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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2021 - 05 - 09 - ID#n8hdtu
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Starbucks: we're not understaffed. My store: 3 man play on mother's day and we made at least $1700 after being open for 2.5 hours (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Konannos
LackOfColor_ 139 points 2y ago
Same situation here... SM was 30 min late too 😬
Konannos [OP] 119 points 2y ago
My store manager said "it's mother's day, sorry but I ain't coming in"
LackOfColor_ 52 points 2y ago
Omg nooo 😅 at least we're not closing.. because that'll be a mess.
Konannos [OP] 59 points 2y ago
I just left and the store got flooded with people 🤡
LackOfColor_ 87 points 2y ago
Yep, finally taking my lunch and the lobby is FULL. SM said "this is crazy, we need someone else.... as if they didnt create the schedule
LittleGreenFungus 38 points 2y ago
If it’s any consolation my manager said “BYE IM GOING ON VACATION DONT TRY TO CONTACT ME BECAUSE I WILL IGNORE YOU” lmao
AtTheBarMatt 10 points 2y ago
Are you one of my coworkers? Haha. Because same.
LackOfColor_ 8 points 2y ago
Lolll that's when you have a 🙃 face in real life, but its just stuck like that because you have to force a smile through the flames.
LittleGreenFungus 5 points 2y ago
You in Florida? Cause if you are we may be in the same district at least 😂
GreyGreyson 2 points 2y ago
Same here
is_it_soy 7 points 2y ago
You know, because no one else has a mother(s)
Konannos [OP] 6 points 2y ago
My shift is literally a mother and it's like bruh
xMoon_Faeryx 5 points 2y ago
I'm the only manager in the entire store that is a mother. Had to close, which is the longest fucking shift we have. I bawled on my way to work today. I got to see my kids 30 minutes all day long
daringwallflowr 4 points 2y ago
Same. My SM was scheduled and was supposed to bring in product lol. That didn't happen..
SilverXiao 2 points 2y ago
Were they scheduled? Because that's bullshit. Dont schedule yourself if you arent coming in
Konannos [OP] 4 points 2y ago
She wasn't scheduled but we had a call out from the previous night and she didn't even bother finding coverage or anything, she just let us 3 burn and only 4 were scheduled. Not even just that, she does this regularly where she doesn't feel like coming in but when people are calling out for actual sick reasons shell start being like "don't call out again 👀 📝"
HollowRibcage 65 points 2y ago
I’m sorry for your loss x-x
KatieEdwards95 46 points 2y ago
Frick why is this at every store.
Konannos [OP] 45 points 2y ago
Cause starbucks wants to put on a facade
KatieEdwards95 15 points 2y ago
They like to bandaid every problem and complaint they have from us by giving us headspace and Lyra. Not that they’re bad, I use Lyra and love headspace!!! But still....
sp_c_g_d 41 points 2y ago
Doing $600 half hours.. I’m tired of this, grandpa.
Sarahthelizard 13 points 2y ago
bUT 15 dOlLaRs WoUlD Be tOo mUcH!
2624starbs 32 points 2y ago
Fr, I’m sorry. Today was good just got off. We had at least 6-7 people on the floor when peak started :(((
FfierceLaw 25 points 2y ago
Same here, I just got off, 6-7 on the floor, everyone really on their game, excellent SM on the floor and still drive times 1:50 or greater. For my full 5.5 hours on window perhaps only 2 cars with one beverage. Most had 3+ along with boatloads of food. It was drive through catering
dazedandconfusedhere 9 points 2y ago
same! No clue our times but we had a solid play and I’m super thankful for that
nikkicarter1111 21 points 2y ago
My stupid ass forgot what day it was and agreed to cover the mid shift at a busy ass DT across town
csaine 16 points 2y ago
Don't forget, everyone is super happy to be at work too! 😅
amrdlt 14 points 2y ago
my store got swamped from 730 to 10 at a 4 man play and we had made 5000. had to turn off uber eats lmfao. rest in pieces to both of us
CuteLittleKarty 12 points 2y ago
Had three people. Cafe closed, drive thru only, sm called the clean play people to come in early instead of doing clean play. Out of caramel syrup, had to buy caramel drizzle at the store, out of mostly everything. I’m on my 10 and I want to go home so bad. I’ve been working everyday since Wednesday and I’m not off until Thursday 🙃
BaristaBeech 10 points 2y ago
I came in a hour early and we had two others show up early because someone didn’t come in and we were still understaffed for the day, so busy my SM turned off mobile orders for the day and she was standing outside keeping people from coming in because it was getting too crowded and overwhelming for the three of us on bar. Also some lady had the nerve to tell me I should be spending the day with my mother like thanks for reminding me I could be with my sick mother but I’m here helping you instead.
EuniceBKidden 9 points 2y ago
Yep. We had four people and a huge group of softball players that ended with a 42 item cafe order, 23 of which were food that had to go in the oven and the coach telling us that we 'better hurry up' cause they were running late. The whole group had to be asked several times to keep their masks on, and when one of my trans partners asked them to keep them on, they openly laughed and mocked her.

OH!! And a special shout-out to Savannah from that same group!! You came in after and ordered one more item but used your own app to pay before you ripped that mask back off one final time. I wonder if you realized your partner info is linked to your app? Tell your coach thanks for bullying people at 7:00 am on MOTHER'S DAY and also we really appreciate the tip of $0.00!! That was a special kindness I didn't even think deserved at that point.

Yeah, fuck you, partner Savannah 🖕
ChezShea 9 points 2y ago
The minute they started bullying your trans partner would’ve been the same minute they’d be asked to leave, no more items, no refund, get out. And please be noncompliant because I’d be thrilled to call the cops on you. I can tolerate a lot of abuse from shitty customers but that’s my line.
EuniceBKidden 5 points 2y ago
I now wish I had. I was on oven knee deep in food when it happened and I didn't even realize it had happened.
Konannos [OP] 4 points 2y ago
Call partner resources and get that bitch reported
Dismal_Beginning_199 9 points 2y ago
Today everyone ordering has been all kinds of stupid busy system keeps crashing I’m tired lol
drowninginristretto 8 points 2y ago
We had a 2 partner play for a while today and I swear I was about to leave. Just lock the store and leave
Konannos [OP] 2 points 2y ago
I know in Manhattan that's what they do lolol
AUserNameThatsTaken1 8 points 2y ago
We’ve had three call outs
meklomaniac 7 points 2y ago
Why should I have any incentive to make more money for the store if I literally don’t see any of that money in my paycheck? Sure the more people, the more chances for tips, but rarely does that actually amount to much by the end of the week. $1700 half hours and $0 half hours make zero difference to me (except by the end of the first I’m begging for a quick death)
Sambam1213 6 points 2y ago
Lol fuck that. I don’t work Sundays but I know that my SM opened today, he knew we’d be busy. He’s actually a really good SM though. I think he’s gotten store manager of the year two years in a row now lol
Konannos [OP] 2 points 2y ago
Let's switch
Sambam1213 1 points 2y ago
I’m transferring in 5 weeks :( I’ve been commuting 30-45 minutes to my Starbucks job since January lmao
LatterRooster 6 points 2y ago
Yes, I’m not excited to open tomorrow 😕
PiratedPlanet 6 points 2y ago
i felt this so hard fuck
my sm had us on the same positions most of the shift with a few exceptions and i feel so burnt out
i don’t want to go tomorrow 🥲
LatterRooster 2 points 2y ago
I might just say I’m sick. But then I’m immediately on a ten day leave... 😕 so nvm
LatterRooster 2 points 2y ago
I’m here and it’s a shit show!
Ice machine is broken... no Carmel... no strawberry açaí... not enough people... and only one computer working
PiratedPlanet 2 points 2y ago
i got off two hours ago and the dt window register was broken so i had to run from the window to front register to pay 🥲
i hope u made it out alive
lilkiosk 5 points 2y ago
When I’m the only mother at my store and normally only work 5.5-6 hour shifts on weekends, but today they scheduled me for 8.5 hours for funsies!
amrdlt 2 points 2y ago
this is so disrespectful omg im so mad for u lol. happy mothers day to you tho! i hope you enjoyed ur day otherwise!
sevunfootur 3 points 2y ago
my stores opening shift was sick today, my SM was out of town, and we had no one to come in. so we opened at 2pm instead of 530am
ObitoUchiha41 3 points 2y ago
...I had to call off because the vaccine just wrecked me

I feel awful but there was no chance I’d be able to work today :c
VoxOreon 3 points 2y ago
we had to close because there was no closing shift (: happy mother’s day
interyx 3 points 2y ago
We got slammed today. We had six people but we could have used an extra one, maybe two. The amount of mobile orders was crazy, like I was just pulling and pulling and pulling stickers looking for something that all these people in the lobby are staring at me waiting for and it's just mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile. One mobile order had five frappuccinos in a row and we broke our second blender pitcher.

When we left we were at $4800 in sales I think?

Everyone stayed an extra 30 minutes just trying to catch up and restock all the stuff we went through. Completely crazy.
stqmine 3 points 2y ago
6 people for morning with taking someone from night crew leaving them with 4 people including shift😇
Lravs 3 points 2y ago
Damn. Im sure you're exhausted!
sararhiannon__ 2 points 2y ago
We’re not understaffed. Corporate just doesn’t give us enough labour hours, especially on weekends. In fact, we’re overstaffed to the point that people are getting second jobs... we have lots of people who need more hours but our SM just hired three more people so I guess she doesn’t care if we get enough hours that we can afford our bills...?
Konannos [OP] 1 points 2y ago
It's kinda the same here. We are still understaffed in terms of my store though.
biclimbercatmom 2 points 2y ago
literally my store today. mother’s day + i’m in a college town & they had grad ceremonies today as well. ran a 4 person floor & i had to solo bar through all of peak
rivveeerrrrr 2 points 2y ago
PLEASSEEEE tell me why we ran a 5 man play during a 48 transaction hour 😔✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼 people need their lunches and I needed death, respectfully
stevebuckyy 1 points 2y ago
48?? we hit a 72 the other day omg..
rivveeerrrrr 1 points 2y ago
So I def read it wrong.
....... Lol we did 48 in a half hour, 101 during the full hour 👁️👄👁️
trilingualman20 1 points 2y ago
Yup. We turned off mobiles from about 1040- noon, and the level of busyness was still the same. People just came into the lobby. Eventually got caught back up on prep and breaks though. By the time I left we were at about 4500 in sales, and a normal Sunday was around 3000-3500. I don't want to think about if we were somehow able to keep mobiles on.
Yokell-Mendez 1 points 2y ago
Unionize
Lilium816 1 points 2y ago
Me looking at my $450 half-hours 👀😭
aGrapeInUtero 1 points 2y ago
This is NOT okay.
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