Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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I would love a change to the pin policy (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by c_azzimiei
I’m a barista in a district that is suuuper lax on dresss code, and from day one I’ve always worn non-Starbucks pins on my apron. None of them are at all political, but they showcase my interests (like my tea-Rex or space out pins) and a lot of my best customer connections have come from people asking about my pins. I really think Starbucks needs to change the policy to allow non-Starbucks-related pins as long as they’re not super distracting or showcasing political/religious opinions. This would be so good for customer connections and honestly I just love getting to collect pins and fancy up my apron with them, and I wish baristas across the board could get to do that.
[deleted] 8 points 3y ago
i used to work with someone who had like 40 pins on his apron. maybe 1 was related to sbux and my manager didnt care. sooo its probably just another one of those notorious sbux "rules" that applies differently from store to store
sweetbabidoll295 2 points 3y ago
Pretty sure we are allowed to wear pins of any kind that don’t promote religion, political affiliations or are against Stabrucks guidelines.
I wore Star Wars pins (I had the first order logo pin and the bounty hunter pin) as well as a Katara pin.
Got one question about the bounty hunter but showed it was a geeky reference and never bothered about it again
I wore Star Wars pins (I had the first order logo pin and the bounty hunter pin) as well as a Katara pin.
Got one question about the bounty hunter but showed it was a geeky reference and never bothered about it again
c_azzimiei [OP] 9 points 3y ago
The official dress code states only Starbucks pins are allowed (read the blm update for clarification). Individual stores like mine may be more lax but I would like the company policy overall to change.
sweetbabidoll295 2 points 3y ago
Lol sorry just realized how redundant I was just now.. sorry haven’t had dinner! But I was trying to say was “Oh I bet you’re right because of the update!” 🤣🤣🤣 I didnt meant to say my same assumption again lololol
sweetbabidoll295 2 points 3y ago
Oh I guess it was updated. I haven’t read the updates but to my understanding they didn’t care so long as it wasn’t directly affiliated with politics, religion, and anything against starbucks mission and values. I wore those pins for literally 6 years and never had a comment made, besides the one asking where my bounty hunter pin was from.
guillotinefag 1 points 3y ago
big agree on this one mainly because I got told I couldn't wear the pronouns pin I have and had to wear the Starbucks Brand ™️ one instead.....even though that one is less than half the size of the one I had and the letters are so small it's practically unreadable to customers.... :/
CriticalSheep 1 points 3y ago
I agree that the pin policy is ridiculous. I wear a Kind pin from Penzey's and no one has said anything. I also wear an 'I Love You' hand shape pin to express that I can sign. I didn't want to go through the rigamarole of setting up a call with a professional because I'm nervous enough as it is to talk to a Deaf customer, so I'd rather just do this. I got approval from my SM for the ASL pin, and I followed dress code for the other pin (you're allowed to have one non-Bux pin to show an affiliation or something like that). To me, kindness is universal.
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