Minimum wage = Minimum effort. That seems to be the common theme amongst baristas at my store. Personally I take a little pride not working in a trash dump and getting my own food (I eat at work too) from a disgusting store but most of our baristas are like yaaaa fuck corporate

Call them out immediately there is no reason to be on your phone at work while others are working (the only exception is work related or an emergency) If they don't fix their behavior tell management. Personally I would tell management anyways. It's not fair to you and it isn't fair to other workers that have to work with them. That's one of my biggest pet peeves if there's absolutely nothing going on then sure I can make an exception but 99% of the time at starbucks there is something your supposed to be doing.

I feel this deeply. I’m so tired of telling the same people to do the same things every night I close with them. At this point, they know they expectation they just are deciding not to. It’s absolutely exhausting.

It's not about being bossy or 'ms.tryingtobe' it's about the fact that you're getting paid the same amount as them (or around the same) and you are doing different work amounts. It's not fair to you or others. Sometimes you have to step up and step into a situation if it's called for it. Some people will literally only work if management is watching and that only frustrates coworkers. Now I will say there are different ways to do it. You can be polite and say something like hey will you please do x or y. Usually that gives them the choice and no way out. Or you can be bossy like hey so and so I need you to do this. Which in my opinion gives them an easier way to say no.
Ultimately this is about being a team player and if they do not want to be a team player then they have no place in the customer service/food service/sales industry (not to mention many more industries.

Just as bad in the morning during peak. I'm exhausted rn because several of my fellow "partners" couldn't be bothered to do the full extent of their job and would rather watch me overload than run some goddamn food. If I can cook over 100 items per half, you can take the 10 Cafe orders we get per half *and* walk a few orders to HO/DT.

I absolutely get that. I was a closer for 3 years and I really took pride in my work. I enjoyed setting up the store perfectly. But when I ended up with lazy preclose or closing people with me I burned out really fast. I just stopped caring. And the funny thing is I never heard anything from the morning crew other than “great close!” either way. That really cemented the idea that I just didn’t care anymore and whatever got done got done and I wasn’t gonna bust my ass while someone else making the same amount stood around for the exact same response as if I hadn’t.

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As a mid shift I get mornings which are great. But night crew hits differently

i felt this, i don’t mind people on their phones and stuff but i just have this one coworker that doesn’t put the same amount of effort others do and it shows a lot.

common theme at our store too, and as the primary opener, it kills me lol

UGHHHH I FEEEEEEL THISSSSSSS😭😭😭

I know it’s annoying to do this and NOT YOUR JOB but ask them to clean. Whether it’s floors or counters or whatever else. Asking could help them actually understand what to do when they think there’s nothing to be done. I’ve heard and noticed that if a lazy partner sees you doing something, they probably won’t help because they think you don’t need help.

I know we get paid poorly but doesn't mean people should be lazy. Just work together, get stuff done and go home. And if anyone in particular isn't doing their end of the bargain? Pull them to one side and check on them. You never know what someone is going through.

Literally used to be me- so I switched to mornings and now every single close is shit

This is me but most of them are green beans so I don’t end up saying anything beyond “hey do you wanna help me out and clean that sink? Rinse off the syrups?” Etc etc

This sounds like a leadership problem to me. What do SSVs and managers say to these folks?