Oh, this really hits home. Plus I never get scheduled during slower times. And when I do get put on bar it's when I least suspect, think I'm heading into my last hour on front/warming and then all of a sudden, so my fight or flight gets triggered. If they would give some warning. This is because your SSVs and SM are all about drive through times, assuming you are in a drive through store. Keep asking/demanding. Ask your SM to come up with a plan. If you usually have 2 partners barring (one on cafe/mobile the other on drive through, like we have a sticker machine for each) ask your SM to schedule you to bar with one of those "strong" partners who can also take a lot of questions, be helpful, have some patience. SM should also or an SSV be checking in on you for questions

That’s why I insist to jump on bar right after my first two weeks. Cause I already told myself that I have no problem with dishes or Support/ Front or DT. But if they won’t give me any chance to be near the bar after 2-3 weeks since hiring, I’ll quit for sure.

I have been a partner for 2 weeks at a corporate store and 5 months at a Tarbucks, and all they do is put me on bar 🤦🏻‍♀️

That’s my issue. I’ve been working for a near two months and I am excellent at front and DTO/DTR and have only been on bar once. I feel like no one wants me to do it because I’m too new BUT LET ME LEARN

not sure if this is a bad(?) opinion, but my two cents is to get good OUTSIDE of work. really make sure you know the syrups & drink orders. the only reason why i got "strong" on bar was bc i showed that id worked in slower non-starbucks stores, but had enough of the basics to learn new skills. i was able to pop out drinks slowly, but with all the correct modifications & I didn't need to keep asking the main bar person for help.

still took me like eight months to get put on main bar. but it worked out.

I worked at a kiosk for two years prior to trying out corporate. Obviously in a kiosk you do everything and I thrived in that environment. The moment I got to corporate, I was stuck strictly on register or DTO for the three months I worked there. I didnt feel like a barista, I felt like a cashier and put my three week notice in after two months and went back to my kiosk where I'm now the manager.

With my newest hire, she just got certified and wanted to be on bar right after so she jumped in while I was on register. I answered any questions she had and she did fantastic! Give new hires a fucking chance. They might just surprise you. There's a reason they were hired after all and went through training. If you as a trainer didnt utilise all 40 hours (that's how many we get in our tiny kiosk) of training to make them feel confident as a barista then step back up and fix the situation.

I literally asked every day if I could be on bar when I first started. I would also jump on cold bar and help with those drinks while on POS and look up the recipes or shout out questions. I've been a partner for about 8ish months now and they put me on bar all the time.

I've been with the company for a month and I've been on nothing but bar. I did warming for the first time today and can count on one hand how many times I've been on the register.

I'm good on bar and now I'm always thrown on bar. I hate it 😂 I don't mind making drinks but it's very easy to get overwhelmed. Be thankful for now 😂😂

to become a "strong bar partner" i had to ask and ask my sv to let me bar when it was slow enough after peak. unfortunately for me i did this before the holiday season and by the time i was good at bar i was placed on it all the time during the holidays😅

I was working at my store for 6 months before I was ever on bar more than 30 minutes every week or so, and even then only because I had surgery and couldn't talk or move fast. Depending on your shift, something the SUV will just forget because of how busy they are. It sucks but drive stores are harsh sometimes

This was a huge problem at my old store and most of the reason I left. I was the only AM “strong bar” left by the end of last summer after COVID and the -options- pushed everyone out. I pushed so hard to have them train others when I realized the other strong bar people were leaving. It never happened.

i just want to put it out there, we all have gone through the process of being on pos or dtr for our first few weeks/months. we understand completely, you want to be on bar. and trust me, we want new beans to learn. as a ssv, after peak, most of us do not care about dt times, but we also can’t afford to have people waiting 15+ minutes at the window because someone needs time on bar. they have to be paired with someone who can multitask, guide the new barista but keep the flow going, which lately all stores are barely scraping by peak with a fully staffed team, and much less spare a partner to do just that. it’s a lot easier to pick things up at night from my experience, so if you’re able to work at night, that’s the best option. and if not, please be patient, your time will come, guaranteed!

I tell them if they want to work bar, study the menu. Know the stuff.

ive worked at starbucks for 1 month now! its tough but the think im most thankful for is my shift supervisor alex who on one of my first days asked if i would like to do bar or drive. i said bar bc i hate hate hate talking and fumbling with the register. ever since then hes put me on bar and now im being told left and right what a good job im doing, and being put on drive bar on sundays. keep asking for hours on bar if you arent given them, the more practice you get the easier itll be.

It's my 2nd month now, I'm pretty good at register and warming now. Maybe they gonna rotate me lol. Only have worked during those 2 months at bar during slow times like 5x and one time at the tail of peak and I internally died that day hahaha.

Honestly...I am also very fine just doing warming/reg lol