31 y/o SSV here. Not all stores are like this. I'm sorry it's been rough...sometimes you just gotta push through, but be open to being silly and enjoying the small talk about parties and bs they are interested in to fit in.

31 year old SSV here. I love my team, they're all super sweet - and super young, lol. It helps that I genuinely LIKE young people (I went to school to be a teacher). I have great relationships with them, but I definitely don't get invited to the parties, haha.

You know that quote by Eleanor Roosevelt? No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. I’m the oldest person in my store and I work with a bunch of youngins. I’ve had 18 year olds be complete asses to me but I like to lump them in the same category as my kids and I ignore it. I decided to become the nicest person in my store and now everyone likes me and those asses are gone anyway because the turnover is rather high at the buxx. So change is inevitable, and you picked that job for a reason. Own it and kill ‘em with kindness. If they approach their job differently than you would you cannot control that. I mean I really get it. But it’s a job and I just make customer connection my focus!! It makes me feel good to brighten someone’s day!! I hope it improves for you.

not the exact same boat, but im an ssv and everyone around me is barely 21, lives with parents and such meanwhile i feel old because everyone thinks im 27-29. im 23 😭

Idk how old you are, OP but I’m 37 and while I’m not in the majority, there is a good mix of people older than 30 at my store. I just genuinely like my store so I feel lucky.

That being said, I’ve been a part of the company since I was 20 so I’ve definitely had a weird life cycle where I pinpoint events based on what store I was working at during the time.

34 year old barista here. Oldest at our store is in their 60s. Before that we had a lady who was 75 and worked to pass the time. Ageism is a thing to a degree even though I wish that weren't the case. Please don't let the age difference ruin your experience because in ten years those kids will be seeing the world from a different view anyway.

28 year old SSV here!! I love my team all of them are at different ages that range from 18 to 26 i am the oldest of my work friend group and we all have so much fun we ! im sorry to hear that your store is very clicky when i felt the same way for me it was when i worked in the morning..they all had this snotty attitude and never liked to help anyone except for the ones they were close with. it wasnt until i moved to nights where i found my groove and the ones who were fun and nice. i hope it gets better for you.

Every store I’ve been at had been a bunch of young kids with a minority of people over 25. The kids and the older crowd have never had problems getting along or even sometimes hanging out outside of work.

I’m 31 and One SSV is 37 and everyone else is 16-24! I’m sorry that’s happening at your store : (

There are a few partners at my store that were treating me especially badly due to ageism. One thing that has helped is that I made an effort to have a one on one chat with the person - just pleasant small talk really and I think it has helped make them see me as a real person. For example, I asked one very hostile person what she studied at school and then we had a really nice chat about art. With another partner who was very dismissive of me I chatted with her about dogs and the funny tricks that her dog can do. It has helped.

Not a golden oldie, but definitely older than almost all my crew. We have 18 on staff. Of which 7 are minors, and the rest are also much younger than me, save one. Even my SM. However at our store, we're all good friends and even like a family. That could possibly be due to the way people are raised in my state. But I love my crew, and I love the fact that they're all young and energetic and like to have fun. Sometimes a little too much fun, and I do have to pull on the SSV reigns a little. But for the most part, they listen and, at least I feel, respect me.

Damn sorry the store you work at is making you feel like that. I am almost 50 and surrounded by youngsters as well. My 20 something trainer and co workers are all so nice, friendly, and helpful. I guess I just got lucky with my store employees. I am just trying to keep up over here lol.

Basically my experience I have repeatedly told them I do not care for any of that. I am 30 and have been going and applying to starbucks since I was really young in my teens and 20s just got extra cash. I really like working.
My team chose to retaliate against me to get me to leave my job and my in real life friends were okay with it. I had a lot of people to block during this time including my partner.

Same, I just wanted to serve some coffee and get the job done and leave at the end of the day. I was just 20 lmao. They all agreed to online bullying and contacted my elementary school bully.

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I’m 27 but work with 16-20 year olds. Everyone has a mutual respect though and doesn’t judge based on age

At the store I worked at we had a lady apply that was in her mid 60s. We fell in love with her attitude and she could keep up! I think sometimes the age gap with some of the people there was difficult to get past because they viewed her as a mother..or grandmother but I think the best piece of advice is to just try to enjoy the time your there. Learn as much as you can. Focus on you and YOUR growth. The rest will come. I’m 28 and definitely was not a young one there but you could tell she gravitated more toward us older ones. She said we kept her young. Good luck and don’t be discouraged!

Personally I'm 23 but with a partner and kid. We have a good mix of ages in my store, from 16 to 35ish, and it works well. Most of my coworkers are parents too (not the 16yo!!) which really helps us bond

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