I will never ever complain about pay raises that bring someone closer to a living wage. We all deserve to be paid way better for how much we do. That said, as a 16+ yr partner, hearing that experienced baristas’ raise is only 1% more than new partners’ raise makes me think they want us all (2+ yr partners) out. I don’t think the raises for new partners should be any less, because we all deserve more. But tiered raises and performance-based raises should probably be a thing.

I remember when yearly raises were about 3% standard, 4% if in good standing, 5% if consistently rated as going above-and-beyond. That had its own problems, though, as managers often refused to give the highest percentage at all, to keep costs down. Now that it’s out of their hands, perhaps a tiered raise system would be a better idea.

But, think about this, too… The new partners we’re hiring have to learn about 3 to 4 times the recipes I initially had to learn way-back-when, AND with increased volume, less training, and less staffing. Pay up, Starbucks. You’re putting your new staff through HELL.

Don't tear others down. Look up towards those who are paying you pennies in the first place. Everyone deserves better pay.

When I first started at Starbucks- I tried SO HARD. I wanted to impress- I had gotten raises within 3 months at all of my previous jobs, it was kind of my thing to walk in and show them how great I was. When we had meetings with our dm, I was so excited to tell her how great I felt about my performance and how quickly I had learned things. So I told her, I had prepared for this. And I confidently told her that I deserved a raise. She replied “Starbucks doesn’t DO performance based raises. You’ll be evaluated when the time comes”
I immediately stopped trying.
Do what you can to keep your job- and not make your coworkers work harder.

I left and went to tarbucks and guess what? Got a raise in 3 months.

I am thankful they helped me/are helping me graduate college. After that, it’s crappy we can’t all make enough money to feel appreciated.

And that is reason I am counting down my days.
So unimpressed with Starbucks Corporate

Starbucks management whining they can't find and can't keep people. Well - the ones that have been here for a year, show up on time, work and sweat .... so sorry you need to wait until year 3 or 4.

The cost of training new v. the cost of retaining No brainer.

The irony for me is that Colorado is raising its minimum wage in January… to as much as Starbucks will be paying me with this raise 🤦🏼‍♀️

I agree that its a slap in the face. Starbucks thinks a 2-3-month-old partner is as valuable to the company as a 10-year partner.

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This is the main reason I quit

Yeah, it’s very frustrating. As a shift, I’m only getting MAYBE $1 more than new shifts. I’ve been a shift for a few years and am the oldest shift in my store. And I’m getting only $1 more than the new shifts hired a few months ago. And all of my raises have been as a shift as well. Ugh.

(I’m not saying they don’t deserve money as well. We all deserved to get paid more. The raises here are just a freaking joke.)

100% agree. I make starting pay now as someone who has been there for years with no issues on file. What a fucking joke. We should all be paid more in general, but veteran partners should not be making base pay.

Still not enough to pay the bills

This is the exact conversation I had last week. Such a slap. I’m a 281… and someone with 394 gets the same pay as me🤨

Sounds like position dictates the pay, not skill.effort, or time. Someone can sit at the same position with no ambition for years. It's a good way to make sure mediocre is the most prevalent employee management's ever going to see.

Why should those who just put in the time be paid more, rather than having pay be based on performance? Some of the people I have worked with who have seniority are actually the worst and have *completely* checked out from their jobs, doing less than the bare minimum and making things harder for everyone around them with their toxic attitudes. I've seen a 17 year old working 4 months perform better than an SSV who has been with the company for seven years. There is no reason why that SSV should get more pay.

Start everyone at the same level and then raise pay on the basis of **merit**, not seniority.

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Don’t be like OP. We shouldn’t resent eachother for these things. There is nothing wrong with people below getting a pay raise, but yes you should absolutely expect your pay to be raised further as well.

If it makes you feel any better, I’m a tenured partner (11 years) and manager, my raise was bare minimum and my supervisors make nearly as much as me.

your anger seems to be directed towards new baristas/shifts instead of the billion dollar company. everyone deserves a livable wage and like the other comment there should be a tiered raise system in place cuz why is someone who’s been with starbucks for 15+ years not making 20 something an hour

Hey SM here, new hires are not making the same as tenured partners. Tenured SSV’s also make more than newly promoted SSV’s.

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Y’all will find anything to complain about. I like working for Starbucks and and grateful for a raise. Who cares if new people are making the same as partners who have been here awhile. It’s not like someone who has been a shift for 3 years is doing more work than a new shift. I’ve seen on other comments you said Starbucks health insurance is paying for your life saving medications and your schooling. You won’t find those kids of benefits at other part time jobs so maybe get over it… it’s also a fast food restaurant it’s a job that requires no skills and no experience.

Well then quit if you don't like it. The job market it excellent rn, and you could definitely make more somewhere else. I'm tired of people complaining about "how bad the conditions are". I've worked for sbux for four years, and there's a reason I'm still there. If you don't like it, then shut up and just quit.

want a higher wage? get a different job. Unless you wanna be a manager/corporate, Starbucks should only be a short-term option