So I just got hired in as a shift supervisor. My previous job was service manager for chipotle. What does a typical shift look like? Also they never told me how much I’ll be making, is the pay decent??? Im so excited to start, and my store is brand new and I can’t wait to work at it!!!!
ContentAd49013 points1y ago
They pay is horrible for how much you’ll be doing. I’m surprised you accepted without them telling you. What made you leave chipotle?
nichole0313 [OP]-10 points1y ago
Because chipotle is a hell hole and made me wanna die. How much harder would serving drinks vs a full on kitchen. Also my store is drive through only. And I was just so happy to be hired that I forgot to ask. The dude who interviewed me kept asking questions and I forgot lol.
ContentAd49018 points1y ago
You’d be surprised how soul sucking starbucks is. Even if it is “just drinks” but good luck
Candid_Accident_3 points1y ago
Lol I’ve been a GM before in similar places to a Chipotle. I’m just a barista at Starbucks right now and it is 100% more traumatizing and exhausting and terrible.
nichole0313 [OP]1 points1y ago
Update: Starbucks is wayyyyyyyy easier than chipotle ever was. We are super short staffed but im having the time of my life. I love my team and these 10+ hour days don’t even feel like it!
kitcat12104 points1y ago
This will be a little long and format might be weird because I’m on mobile, sorry. Pay depends on area, it’s not great for how much you’ll be doing. In my area chipotle actually pays more just for regular a regular crew member job than Starbucks does for a shift supervisor. It’s going to be difficult and a lot and very stressful. Luckily you’re coming in with outside manager experience, so that might help. However in my experience (even if the person had outside manager experience), outside supervisor hires still struggle. I know one person from my old store who was an outside SSV hire and is still there. The other 8 people have left because it was too much. You have to learn the barista role and supervisor role. It’s not impossible but it’s hard work and far from easy.
Typical shift will depend on opening/mid/closing shifts but here’s a basic run down: •Come in, plan out day and prepare by making backups, brewing coffee, stocking
•Run breaks
•Do temps, milk count, safe count, and either start a cash pull or put out the cash registers depending on day part
•Run more breaks
•Get yelled at by some customers because of shortages that aren’t your fault, but you’re the manager on duty so you have to deal with it
•Do the food pull (either sandwhiches or pastries)
•Lots of cleaning tasks (more at night, but still quite a few in the morning too)
•Brew cold brew (not always the SSVs job but at my store that usually falls on us)
•Put order away (can apply to both night and morning depending on when you’re order comes in)
•Place new order if you’re working mornings
I’m 100% missing stuff but that’s what you can expect during pretty much every shift. And you’re doing all that with probably 3-5 people (normally should be 6-8 depending on day part( because of understaffing. Don’t think that because it’s “just drinks” that it’s easy. There are a million things you have to learn and the drinks are confusing and people modify almost every single drink.
This post isn’t to be discouraging, a lot of people love this job! I just don’t want you to go in with expectations that it will be easy. Go in with realistic expectations and you’ll have a much easier time. Prepare to strugge and be stressed and possibly cry sometimes. It takes on average 3-6 momths to learn the barista position and roughly the same for the ssv position. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
EDIT: just fixed formatting stuff
StillEmotional1 points1y ago
Good luck and godspeed. I've worked several different retail and fast-food jobs and Starbucks was by far the worst. You'll cry a lot and have a lot of mental breakdowns.
kingkira1231 points1y ago
Depends on what area or district you're in. My district in Florida, I'm getting paid 19 hr, its definitely a lot of work, some days are easier than others. But congratulations on the hire
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