Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
↑
7
↓
Why do so many districts start pay at minimum wage plus 2 cents? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Nuhbudyknows
Is this just them paying us 2 extra cents per hour so they can say they technically pay above minimum wage? Or is there another reason? Im in a store in CA in the US, and have heard other stories like this within the US but no explanation
lemonjuicepulp 3 points 2y ago
I would assume the worst and say, yes it's so they can say they pay above minimum wage. I forget which companies did this, but one fast food chain raised their wage, and another company, as some sort of cruel joke, raised their pay by one cent, as a way of competing with them. So yeah, I would say it's safe to assume.
OriginalJokeGoesHere 1 points 2y ago
Wow you get two extra cents? We just got minimum here
Nuhbudyknows [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Lol I actually think this may be part of the intent. Pit baristas against each other over literal crumbs — like, “50 hours makes you one extra dollar”-level crumbs. But srs, min here is $15 because the cost of living is crazy high so the .02 has had literally no effect the whole time I’ve worked for the company
cadmus1890 1 points 2y ago
It has a side benefit: not sure about all states, but in some states you are denied the right to file complaints with the state labor commission for minimum wage work.
Nuhbudyknows [OP] 2 points 2y ago
THIS is what I was looking for! Makes sense! I felt it had to be related to some kind of legal subversion especially with how sbux has squandered every past attempt to unionize baristas
cadmus1890 1 points 2y ago
In my experience this helps the barista, for example, if they are complaining about a store-level issue such as a manager not paying back hours, etc.
This nonprofit website is run by volunteers.
Please contribute if you can. Thank you!
Our mission is to provide everyone with access to large-
scale community websites for the good of humanity.
Without ads, without tracking, without greed.
scale community websites for the good of humanity.
Without ads, without tracking, without greed.
©2023 HumbleCat Inc • HumbleCat is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Michigan, USA.