Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Recent pay increase (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Vaethund
249\*\*\*\* here, been at the same corporate store since '18, trainer since late '19. I'm a little confused about the recent raises in comparison to new partners, and I'm hoping someone is willing to help me out with some much-needed advice. I have received the 6% raise, but I've also spoken to a few new partners and they've mentioned their pay. It seems to be anywhere between $12-$12.50, depending on age and previous experience. So, that would be a $3 increase in starting wages from when I started, even for partners where this is their first job. Would it be wrong for me to talk to my manager and ask to keep the pay gap between new hires and existing partners the same?(i.e. about $2-3 in my case) As of right now, I make a whopping $0.04 more than three of the brand new partners I've spoken to. Four. *Cents*. I don't want to be an asshole about it, but I do feel my experience and trainer position should be worth more than 4 cents. One of my favorite SSVs is quitting partly because of this, and going to a new job(also fast-food industry) where she will be *hired* $4 above what she makes now. Other partners(baristas and SSVs) are all pretty upset about it as well, but we're kind of at a loss as to who to not sound like greedy assholes while talking to the SM. Advice?
voxinx 40 points 1y ago
No offense but SM is just going to shrug. DM too. Starbucks pay is ridiculously fucked up right now towards old/experienced partners. Try to find a new job, and don’t mention you are until
your two weeks.
your two weeks.
echowolf9 6 points 1y ago
Someone at my old store kept complaining about getting the same as everyone else even tho they worked there longer. the dm ended up giving everyone at their level a raise so they’d stop complaining. They have the power to do it.
voxinx 3 points 1y ago
Oh I know they have the power, just 90% they don’t care. My SM is very manipulative, so anyone that would want a raise she would quickly turn against me/anyone who said anything about it.
echowolf9 2 points 1y ago
The dm that did it was a terrible dm. But if you’re so annoying about it and keep it up, they’ll just want you to stop bugging them. That’s how the partner did it.
voxinx 1 points 1y ago
Or my SM would just fire me on a technicality lmao. I get the sentiment and appreciate the advice. It just won’t fly in my district. Assholes lol
oldmansbelt 39 points 1y ago
Your CEO is making 6.4k an hour but you need to beg for a raise...
Who do you really think is more important for the company?
Who do you really think is more important for the company?
ravenousbloodunicorn 26 points 1y ago
y’all are NOT the greedy assholes. please don’t feel bad for standing up for yourselves. pay should reflect experience in most cases and this is not an exception! y’all definitely deserve much more than a new hire. there’s nothing greedy about it. it’s greedy and fucked up that starbucks tried to pull the wool over y’all’s eye’s on stuff like that. and they’re just hoping y’all won’t talk amongst yourselves. but you should! not talking about pay with coworkers leads to people not getting equitable pay opportunities.
nightshiftequalsdead 9 points 1y ago
You can go to your SM and request a larger raise. We had a barista do this and the SM went to the DM and got her a 15% raise instead of the 6%
ALSX3 5 points 1y ago
Wow. I could never imagine my DM and/or SM doing this. My SM has a very “be happy you’re being paid above min wage” attitude towards the raise when I brought up that a newer partner than me was making 3 cents MORE than me. I don’t know my DM nearly well enough to even try coming to him with such a direct request.
nightshiftequalsdead 3 points 1y ago
Just talk to your SM. They should be the one communicating to your DM. That’s their job.
onapapersun 2 points 1y ago
Hold up, how? I need some tips because I'm about to talk to my SM about this recent raise. I wrote a post about my frustration with my pay, especially since I am a 14 year partner and making barely a dollar more than new partners.
nightshiftequalsdead 1 points 1y ago
You just need to say I’d like you to ask the dm for a increase as you are a tenured partner.
jazzysoranio 6 points 1y ago
Just try it. Worst that can happen is they say no. Realistically, your manager has just about zero influence on your pay rate, but you can always just ask anyway. Basically, be a Karen. If we have to put up with Karens all day, then we’ve earned the right to be Karens back to Starbucks. Maybe, if you’re lucky, they might bring it up with the DM and they might actually do something about it. Generally, with companies like Starbucks there’s very little you can do about your pay rate. But I’ll say, I’ve seen a few very rare cases where someone was actually able to get their DM to raise their pay rate. It’s very rare, but not totally impossible.
vegan-trash 3 points 1y ago
I left last year making 12.41 and I’m getting asked to come back for $16
Sdee1234 2 points 1y ago
Here's how it was explained to me so take this with a grain of salt but according to my DM: starbucks raised base pay accross the board. Anyone less than 2 years old is EITHER getting 5% OR raised to base pay, whichever is higher (most areas, base pay is higher so congrats now you are making....base pay. Tenured partners (3+ years) got EITHER 6% raise OR 1% above new base pay. Whichever is higher. For me as an ssv of almost 4 years, I am now make FOUR CENTS ABOVE BASE EFFING PAY. needless to say I am seeking employment elsewhere. Now if you threaten to quit unless they pay you more, your SM can ask your DM and if they make a case that they need you then they will absolutely offer you more money. You have to have an SM that will fight for you though so good freaking luck.
vanney223 1 points 1y ago
$12.50????? Here in NYC its $17.02 as a barista
Koalastars009 1 points 1y ago
Yes ask! Also ask if you move to a different location would you get more for your experience. But that’s just me wanting to ask out of spite. Also if you want to try a target they’ll start you off at $15. I was in the same boat with my last job.
BunnyKerfluffle 1 points 1y ago
Please go to your SM and ask for more compensation. A good SM is looking at what other local jobs are paying and are speaking to their DM. If SM's don't get feedback from their partners, they're not able to give information that will improve the situation.
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