Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Falling apart. (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by ItsMamaB
Hey partners.
My father-in-law is currently in the hospital on life support and he is about to pass away. He is literally like my Dad. He lives 8 hours from us and we most likely are going to have to have a funeral soon. My husband wants to see his Dad before he passes but if I leave work we will literally lose our house and everything we own. I know Starbucks does grievance pay but it's only 2 days and it takes an entire day to get out there and I already used it when we thought his dad was getting better but he's starting to plummet again. I need help. Is there a way to be able to get paid for the time I'm going to be gone? I will have been with the company for a year in 2 days so I don't have any vacation time yet. SOS.
My father-in-law is currently in the hospital on life support and he is about to pass away. He is literally like my Dad. He lives 8 hours from us and we most likely are going to have to have a funeral soon. My husband wants to see his Dad before he passes but if I leave work we will literally lose our house and everything we own. I know Starbucks does grievance pay but it's only 2 days and it takes an entire day to get out there and I already used it when we thought his dad was getting better but he's starting to plummet again. I need help. Is there a way to be able to get paid for the time I'm going to be gone? I will have been with the company for a year in 2 days so I don't have any vacation time yet. SOS.
[deleted] 2 points 2y ago
If it takes a certain amount of time to get there, I’m pretty sure they up it to 3 days. Do you have sick time?
Sorry for your loss 🥺
Sorry for your loss 🥺
BigTexSM 1 points 2y ago
I´m really sorry to hear about your father-in-law.
When you say ¨Starbucks does grievance pay but itś only 2 days... and I already used it¨, what exactly do you mean?
Do you mean bereavement pay?? How could you have ¨already used it¨ if your father-in-law is still alive??? Bereavement pay is AFTER a loved one has passed away. If your loved one passes away on a Monday... you will be paid bereavement pay for Tuesday and Wednesday IF you are scheduled. If you´re not scheduled those days, then you don´t technically qualify... but most SMs are sympathetic and will give your next 2 shifts (not necessarily consecutive).
If you have to travel for the funeral, you can receive 2 additional days for bereavement... making it a total of 4 days.
In your case, I would just have a heart-to-heart with your SM and ask if you can use Sick Time instead of Vacation time. After working practically a year, you have earned quite a bit of protected sick time. It is up to the SM to use at their discretion. Any compassionate SM will say yes.
When you say ¨Starbucks does grievance pay but itś only 2 days... and I already used it¨, what exactly do you mean?
Do you mean bereavement pay?? How could you have ¨already used it¨ if your father-in-law is still alive??? Bereavement pay is AFTER a loved one has passed away. If your loved one passes away on a Monday... you will be paid bereavement pay for Tuesday and Wednesday IF you are scheduled. If you´re not scheduled those days, then you don´t technically qualify... but most SMs are sympathetic and will give your next 2 shifts (not necessarily consecutive).
If you have to travel for the funeral, you can receive 2 additional days for bereavement... making it a total of 4 days.
In your case, I would just have a heart-to-heart with your SM and ask if you can use Sick Time instead of Vacation time. After working practically a year, you have earned quite a bit of protected sick time. It is up to the SM to use at their discretion. Any compassionate SM will say yes.
ItsMamaB [OP] 1 points 2y ago
So I used it last week because the hospital told us he was going to be passing away that night so we drove 8 hours for him to get slightly better but today he had a stroke when they tried to take his intubation tube out and is relying on life support to keep him alive. So now he actually is going to be dying and I'm going to have to drive the 8 hours there again for his funeral.
I definitely will do that! Thank you so much for your advice
I definitely will do that! Thank you so much for your advice
[deleted] 1 points 2y ago
You need to talk to your manager about taking bereavement again, or give PRC a call. The $1 doesn’t specify how often you can use bereavement. They will also give you an additional 2 days for travel. I’ve bolded that part below. Here’s the whole section:
> If you experience a death in your family as defined below, you will receive up to two consecutive days off scheduled work time for grieving. **If overnight travel for a funeral is required, two additional consecutive days (for a total of four days) of time away from work will be provided.** If you are notified of the family member’s death while working, you may leave work immediately and you will be paid for the remainder of your shift.
> A “family member” includes your spouse, domestic partner, parent, stepparent, grandparent, child, stepchild, foster child, grandchild, step-grandchild, sibling or your spouse’s or domestic partner’s parent, grandparent, sibling or child.
> In order to receive time off for bereavement, you must submit a written request to, and receive approval from, your manager. Partners in nonexempt jobs will receive pay for any scheduled shift(s) missed because of bereavement time. Partners in exempt jobs will be paid their regular salary for the week in which bereavement time is taken.
> Paid hours for bereavement will be included as BEN hours when determining benefits eligibility.
> Partners in locations with specific bereavement ordinances will receive bereavement leave as required by law.
> If you experience a death in your family as defined below, you will receive up to two consecutive days off scheduled work time for grieving. **If overnight travel for a funeral is required, two additional consecutive days (for a total of four days) of time away from work will be provided.** If you are notified of the family member’s death while working, you may leave work immediately and you will be paid for the remainder of your shift.
> A “family member” includes your spouse, domestic partner, parent, stepparent, grandparent, child, stepchild, foster child, grandchild, step-grandchild, sibling or your spouse’s or domestic partner’s parent, grandparent, sibling or child.
> In order to receive time off for bereavement, you must submit a written request to, and receive approval from, your manager. Partners in nonexempt jobs will receive pay for any scheduled shift(s) missed because of bereavement time. Partners in exempt jobs will be paid their regular salary for the week in which bereavement time is taken.
> Paid hours for bereavement will be included as BEN hours when determining benefits eligibility.
> Partners in locations with specific bereavement ordinances will receive bereavement leave as required by law.
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