacturing jobs, though we wish we could figure out a way to make it work.

No Micro-Management. Once you’re trained and have demonstrated you know your stuff, we are pretty hands-off. In fact, if you need external management to stay on-task and motivated, we probably aren’t the place for you.

Flexible Work Hours. This doesn’t apply to all jobs (warehouse/production jobs by their nature have to be more scheduled), but in general, we don’t care if you work 10 hour days 4 days a week or want to catch up on the weekend, so long as you put your hours in and get your work done. Kid sick? No problem. Need a personal day? You got it. Want to start your day at 10 AM like our founder, who also takes a nap every day (he claims he works late, but I’m skeptical)? This is the place for you.

Supportive Environment. We don’t operate via intense stress or unreasonable top-down deadlines. Everyone wants you to be successful – internal politics are at a minimum here. Everyone works hard but is 100% happy to help you if you’re running into trouble.

No Dress-Code. I suppose you technically have to wear clothes, but I can’t say that anyone has tested this rule yet, so it may not officially exist.

Lots of Raises (for People Who Kick Ass). We do our absolute best to get ahead of things and give raises preemptively, so you don’t have to ask for one. It’s not unusual at all for someone to receive 2+ raises per year.

Health Insurance. Get access to our (pretty darned good) health insurance from the day you start. Or if you’re outside the US, then get reimbursed monthly for finding your own health insurance.

No Assholes Allowed. We try very, very hard to screen out toxic people before they get in, but in case they slip through, we fire them quickly. Imagine never having to interact with dickheads at work? How nice would your life be? We legitimately offer that.

Regular Feedback/One-on-Ones. Feedback is really, really important here. Every employee in the company does a planned One-on-One with their manager weekly or semi-weekly for some roles. We don’t bullshit – when you’re fucking up, we tell you, so you have a chance to improve. And when you’re doing well, we do our best to tell you.

We’ll Invest in Your Training. We want everyone in the company to get better constantly. You’ll be learning new things all the time, and are strongly encouraged to invest time every day to learn new things, improve your system/work process, and just generally try to make your life easier.

What Is JLS’s Mission?

In short, we want to be the best place to work on the planet (for a particular type of A-Player).

We’ll know we’re successful at achieving this goal when:

1. We have the right people on the bus and they’re in the right seats.

2. Everyone in the company lives by our values.

3. Our people are extremely happy and wouldn’t dream of working anywhere else.

4. Our customers love us.

5. We’re having a ton of fun.

6. We’re making a ton of money.

All of these are necessary but not sufficient requirements for success. This business doesn’t exist to make the founder rich, though that will hopefully be a happy side effect! We legitimately want to achieve all of these things and won’t be happy unless all of them are happening simultaneously.

Can I See Some Interviews with Your People?

For sure. See Cynthia – Copywriting Manager, and Kyron – JFN Shipper and Processor.

What Are Your Values?

We’ve spent a lot of time developing our values. We enforce them strongly, so if you don’t 100% agree with these, then we aren’t the place for you. Here they are in detail.