i became a shit early this year and my manager said breaks are more of a courtesy and not required and i was like wow that’s a way to get people to hate me

No. Sorry. *hugs*

Any break aside from your lunch break is paid so you won’t get anything more. But keep track if this continues and starts becoming a trend.

no, but keep note of this sort of thing! sorry that happened, it’s the worst.

Pfft no, unfortunately. I pretty much never get my tens, and usually work through my lunches (US)

lol you get 15, and more than one? consider yourself fortunate 😂

Im in CA where no breaks is a big deal & where my store manager always emphasizes that partners comes before customers bc no one is asking us to work ourselves to death... i always tell my partners to write in the book that they’ve clicked out 15 minutes from when they should be clocking out (10 minutes here) & they can either sit in the back & take their break or just leave early & still get paid for that time

I don’t remember the last time I took my second 15

You guys get 15? At my Starbucks we only get 10’s

I’m my state (MD) my manager was telling me that there’s no code or law that says employees are entitled to a 15 even if it would be their only break. Her source was our area legal guy. 30s obviously are a must. She doesn’t throw that technicality around tho obviously but if it’s a busy day and I’m supposed get a 15 and a 30 sometimes the 15 gets skipped (this is very rare however.) then like a week later she was on the floor and I was running the shift and I asked her “if she really wanted her 15 today bc I don’t know if I could do it and I’m technically not legally required too” the daggers she shot at me made my day

You wouldn’t get compensated for a break that’s already supposed to be paid. Even if you didn’t get your meal, you’re still paid the time worked.
As for laws, it depends on your state or country. In my state you have a right to breaks, but they aren’t required. I generally skip almost all my breaks to make sure my baristas get theirs and focus on customers, tasks, restocking, cleaning, etc.

I know this isn’t going to be what people want to hear, but if it’s busy, you’ll get better credit with your team for working through it than complaining about an extra break.
As others said though, if it happens often, speak to your shift or manager. If you really want your break, speak up. Tell your shift, hey I know we’re really busy, but I really need my other break. Say you feel light headed or something.

But I’ll be honest. The call-outs and being slammed is going to continue and get worse throughout the holiday season. It’s retail. And retail is hell. You either become hell or leave.

Lol no

You get two breaks??

A lot of the times when you're short-staffed and your shift is overwhelmed they may just forget, that's not necessarily something malicious or intentional. It really sucks when you can't get all your breaks, but when I was a new shift it was really hard to keep track of everyone and all of their 10s, some people wouldn't get second 10s (but I always got their firsts and their lunches). I know that's not the question but I feel like I have to defend a little bit.

Wait, 15? Are you at a licensed location? Breaks are 10 minutes

At my store we do our best to make sure breaks are given but if you don’t get your last 10 whoever is shift at the time will let shift the next day know that you didn’t get your last 10 and will usually get you a 20 along with your other 10 and lunch the next time you work.

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it depends on your state. if your state has labor laws then they can get in trouble for not giving you your breaks but you can’t be compensated for it

I had no lunch break and no second ten minute break, AND worked 2 hours late a couple Fridays back. Welcome to the club :(

I haven't had a second 10 in months lol only when my sm is running the floor and it's slow and she's in a good mood. Takes all 3 of those to get second 10s. I wish they weren't even on the schedule because new partners always ask about it and feel scammed.

My manager has let me add an extra 15 minutes
of labor to pay by writing it in the lunch communications book.

in CA it’s a labor law so you can contact partner ethics, your DM, the CA labor board, or all 3, but try to get some documentation first. maybe try texting the shift that ran breaks to ask that question and when they say no or we’ll see what we can do or something like that they are basically admitting it happened and that is proof. as long as they don’t outright deny it it should be enough to go from there

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You want to get compensated for a paid 10 min break you didn’t take…seriously?