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Advice for working at a contract Starbucks? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Save_my_grades
I work at a Starbucks in a Loblaws in Toronto and I’m not sure if this is the right place to voice my concerns and ask for advice.
I recently started working at a Starbucks in Loblaws (a grocery store for those who aren’t familiar). I started my training a month before the quarantine took place. In Ontario, most non essential stores are closed and the Starbucks in Toronto only have drive thru.
The Starbucks I work at is still open and running. The store recently gave every employee a free tall hot/iced coffee and or tea. The location barely gets any customers and doesn’t make that much sales due to the quarantine. The only traffic we get is the employees for their fee coffees.
I’m really worried about my health and that of my coworkers. I honestly don’t think it’s fair that the Loblaws still keeps the Starbucks open especially since its not an essential service and it barely makes sales.
Since I’m new, I feel like I can’t voice my opinion to the store manager honestly because I’m scared they’d would fire me. A fellow employee also feels the same way i do. I know it’s sounds stupid but I’m considering sending an anonymous to the store manager and CEO of Loblaws to consider temporarily closing down non essential services at Loblaws.
What should I do?
Edit: I just checked our sales report and we haven’t made more than $400 in the last week for each day.
I recently started working at a Starbucks in Loblaws (a grocery store for those who aren’t familiar). I started my training a month before the quarantine took place. In Ontario, most non essential stores are closed and the Starbucks in Toronto only have drive thru.
The Starbucks I work at is still open and running. The store recently gave every employee a free tall hot/iced coffee and or tea. The location barely gets any customers and doesn’t make that much sales due to the quarantine. The only traffic we get is the employees for their fee coffees.
I’m really worried about my health and that of my coworkers. I honestly don’t think it’s fair that the Loblaws still keeps the Starbucks open especially since its not an essential service and it barely makes sales.
Since I’m new, I feel like I can’t voice my opinion to the store manager honestly because I’m scared they’d would fire me. A fellow employee also feels the same way i do. I know it’s sounds stupid but I’m considering sending an anonymous to the store manager and CEO of Loblaws to consider temporarily closing down non essential services at Loblaws.
What should I do?
Edit: I just checked our sales report and we haven’t made more than $400 in the last week for each day.
yyz_barista 2 points 3y ago
To start things off, it's not against the rules for your location to be open, Ontario business rules allow restaurants to be open for take out only (which your location would qualify as since you sell breakfast sandwiches, etc.)
Loblaws is a big enough chain where you can't be punished for speaking up about your concerns (unionized workplace and channels to express your concerns).
I'd encourage you to send a email signed by yourself to Galen if you want to go that route and just respectfully suggest that stores consider closing their in-store coffee kiosks to help reduce the amount of time people spend in the stores.
You can also bring this concern up with your supervisor or manager, however they can choose not to proceed with your suggested action plan. If that's the case, you may want to consider going on an LOA or asking for time off if you want to stop working.
As a side note, when making $400 per day, I imagine your kiosk is probably about break even or a slight loss. If you're going to shut down, there's going to be a decent amount of waste generated. Staying open costs a few hundred a day in labour costs which are probably fullt offset by the sales you're generating. Right now it's more about offering a service to the store employees than trying to worry about profitability. The rest of the store more than makes up for it.
Loblaws is a big enough chain where you can't be punished for speaking up about your concerns (unionized workplace and channels to express your concerns).
I'd encourage you to send a email signed by yourself to Galen if you want to go that route and just respectfully suggest that stores consider closing their in-store coffee kiosks to help reduce the amount of time people spend in the stores.
You can also bring this concern up with your supervisor or manager, however they can choose not to proceed with your suggested action plan. If that's the case, you may want to consider going on an LOA or asking for time off if you want to stop working.
As a side note, when making $400 per day, I imagine your kiosk is probably about break even or a slight loss. If you're going to shut down, there's going to be a decent amount of waste generated. Staying open costs a few hundred a day in labour costs which are probably fullt offset by the sales you're generating. Right now it's more about offering a service to the store employees than trying to worry about profitability. The rest of the store more than makes up for it.
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