Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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what is the most to least popular shift? (open, mid day, close)? (self.starbucksbaristas)
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glossysejin 3 points 2y ago
Ugh i love closing you dont have to deal with as many people
4filth 2 points 2y ago
I do like that close is less busy at my store but I hate the sheer amount of tasks I have to do in the 30 minutes between the time the store closes and the end of my shift. I’ve never made it out on time ever :(
_incandescence 1 points 2y ago
I used to work mostly later in the day, I did pre-close most shifts, and i really preferred how chill it was that late. the only reason i don’t prefer the late shifts is that I have some issues that cause chronic pain and it’s the worst in the afternoons/at night so i’d rather get my work out of the way before that haha
hecaete47 2 points 2y ago
My manager at my previous store had to fudge our block scheduling so that both morning and evening took turns covering mid-shift (not that helpful when trying to avoid each other but I digress...) because everyone at the store hates mid-shift lol.
Right now with block scheduling, you'll likely be doing that: open to around noon, or around noon to close.
Aside from happy hours that are usually 2-7p, mornings are the busiest times of the day (because duh, coffee). So, just keep in mind that for mornings you need to be really fast-paced and able to deal with a lot of stress from factors outside of your control (lack of adequate coverage, 50 people mobile-ordering at the same time then furious their drink isn't instantly ready, etc.). But I'm currently working mornings and I find that the fast-paced nature makes it fun.
Right now with block scheduling, you'll likely be doing that: open to around noon, or around noon to close.
Aside from happy hours that are usually 2-7p, mornings are the busiest times of the day (because duh, coffee). So, just keep in mind that for mornings you need to be really fast-paced and able to deal with a lot of stress from factors outside of your control (lack of adequate coverage, 50 people mobile-ordering at the same time then furious their drink isn't instantly ready, etc.). But I'm currently working mornings and I find that the fast-paced nature makes it fun.
_incandescence 1 points 2y ago
yeah I honestly preferred when it was faster pace! I was pretty used to stressful situations. I was 17 when I was there last time, and there were so many shifts where our shift would go on lunch and immediately me and another 17 year old would be left alone to the worst rush ever and we’d have to manage everything as it got chaotic. plus, my store was near where a lot of filming is done so I was on shift several times when we’d have 20+ orders coming through for film sets all at once in the afternoons. Working during busy days was always fun to me for some reason! tho it could be stressful.
Ajskdjurj 2 points 2y ago
In my store a lot of people want to do like mornings no one really wants to be there after 6pm. I personally don’t mind any shift. Closing you deal with afternoon rush and then pretty much clean rest of the time. Mornings go faster because it’s super busy. Like I said I’m usually mid or closing which I dong mind,
[deleted] [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Before Covid when we had all 3 shifts rather than just morning and night, I hated mids because they dragged on and on. Also because of personal store issues they were very hard to tolerate.
I only did opens and closes, but during covid I was moved to only doing opens because of block scheduling and I honestly can’t go back to closing. We’ve hired a ton of green beans since March and a lot of them work at night and aren’t trained very well. I’m “bossy barista” and constantly coach people on standards. I’ve been exclusively coaching the morning shift for months and they’ve been doing really well, but I worked a couple hours into the night shift a month ago and everyone making drinks probably only made 1 out of every 10 correctly and it was overwhelming. I taught them like 3 correct recipes while the SSV said nothing then gave up.
I only did opens and closes, but during covid I was moved to only doing opens because of block scheduling and I honestly can’t go back to closing. We’ve hired a ton of green beans since March and a lot of them work at night and aren’t trained very well. I’m “bossy barista” and constantly coach people on standards. I’ve been exclusively coaching the morning shift for months and they’ve been doing really well, but I worked a couple hours into the night shift a month ago and everyone making drinks probably only made 1 out of every 10 correctly and it was overwhelming. I taught them like 3 correct recipes while the SSV said nothing then gave up.
mykotman12 1 points 2y ago
I like working all shifts besides the dreaded mid (11am to 7pm or 12pm to 6pm or something like that). Mid that’s 7am to 330pm is fine for me though. Mornings are usually more popular I think. But it all depends on the store and the partners. I managed a store where most partners preferred to work nights once.
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