Hi!

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For me, I submitted online, though I submitted online to about 6-7 companies (at the time, I was 16 and just looking for a part-time job, since I figured it would be nice to get out of the house). Anyways, Starbucks called me back about a week or two after I submitted it, and then I had the interview, and got hired on the spot. Right now a lot of Starbucks stores aren't hiring because of already reduced hours for their current staff due to COVID budget cuts, so it is possible that you might just not hear back. Maybe stop in and ask if they're hiring, or see if you can speak to a manager about getting a job (likely between 8am-2pm, as most managers aren't there early or beyond mid afternoon). Also, if a store has 20 applicants, but 1 opening, it's probably not going to happen. My store had like 10 people leave, which is why I got hired on the spot since my manager was desperate.

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As for part time, as long as if you work 20+ hours, you get the health care, tuition, etc.. Other benefits you can work as many hours (for a while, I did 25 hours per week, but due to my school schedule, was only doing 8-12 for about the last 4-5 months I worked there, and still was able to take advantage of a few benefits, like their fitness reimbursement, which I'll get into below). So, if you do less than 20 hours, you get most of the benefits, minus health care, tuition, and possibly the 401k matching/bean stock, and if you do more than 20 hours, you get everything.

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Ok, so here are the benefits...

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**Health Care:** As I'm a minor and on my parent's plan, I don't know much about the health care, but I heard from coworkers that it's a pretty good plan.

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**Tuition:** Starbucks offers tuition through Arizona State Online, and it is 100% covered I believe. A lot of partners, especially those who maybe are first generation college students who otherwise couldn't afford college, or just want to give themselves a means to move out of food service, suffer through the job for a few years to get a degree. It's definitely worth it, but also keep in mind that some other companies pay tuition period, rather than just at a specific school, so if you want to go to a specific in-state, on campus school, this is a meaningless benefit.

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**401k/bean stock:** I'm not too familiar with this one, since, again, I'm a minor, and they wouldn't let anyone under 18 participate in this program (believe me, it sucked).. What I heard from the bean stock though, is that a few full time (35-40hrs/week) SSV's only got a couple hundred dollars worth of stock each year (like $200ish).. These were just mumblings, and I don't know specifics, but it definitely isn't a lot, although it certainly is a nice little bonus. Starbucks also has periods throughout the year were employees can buy shares of the company at, if I remember correctly, a 5% discount.

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**Transportation:** If you incur any transportation fees, like bus fare, etc., I think there's a way to get reimbursed by Starbucks, but literally no one except one person I knew ever tried this, and the one person who did try it got nowhere and just gave up.

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**Child Sitting:** Starbucks also offers certain childcare benefits, which again, as a minor, I have no clue about.

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**Fitness Reimbursement:** Ok, so this was my absolute FAVORITE!!! Basically, Starbucks reimburses you up to $240/year on fitness related expenses (such as competing in a marathon, 5k, half marathon, 10k, whatever). I've always wanted to do a RunDisney event, but due to the $350ish price tag, I always decided against it, just since it seemed ridiculously expensive. Being reimbursed $240 off of $350 meant that I could only pay about $110 out of pocket, but it was for 2 races, 3 medals, and a bunch of goodies, which was definitely worth it. This benefit is open to anyone, regardless of hours worked, and I encourage you to take advantage of it. I completed one in February, and literally from December 15th-March 24th, I worked maybe 40 hours in total (due to school/traveling/etc.). I still got the reimbursement. Obviously you have to wait to get reimbursed until after the event is over, and it can only be for your entry fee, not anyone else's, but it is still a good deal. This applies to most fitness related events, and possibly gym memberships, but not for home equipment.

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**Food/Beverage:** This is also a great perk, but honestly, after 3-4 months, you get over it, with the exception of holiday drinks. Right now, due to COVID, partners, even when not working, get 1 free food and drink item every day at any store, plus a 30% discount on any and everything else (excluding gift cards).. You also get a 1lb bag of coffee or the Via instant thingies free to "mark out" each week, so you definitely can build up a surplus of coffee. I volunteer in a hospital, so I would frequently just bring the staff whatever they wanted to be kind. Some coworkers also donated their mark outs to shelters, fire stations, schools, and pretty much anywhere since almost everyone drinks coffee - and who says no to free Starbucks?!?!?

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**Perks At Work:** I hear this one being talked about a lot, and I honestly don't get it, but I'll include it anyways. Perks At Work is an app, that a lot of employers allow their employees to use to get discounts on various things (literally anything from appliances to computers to vacations). I priced a few things out, just out of curiosity, and I could always find a better deal on literally everything, especially if you're willing to look around. For example, some people love the deals on Apple computers, but generally if you just hit a sale at a place like Best Buy, you can match or get a better deal. Same thing with Disney World tickets, where you can generally match the rate they offer, or even get a better price, especially for me as a FL resident. One time our fridge broke, so just out of curiosity I checked the Perks at Work price, and it was actually more expensive than the on sale price at Lowes by about $20. So, while I'm sure this can help some people, definitely do your research before buying anything from Perks at Work, since from my experience, you can generally find the same/better deal anyways without this service.

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**Mental Health:** Starbucks offers an app where you can receive mental health assistance. They began offering it just before I left, so I never signed up for it, but I've heard mixed things. I don't know much about it/the services offered.

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**Spotify Premium:** I will say that I miss my "free" Spotify Premium. However, be cautious when signing up for it. They say "free," but if you check your pay-stubs, it appears it's deducted from your pay (or at least a portion of the cost). So while you might be getting a discount on it, if it's something you normally wouldn't use but want to check out, just remember that a portion of the regular cost will likely will get deducted from your pay check.

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There are probably a few other benefits I forgot, but this covers the bulk of them. I hope this helps!!!!

hi there! i just got hired this week and what i did was i went to the store that i wanted to work at the most (aka the one closest to me) and turned in a hard copy of my resumé because the store manager recommended it since they get a lot of online applications and they don’t go through all of them. within the next few days i got a call back :)

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