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Requiring training be completed on 10's (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Doofensmirtz77
How acceptable is it to require baristas complete training on their tens?
Especially if they only work a 5.45 and a ten is all they get.
I would love ssv and barista feedback/ pov on this.
Especially if they only work a 5.45 and a ten is all they get.
I would love ssv and barista feedback/ pov on this.
gjroberts93 35 points 2y ago
It is 100% unacceptable and against policy. No work should be done on your ten and training is work. Often the SSVs/managers at my store will tell us to go do the training THEN take a ten.
mierecat 22 points 2y ago
*Any* kind of work on your breaks is unacceptable.
Syridea 8 points 2y ago
Hard nope. No training on break. If it's being enforced - call ethics & compliance. I don't find them to be helpful but at least it starts a "paper trail".
Doofensmirtz77 [OP] 4 points 2y ago
The rationale I was given was, " It doesn't just suck for you, it sucks for everyone."
I work peak, I only get that ten to drink and mentally regroup and run to bathroom.
I did it because I wanted to be a team player and not make waves, but I still resent it.
I work peak, I only get that ten to drink and mentally regroup and run to bathroom.
I did it because I wanted to be a team player and not make waves, but I still resent it.
spongepants19 6 points 2y ago
Keep note of it and see if it happens to anyone else: that’s not okay and if it happens again or multiple times you can report that
shosh_c 3 points 2y ago
Definitely *not* okay, working off the clock is wage theft
xboxturtle 2 points 2y ago
While definitely not okay, it technically isn’t wage theft because 10s are paid.
astivana 7 points 2y ago
It is, however, theft of break time.
Captain_Killy 1 points 2y ago
Ethically yes, legally m, depends on the state. My state has no break requirements, just requires that people be given time to eat a meal every six hours. That time can be a break, or while still working, and there’s no set amount. We also need reasonable access to bathrooms. But even our measly tens are Starbucks are above what the state actually requires.
astivana 1 points 2y ago
But Starbucks policy is to give breaks, so it is theft of break time to force you to work during them. Whether or not it’s illegal would vary from state to state.
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