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What’s the LOWEST partner number you’ve seen? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Comprehensive-Gate94
The other day I phantomed at a store in my district with a partner who had 184 as starting digits!! 😱

Edit: I’m reading all the partner numbers and I’m here with my 380- 8 digit partner number like 👁👄👁

Edit 2: Thanks for the award! I like don’t know what it means but I assume it’s good!
MungotheSquirrel 153 points 1y ago
I am a 184. We have a 139 and a 151 at my store. Its been a little while now, but I've still encountered a very occasional 6-digit partner number.
cody_1849 37 points 1y ago
My store manager has 6 digits in her number, been with the bux for over 20-something years
TheOnesLeftBehind 11 points 1y ago
I have a 5 or 6 digit that’s a regular
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Calsan1 123 points 1y ago
Lol, one of our shifts has 6-digit numbers, and we have a regular come in to get his markout who worked with Howard, and has 4-digits
snowflakenecklace 37 points 1y ago
what's his position with the company now? fully understand if you can't say for privacy reasons.
OneRoseDark 89 points 1y ago
Probably retired. If you retire from Starbucks with 15 or 20 years continuous service, you get a markout for life.
snowflakenecklace 22 points 1y ago
OH fair enough.
Suspicious_Wiener 7 points 1y ago
Is this still a thing, or an old rule they've gotten rid of?
Pylon-Cam 11 points 1y ago
I think they changed it to where you have to retire from Starbucks, meaning that on top of the 10 years of continuous service, you must also be at least 55.
ayakowantsmemes 6 points 1y ago
Omg we have a retired partner come to our store for a bag of Verona every once and a while and he announces it like he was a war vet
Calsan1 7 points 1y ago
I was wrong--5-digits, he came in again today. He's retired.
ryzzostar 1 points 1y ago
We have a5 digit that comes in weekly.
_go_gu_rt_ 102 points 1y ago
we have a partner that is a 26 or a 29 (not sure) but only 6 digits. a 23 year partner.
Assiqtaq 19 points 1y ago
One of my original trainers had a 6 digit number also.
evilash85 45 points 1y ago
I’m a 115!
Elliotisnotokay 3 points 1y ago
Wow thats so cool! What year were you hired?
evilash85 11 points 1y ago
2003 3 days after I turned 18.
evilash85 8 points 1y ago
Spent my whole adult life at Starbucks.
phillipniemann 37 points 1y ago
My DM has 6 numbers.
FashoFash0 15 points 1y ago
I work with a six‐digit partner as well, craziness
The_Infinite_Doctor 33 points 1y ago
267 here, and I started March 2018, so the fact that we're at 320 less than 3yrs later shows how much turnover has accelerated over the past few years.
poopman16 9 points 1y ago
at my store in particular im the 2nd oldest partner being a 289 and my other coworker has been w/ the company for a couple years now (i would say 5) our store was just built last year so its SUPER new and everyone else is above 300 in numbers
horriblyIndecisive 3 points 1y ago
I read somewhere that sbux jumped from 299xxxx to 320xxxx numbers. Thats how it got so high so fast allegedly. Turn over is still so high
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The_Infinite_Doctor 4 points 1y ago
That brings it down to 93 instead of 113 but that's still more than twice the turnover in less time-- the writing on the wall is still pretty clear: we are replaceable cogs, not partners.
Coffee-Bae 3 points 1y ago
They actually changed it from 7 to 8 digits, so now it's 320xxxxx

Edit: I am currently training two partners who have 321 as their first three
olivinemultichrome 3 points 1y ago
That’s crazy to me because I have 223 numbers from when I worked there in 2016
The_Infinite_Doctor 14 points 1y ago
Exactly-- from 2014 to 2018 (4yrs) it went up by 44, from 2018 to 2022 (really 3.5yrs) it's gone up by 113, nearly 3 times the turnover. That alone should be a huge red flag to corporate.
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Acrobatic_Edge1996 7 points 1y ago
Hell i was 295 a year ago, seeing 380 makes me 🤯
faithlane 2 points 1y ago
I’m 202, I started in mid 2014 and left end of 2017. Super crazy.
presentaneous 2 points 1y ago
Yeah, I was a 272 and I started in June of ‘19
eyveggg 1 points 1y ago
I was hired in Oct’18 & Im a 258xxxx
AdIll7946 1 points 1y ago
My numbers are also 267 and I was hired in March of 2019 - you said less than 3 years so I’m assuming you meant 2019 as well?
The_Infinite_Doctor 2 points 1y ago
Whoops yes, 2019 (I was thinking "prepandemic" so my mind hopped back too far :p)
mattbones 32 points 1y ago
Im 138 but im a rehire. Have yet to run into lower
rudebii 25 points 1y ago
I don’t remember my partner number, but it started with a 1 and was six digits. Right before I left they issued us green gift cards with our partner number on it. I’ve since lost it somewhere, but I used to use it as a civilian all the time, surprising the young thundercats at reg. I miss that card.

E: I want to say it started with 147 but I don’t remember. I interviewed in dec 99 was hired in early 2000.
Downtown0317 5 points 1y ago
My mom worked there in 1998, she was a 113*** or something around there
Gwillybean 17 points 1y ago
We’ve got a 103 at my store👀
phillipniemann 8 points 1y ago
105 at my store
peachiez_ 14 points 1y ago
there’s a 25 at my store……

edit: 25 like 6 digit numbers, she’s been w sbux for 25 years
b99__throwaway 13 points 1y ago
my old manager was 147, one of our shifts is 145
canidieyet_ 8 points 1y ago
i met someone with a 5 digit number!
onetruekhaleesi 7 points 1y ago
I worked with a 5 digit partner, he said he started in the 80’s initially
TheBeckoning184 7 points 1y ago
184 here...I remember feeling old when they started with the 2’s 🙄🙄🙄
idonthinksoannie 6 points 1y ago
112 🥳
marklandia 4 points 1y ago
You’re right in front of me. I’m a 113.
Kaylushhh 5 points 1y ago
183 … closing in on 10 years ✌🏽
GrahamsDeOro 4 points 1y ago
I’m a 130. The only person lower than me is the store manager.
pixelatedHarmony 4 points 1y ago
My manager is 120
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jazzysoranio 3 points 1y ago
I’m a 17——. When I started I worked with a 13———. And there was another partner in town with a 6 digit partner number. Lol
sammiipiie 3 points 1y ago
Ayyy fellow 17!! 👋🏼
jazzysoranio 2 points 1y ago
Hello fellow sbux elder.
snowflakenecklace 3 points 1y ago
we had a guy (i think he was district manager for the licensed stores in my area??) who had a six digit partner number, starting with 28.

sidenote: i left in july and a couple months prior we were very excited to receive our first 3 number... i'm horrified and impressed to learn we're already up to 38
Coffee-Bae 3 points 1y ago
We're up to what?

I'm training people who were hired like a week ago who have 321
snowflakenecklace 2 points 1y ago
the original post must have a typo then... OP says their numbers start with 380. much less horrified then.
melc7373 3 points 1y ago
I am a 103 🥰
potatopoisoning 3 points 1y ago
My first SM was 132-something, and I also worked with an older partner who was kind of our store grandma, hers were 115.
laughingashley 2 points 1y ago
Whoop, 132 reporting in!
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franglaisedbeignet 3 points 1y ago
189….not me though.
D73548 2 points 1y ago
Someone came on the other day who has been with the siren for over 20 years. I didn't hear her numbers when she used them but i can't even imagine being here for that long.
sharbean 2 points 1y ago
What’s a markout?
c_line976 2 points 1y ago
I’m a 109…. 19 year partner
AcanthisittaLazy2681 2 points 1y ago
lol one of my coworkers is a 123. i asked her when she started and she said “when were you born?”
Ceja-01 2 points 1y ago
Someone that has been with the company since 1979 came in. She only has 5 digits.
theLegendairy1 2 points 1y ago
I’m a 114. Whenever someone summons the ancient spirits I get a notification
tscribblesss_ 2 points 1y ago
Im a 302 :) I started like the day before they started the 320…
Candid_Accident_ 2 points 1y ago
So did they jump to 320? I’m a 301
tscribblesss_ 2 points 1y ago
Yep. I think whenever the 302’s ended it immediately went to 320
m-orah 1 points 1y ago
fellow 301 here!
Assiqtaq 2 points 1y ago
I'm 143, but I don't work in a corporate store anymore. I keep telling myself to write up a post about what I have seen change since I was originally trained, but it hasn't happened so far.
[deleted] 2 points 1y ago
What does this mean? I’m only a customer
Eyes_Of_Ibad_84 7 points 1y ago
Partner numbers. They're employee ID numbers. The higher the number the newer you are. Most comments to stick to the first 3 numbers which is a rough idea of when they started. I was a 251, the lowest number st my store was a lifer shift who was a 180.

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raycamaro 2 points 1y ago
134 here
Buxxbarista 2 points 1y ago
The lowest I’ve seen was prob 114
kqs13 2 points 1y ago
Yeah I know someone with 6 digit pantry numbers, and also someone at my store has numbers that are 116
XMyshelX 1 points 1y ago
😂 I’m a 180, and the lowest we have is 111
bottlehalffull 1 points 1y ago
My coworker is a 112
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ianbz 1 points 1y ago
I know a manager who’s I think in the 180s and 6-digits
anonbiotch01 1 points 1y ago
Oldest one I've seen was a 167, but lowest one at my store is 224 ATM :)
nickintheback08 1 points 1y ago
I have a 110 and two 127’s at my store
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MalpyMleko 1 points 1y ago
My moms best friend has a 6 digit, my husband had a 19 I believe, and a shift we’re friends with has a 14
Jadenvicious1 1 points 1y ago
117
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Gameb0i6 1 points 1y ago
My numbers start with 134 and my first managers partner numbers were 6 digits long.
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thedeadwillwalk 1 points 1y ago
I'm a retired 134. Teacher now.
florencelovelace 1 points 1y ago
i’m a 8 digit partner, BUT one of my SSV is a 5 digit
Bhaisaab86 1 points 1y ago
I’m a 158. Hired in ‘08
miakodank 1 points 1y ago
My manager is liek 12 something
potterlyfe 1 points 1y ago
176 here. Hired in 2011 and just quit last year
SomeComputer2992 1 points 1y ago
A partner at my store has a 6 digit partner number, she’s been working since 2002
bloodston_e 1 points 1y ago
My store manager is a 129
GubsTheBarista 1 points 1y ago
At my store we have three 6 digit partners with starting numbers of 21, 29, and 33. Almost 60 years of tenure right there. Crazy and they have still managed to stay positive and are great to work with.
2Afraid2Poop 1 points 1y ago
112 is the oldest I’ve seen.
sero5074 1 points 1y ago
Is the amount of digits how many people work at Starbucks?
E-Aphrodite 1 points 1y ago
My manager is a 139, he’s been working as long as I’ve been alive 20 years
LavanderSkies0930 1 points 1y ago
I was a 285 and the lowest I saw was a 140
hwilsnn 1 points 1y ago
I live in Vancouver so the lowest I’ve seen is just a 3 digit partner number. Mine was 205!
Anxiousurca 1 points 1y ago
My old SM was like 114 or something

i’m a 229- 7 digit partner
twilights_heiress 1 points 1y ago
my ASM is a 127, and our district manager is a 128
regularbrig 1 points 1y ago
112.. my DM
or no… 1112 somethin
PandaVike 1 points 1y ago
My original hiring manager back in 2004 only had 6 digits. And I still remember it.
jawil723 1 points 1y ago
I'm a 162xxxx, my first ever SM was a 325- only 6 digits.
JustinKuun 1 points 1y ago
I’m a 164. I’ve worked with people that had 6 digits.
Glum_Pressure_5985 1 points 1y ago
I got someone w a 6 digit. Been there since ‘95
katia_0828 1 points 1y ago
My coworker has 10- he was an old partner
Nogood1111 1 points 1y ago
Lowest I seen was a 136 and 6 or 7 digit I don't quite remember and was from way higher up in the company
Necessary_Low939 1 points 1y ago
121 came in last week. 👀👀
violentfemme17 1 points 1y ago
153 here, had to tell my baby baristas today the year I started, when my newest barista was only 4 years old
prhamm 1 points 1y ago
I had an SM w a 5 digit number!!!
awesomechief989 1 points 1y ago
Did you say 380… 👀. Omg we’re gonna reach 400 soon, 😰
Elliotisnotokay 1 points 1y ago
I think 161 was the lowest I've seen. I'm a 278
aaisha21 1 points 1y ago
I’m a 12yr partner with 167 and my manager is a 107
duiopgffvf 1 points 1y ago
284xxxx here and I have worked with people that started w 1xxxxxx.
acnh1222 1 points 1y ago
Partner numbers already start with 380??? I started the last week of August and I’m a 320. I know we went through a lot of people company-wide these past few months but wow…
MP7rs 1 points 1y ago
Once a partner came into my store with 104 numbers
useless-bisexual 1 points 1y ago
I rung out a partners markout with I think 5 or 6 digits once recently.
AccomplishedCut4784 1 points 1y ago
172
AtTheBarMatt 1 points 1y ago
The guy who gave me a reference is a 6digit number.
UrnexLatte 1 points 1y ago
I was a 180 but I’m not a current partner.
Tzenra 1 points 1y ago
I'm a low 320 and the lowest I've seen is one of our partners with a 17 something (been with Starbucks for 20 years)
CalDoesMaths 1 points 1y ago
My Store manager is 10*****

I've seen one with even less at one point
PM_YOUR_TOTS 1 points 1y ago
My store manager is a 120
madydt 1 points 1y ago
i’m a 297 and i’ve seen a considerable amount of 15’s and 13’s
piratedashel 1 points 1y ago
149, here!
bryceofswadia 1 points 1y ago
Someone at my store was an early 2000s partner with 12xxxxx number because they left the company and got rehired like a year ish ago.
martinifather 1 points 1y ago
my boss has 6 digits and started in 2002
mini-maggit 1 points 1y ago
There’s a 191 at my store
VentiSARnoH20 1 points 1y ago
one partner is 100
rivveeerrrrr 1 points 1y ago
One of the SMs in my district is a 12 :-o
A_M_B_I_E 1 points 1y ago
I'm a 118, going on 18 years! 💚
mstrandquist8 1 points 1y ago
153 here! 14 years
mxs4235 1 points 1y ago
My district manager has been with the company long enough to have received her “mark out and discount for life.” She’s got a 6 digit partner number.
Boundtoloveyou 1 points 1y ago
We have a 102 and a 168 at my store
Coffee-Bae 1 points 1y ago
We have a barista in a neighboring store who has a 5 digit number, they were originally hired back in 1999 or 2000 but were rehired a few years ago with their original numbers. They have worked at Sbux longer than I've been alive
xXTimbloXx 1 points 1y ago
There’s a 130 and a 115 at my store. 16 and 18 years respectively I think.
Amber_Weird 1 points 1y ago
Old store manager was a low 2xxxxx, otherwise like a 12xxxxx
ugh_yeahmetoo 1 points 1y ago
I worked with a 128xxxx 🥰 my numbers were 298xxx
august401 1 points 1y ago
had a partner at a store i worked at with a 6 digit number, not sure what the numbers were though
tenthwalker 1 points 1y ago
We had a 5-digit corporate partner come in last year for his bean markout, although I can't remember what he said he did at the company
taytayoshay 1 points 1y ago
I'm a 171 and an 11 1/2 year partner. One of my partners is 152 but she's quit and come back a few times.
StealthModePhoenix 1 points 1y ago
I have a coworker who is 180. It's even more fun since my husband worked for the bux with him when I was pregnant and he remembered me when I started working a couple years ago.
I_atethecat 1 points 1y ago
my manager is a 126
linguicaaaa 1 points 1y ago
my old store manager was 110
palepinktulip 1 points 1y ago
My SM is a 161
ghetto-skooter 1 points 1y ago
3200 but im a shift and not like the others :D
MawcDrums 1 points 1y ago
233 XXX
elodieme1 1 points 1y ago
I've had partners with 6 numbers (we're up to 8)
rlb1415 1 points 1y ago
I’ve met a 112 partner. Also our coffee master is 15_ something.
Astraterris 1 points 1y ago
I’m 145
Hoax_Pudding_Cup 1 points 1y ago
My SM is a 147. We also have one that's a 112 😶
Castiels_Bees 1 points 1y ago
My old SM had a 6 digit number. Mine was 101...
lastmonsoxn 1 points 1y ago
I’m a 100!
Ambrosia_the_Greek 1 points 1y ago
I was a 128, been about 10yrs since working at the Bux
RareGull 1 points 1y ago
One partner I work with has 6 and a different partner i worked with for a few months before she moved had five
Onewayhwy11 1 points 1y ago
221xxxx!
robinbrauer22 1 points 1y ago
1011 here, started in 97 and came back recently in March.
Coffee-Bae 1 points 1y ago
Is that your full number 😶 if so, holy shit
robinbrauer22 2 points 1y ago
1011***
Bird-Person19 1 points 1y ago
101
iqueefkief 1 points 1y ago
my new ASM only has 6 digits! nowadays partners have 8. i have 7 at 219
kristis3233 1 points 1y ago
I’m a 129
EasternEngineer4 1 points 1y ago
128– She is moving away in the next few days and will be sorely missed. Once she leaves I’LL be the oldest one here, 259–
hungrymuffin123 1 points 1y ago
One of my supervisors is a 207 with 6 digits!
Aurora_Boreallis 1 points 1y ago
My husband is a 157xxxx I and a 194xxxx
kate5664 1 points 1y ago
I’m a 274
cancel94 1 points 1y ago
I was a 182xxxx but had a manger with 26xxxx
sukittrebek616 1 points 1y ago
I’m a 315 six digit partner
Coffee-Bae 2 points 1y ago
Can I ask; Are you still with the company? And when did you start?
sukittrebek616 2 points 1y ago
Started in 2000, took a 20 year long coffee break and back with the siren the last 9 months.
Coffee-Bae 3 points 1y ago
Hate to make you feel old man, but you've worked at the siren longer than I've been alive
sukittrebek616 5 points 1y ago
And with that, I’m going to bed. Lol.
Ajskdjurj 1 points 1y ago
I’m 169
hookahpop 1 points 1y ago
my old SM is a 134 and it baffles me every time
faunaflorist 1 points 1y ago
We have a 117 at our store, she’s the best!
Exact_Meeting_991 1 points 1y ago
at our store we got a 103 104 and 105
Swordxxxx 1 points 1y ago
I mean I’m a 277, but I have a 6 digit 114 at my store.
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One of the past shifts in my store was a 106
NyanBecca 1 points 1y ago
109**** we have a 20 year partner at my store
dthomp0806 1 points 1y ago
I'm a 106
flexi_lexii 1 points 1y ago
197
vandilor 1 points 1y ago
i had a 111 come in. i don’t remember how many number they had. 7 at most
Gh0stb0y6 1 points 1y ago
Ive worked with someone who was a 151!!
verdeuce 1 points 1y ago
151 here! SM
marilynmansonsbitch 1 points 1y ago
old manager was a 112, but i had a 4 digit partner come in once. it felt like a fever dream.
undertoe776 1 points 1y ago
Rehire 102××××
willywankaz432 0 points 1y ago
I’m a 320
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