This job is exactly as bad as it seems. customers come and go and can shake you up, But bad management or insane baristas are what make people leave.

the scheduling can suck. the pay is a joke. There are a lot of details. A LOT. you will sweat and be in pain. there are unspoken rules that you will have to figure out to stay in your store, there will be power trips from shifts. There will be fake corporate speak about how this is a family and we all need to give blood sweat and tears bc we are sooooo lucky to be at Starbucks!!!

That said making drinks can be fun. You can make a customers day. You can watch fellow baristas develop and get better. You can challenge yourself.

But it is not an easy job. many many many quit in the first few months and until everyone makes $15/hr the pay will never be enough

Hey! Fellow partner. Although I can’t answer the first one since I’m from CA, I can answer the others.
This just job isn’t as bad as it seems(on most days). It is challenging though and it is fast paced. Everyone is different as far as memorizing. I will say, most partners get the hang of it with help, in a week. On their own about a month. It helps to have a lot of consecutive days working to get the hang of it. The worst would probably the customers. Not all but you do get those “Karens” and others with difficult customizations. As far as the job, the company takes pretty good care of their employees I.e. healthcare benefits, ASU, etc. Other fellow partners are also what helps make the job nice. Just please ask and ask questions. You got this, good luck.

Sadly I can't answer the first question either....I'm sorry :'(

To answer your questions though, the job is as bad as it seems according to the horror stories, however it does depend on how mentally prepared you are going in to this lol. I honestly applied to starbucks out of spite cause my friends said I wouldn't be able to handle it and here I am nearly 5yrs later still working behind bar! If you can brush off most things and learn to put up a brave face you should be ok. Just remember to breathe and customers are dumb AF.

It doesn't take too long to memorize everything if you're a fast learner. Once you learn the basics of everything you'll get it down within a month if you're constantly making the drinks or going the extra mile and studying the menu in the app on your own time. (There's plenty of cheat sheets in the starbucks subreddit)

The absolute worst is store drama in my opinion. Customers are bad but they can leave. You can't avoid co-workers if there's bad blood between y'all.

Best part I would say, some customers are my favorite. If you're good at talking you'll meet amazing people who may help you get a better job in the future. I would say another good thing is definitely the benefits, the benefits are the best lol

It's about equal for me. I've had just as many bad days as I did good days. The bad days haunt me more though~

Relax. Relax. Relax. Don't take everything too seriously. If you mess up on something it's not a big deal, it's a happy little mistake. And mistakes are learning experiences that'll make you better in the future. Try your best. Be honest, if a customer asks you a question you don't have the answer to like "what kind of bacon is on the bacon gouda" or some shit. It's ok to say you don't know and that you're new. (If you're curious it's apple smoked bacon. I had a customer ask me this on my first day and they threw a fit cause I didn't know).

Either way I wish you all the best! It's tough but it's fun. :D

TX rate is $10.07 I believe. It used to be $9.15 but with the pay raise it should be at $10.07ish