Not really sure what you guys expected. They only even offered catastrophe pay at first because of the PR mess.

I said it before but they should have 100% given an option to lay off/furlough(this still gives you ability to come back and have a job) to all partners.

I get that not everyone would take it but when unemployment is paying at a rate of nearly $20-25 hr x40 hours a week ($600 is guaranteed from government + 60-70% of your current wages, which takes the highest quarter of the last year) then you have to realize that a lot of partners would be 100000x better off taking the possibility. This is exactly why other companies laid off their workers and I don’t get why people got mad at those companies.

Furthermore, if they offered a furloughed it’d still guarantee your job and still allow unemployment. At the end of the day Starbucks KNOWS that too many people would take that option and they’d lose money which is why its not offered and probably won’t ever be offered based on them cutting off catastrophe pay(which they used Feb as an average ... why? Feb is always a slow month in retail...out of the past 9 months, my absolutely lowest average was Feb with paychecks of $100... when I usually average 500-600 and 700-800 in holiday months)

For everyone saying unemployment is taking too long in some states... you do realize theres backpay to when you filed right...?


Starbucks doesn’t care about you guys, I don’t know why r/starbucks or r/starbucksbaristas defend the company like they’re paid to do so. Don’t get me wrong Starbucks DOES offer a lot of options versus other minimum wage but it’s all a PR stunt.

It's like not even just about this job....this job overworks everyone, pays very little, and sadly this isnt the only priority in peoples life. 5 dollar frapps arent worth someones life/personal life or risk. That being said the statements this company makes are insanely insensitive/rude and just downright innappropriate. They need a better PR team bc its apparent to me that they never wanted to give us cat pay in the first place but did it to alleviate pressure off of themselves and appear the heroes in the general public. Its not even about the work or going to work, I'm greatful i have a job but i have other people in my life to consider that i live around/health issues, its not just about starbucks. Many people are a 2 in come household and are stuck not only taking care of their kids out of school but also are struggling to pick up the slack for loss of income, People are struggling everywhere this job isnt the end all be all and the way they've portrayed themselves is just downright disgusting to me

I agree with everything. Them saying risk this or quit is unbelievable to me lol who the hell makes up these pr statements. They show no empathy for anyone or what they're going through

Right! Sounds great.

Except back to that- ‘not enough peeps to run stores’ so goodbye ‘record Quarterly earnings’ which we’ve never seen enough of!

We basically need another one of those ‘PR messes!’

If they lay off employees they don't need to rehire them necessarily. The wording messes with unemployment eligibility and that isn't right.

https://www.reddit.com/r/starbucks/comments/fl5d78/do_the_morally_right_thing/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Agreed!

I’ve heard that if it’s due to covid- employers aren’t even being held liable in the same way as usual for unemployment claims— is that true?

And if so- Starbucks should DEFINITELY furlough or lay off — the key would Be to maintain health benefits as well.

Then you have a built in work force ready to roll when it’s really safe to come back.

Also- a lot of Peeps on both threads are expressing major concerns & fears with how it’s being handled- those that aren’t, are perhaps just not fully aware of what a dire situation we are in.

( & when I said ‘am I reading this correctly- I should’ve said ‘sarcasm’) as - That’s definitely the message!

(I also know a partner or two who HAVE applied for unemployment due to reduced hours thru cat pay and have been approved) whether that’ll prove valid in the end remains to be seen— although governors have said employers can’t retaliate for someone filing a claim, Again, who knows?

Agreed if they furloughed or laid off/ too many partners would take it & revenue would be lost as stores would have to stay closed for lack of staffing. Hence why they aren’t doing it.

And using just February rather than a yearly average for cat pay was indeed unfair.

Thanks for your perspective!

I had to take catastrophe pay because I got infected with COVID and today after two weeks of no symptoms, I started to feel sick again. The virus apparently comes in waves and people can be contagious for up to 2-3 months after contracting it. Honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if rather than being put on a leave of absence, I was just asked to quit, since I don’t want to go to work until I’m absolutely sure I can no longer give anyone the virus.

I initially figured that if they did the 2 billion in buy backs- ( which they are now not) it would be a cash pay out of just over $ 8,000 per partner.

Oops sorry for the duplicate- my bad!
🤗🤷🏻‍♀️