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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 11 - 21 - ID#jy69ur
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Just Got Hired And Super Nervous!! (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Sammy0128
I just recently got hired for Starbucks and my friend also works there and referred me which I believe really helped me land the job on top of them saying they really liked my personality in the online interview :). I was super excited and still am but when I went to the orientation and got the whole run down of the history of starbucks and how it works, I became a lot more nervous and I’m honestly so scared for my training shifts. My friend who referred me, Starbucks is actually her first job and she says she caught on and I’ll have no problem (since I have previous job experience in a grocery store). But I’m just soooo nervous. I’m so nervous about memorizing the recipes and ingredients for all the 250+ drinks especially if customers customize them in detail. I also am a student and told the sm that I can do 15-20 hours a week but I’m really praying I don’t get 20 hours a week because I’ll struggle with my classes. Are baristas allowed to have 15 hours a week or do sm’s not like that? Also any advice on how to calm my nerves about starting in a completely new place when I’ve worked at the same grocery store for over a year? This will be my second job and I’m just soooo scared abt making big mistakes and having my coworkers get annoyed at it. They all seemed really nice when I met them but I’m just prone to anxiety ig lol
misscanwenot 2 points 2y ago
Don’t worry. It seems like a lot of information at first, but you catch on quickly! Starbucks was my second job (first one being clothing retail), and after a year I was ready to become a trainer.

You can work 15 hours a week. Most likely, you’ll end up getting scheduled that anyways. I had baristas who worked 8 hours a week, only on weekends. Starbucks is a flexible job in that way. Just be honest with your SM. They’re happy to work with ya on scheduling.
[deleted] 1 points 2y ago
Omg I just got hired too! I had orientation yesterday! I was very excited at first since this is my first job but after going into the store and seeing how hectic it was...I got overwhelmed and nervous! Everyone tells me it’ll get better like you’ll just get the hang of it...but I’m terrified tbh! Hopefully it gets better :))
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