Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Tips on getting hired as a Barista(Seattle Area) (self.starbucksbaristas)
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nomad23 1 points 2y ago
I used to work at a store in Seattle. I mostly got my job there from being a regular for a couple years, and everyone kept telling me to apply, even the manager, so it was a quick hiring process for me then. A few years earlier I had applied to a few called the managers at a couple and got an interview, then a call back, but there was no follow through after.
I took a quick look at the shift coverage page and it still looks like there's quite a few people looking to get shifts covered, but I didn't see one specific location that seems to need help more than another. If you're looking for full time I was always able to supplement my hours covering at other stores. Some posts will also specify whether predictability pay (Seattle specific labor law as far as I'm aware) or overtime is approved. There are SO many locations, mostly cafe only with some drive thru stores in more neighborhood areas. I'm not sure what the climate is like there at the moment. I moved just before COVID started shutting everything down.
I took a quick look at the shift coverage page and it still looks like there's quite a few people looking to get shifts covered, but I didn't see one specific location that seems to need help more than another. If you're looking for full time I was always able to supplement my hours covering at other stores. Some posts will also specify whether predictability pay (Seattle specific labor law as far as I'm aware) or overtime is approved. There are SO many locations, mostly cafe only with some drive thru stores in more neighborhood areas. I'm not sure what the climate is like there at the moment. I moved just before COVID started shutting everything down.
ilovebrandonj 1 points 3y ago
I enjoyed working at Starbucks a lot! It’s pretty different from small coffee shop vibe and culture, but I appreciated the support and benefits of a big corporate company. Starbucks also paid for my entire bachelors degree and gave me insurance working 20/hrs a weeks so I was more than grateful lol. Plus free food and drinks every shift.
I applied to maybe 25 stores around my area and one emailed me back pretty quickly. I know a lot of people who called some stores to talk to the manager after applying to check in on their application and that worked. Managers are almost all in the store on Mondays anywhere from late morning to early afternoon.
I applied to maybe 25 stores around my area and one emailed me back pretty quickly. I know a lot of people who called some stores to talk to the manager after applying to check in on their application and that worked. Managers are almost all in the store on Mondays anywhere from late morning to early afternoon.
taylala___ 1 points 3y ago
Thanks for the reply. Are full time positions common?
ilovebrandonj 1 points 3y ago
It really depends on what each store needs, but there’s almost always shifts to pick up for other people to get more hours. Plus you can actually pick up shifts at other stores in your district.
Shift supervisors make more per hour and get consistent high hours so you could always get promoted after a little bit too!
Shift supervisors make more per hour and get consistent high hours so you could always get promoted after a little bit too!
taylala___ 1 points 3y ago
Ah ok I see. And what about tips? are they substantial?
hawaiian_potato 2 points 3y ago
Ive seen tips vary from store to store depending on a ratio between how busy and how well they can handle the demand.. in my area (7 starbucks in about a 5 mile radius) tips can range from $.80/hr at an inefficient but high volume store to $1.90/hr at a slightly less high volume but more efficient store.
princedinoshark 1 points 3y ago
I would suggest checking large grocery stores too! a lot of times they have Starbucks kiosks inside (Like Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyers, etc) I work in one such kiosk in a Safeway! for us (in western WA) the enployees are considered Safeway employees (not Starbucks employees) so you might have better luck finding positions since Starbucks stand-alone stores havent been hiring much from what I've heard (in fact it sounds like they're laying off a lot of people from my understanding)
Safeway/Albertsons have terribly convoluted and awful online applications and they take awhile to get back to you. I'd recommend filling one out anyway, but also going into the store and talking with the store director and/or hiring manager to give them your name and contact (that way when they see your name in the system they'll recognize it, setting you out from the sea of names they've never heard of before)
you can also call ahead of time to find out who is in charge of hiring and when they are working so you can make sure to meet them!
however, since we are not Starbucks employees we do not get Starbucks pay or benefits, we get Safeway pay and benefits. (That means no free drinks/food each shift, and no sbux merch discount--instead we get 10% off all Safeway/Albertsons items and 15% off signature select brand items)
Safeway/Albertsons have terribly convoluted and awful online applications and they take awhile to get back to you. I'd recommend filling one out anyway, but also going into the store and talking with the store director and/or hiring manager to give them your name and contact (that way when they see your name in the system they'll recognize it, setting you out from the sea of names they've never heard of before)
you can also call ahead of time to find out who is in charge of hiring and when they are working so you can make sure to meet them!
however, since we are not Starbucks employees we do not get Starbucks pay or benefits, we get Safeway pay and benefits. (That means no free drinks/food each shift, and no sbux merch discount--instead we get 10% off all Safeway/Albertsons items and 15% off signature select brand items)
taylala___ 1 points 3y ago
I will give it a shot! Thanks! How giving are they when it comes to overtime?
princedinoshark 2 points 3y ago
my old store director didnt much like it if we did over 8 hrs on any given day but would only come to bother you if it was happening consistently/more than just a couple of times. however, my store just got a new director within the past few weeks and they are definitely more strict about hours. my whole store is cutting hours rn (same for the Albertsons down the road which I sometimes work at to cover shifts) and the new director wants all the sbux people scheduled about 17hrs/week or less... and they also want us to clock on and off exactly at the scheduled times :/
so hours kinda suck rn but a job is better than no job? also once you're in their system it opens more opportunities--Safeway and Albertsons are the same company and you can work at different ones with sbux kiosks and still be employed in one place
I am a Safeway employee but occasionally the Albertsons near by needs me to cover; I fill out a form requesting the transfer of pay from Albertsons payroll to Safeway payroll so that Albertsons is paying me for the work at Albertsons but it is included in my regular check from my Safeway (if that makes sense?)
this allows for more hours than your home store is willing to give you since the pay for shifts at other stores isnt coming out of the pocket of your home store.
however I dont think these transfers are very common... the department managers of both these sbux are good friends and the Safeway location is really close to the Albertsons location. Also I've only been getting Albertsons shifts because 2 people just quit and their team is only 4 or 5 now... (its a very slow store)
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so hours kinda suck rn but a job is better than no job? also once you're in their system it opens more opportunities--Safeway and Albertsons are the same company and you can work at different ones with sbux kiosks and still be employed in one place
I am a Safeway employee but occasionally the Albertsons near by needs me to cover; I fill out a form requesting the transfer of pay from Albertsons payroll to Safeway payroll so that Albertsons is paying me for the work at Albertsons but it is included in my regular check from my Safeway (if that makes sense?)
this allows for more hours than your home store is willing to give you since the pay for shifts at other stores isnt coming out of the pocket of your home store.
however I dont think these transfers are very common... the department managers of both these sbux are good friends and the Safeway location is really close to the Albertsons location. Also I've only been getting Albertsons shifts because 2 people just quit and their team is only 4 or 5 now... (its a very slow store)
((edit for spelling))
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