I quit for many reasons. I felt like we were constantly doing the work of 2-4 people and it was heartbreaking watching girls give their all just to be yelled at by customers or to have panic attacks and cries in the back. Mentally exhausting. Had no pay for two months with no explanation, almost didn't get my money back until threatening legal action. Finally quit when they took covid hazard pay away AS they started opening up the cafes again, also the temporary manager kept scheduling me during school.

As someone who left chickfila after working there for three years and now works at Starbucks as of June, Starbucks is much better than Chick-fil-A but it’s still a shit show (in terms of what the companies turning into and the very frequent overly entitled customers) and somedays I wish I still worked at that forsaken chicken place

I unfortunately don’t know of many restaurant jobs where the pay is worth the work you’re doing. They all love exploiting people. And, yes, we open obscenely early. We get there at 4am in my area.

i just started last month and i’ve liked it so far, hopefully you find yourself at a good store with friendly partners and a kind manager because that’s honestly what one of the biggest factors in giving you a good experience at starbucks

I worked for Starbucks for about a year and a half and left because I was moving states and wanted to try something new as Starbucks was sort of my first “real” job. Four years later, i’m back at the bux! I joke that starbucks is the only company that i’ve left that i’ve ever considered working at again. i’ve been fortunate to work at two really great stores with good managers, but I know there are some stores and managers out there that are not great.

I honestly like the hype, I enjoy the fast paced, sometimes chaotic, environment, and the work itself can be fun depending on what position you’re in. I’m also naturally a morning person so the early wake ups don’t bother me (i’m not a primary opener though so my shifts typically start at more like 6/7 and you can absolutely not make yourself available to open if you don’t want to).

starting out was definitely hard, I feel like the first three months were really overwhelming and challenging, but I can honestly say I really like the job. work is work no matter where you go and there will always be disadvantages to any job. plus, the benefits starbucks offers are really, really great.

hope this helps!

Been here for about 2 months and it is absolutely not worth it

good job, bad career

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