Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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I’ve been seeing a lot of people confused in the food markout for the week, so here’s the Starbucks website on it:( (i.redd.it)
submitted by Downtown0317
scmfckwaido 111 points 1y ago
Lmao what?? I was told it was 7 per week
persona-2 62 points 1y ago
It is. 7 per week might not be permanent. It was a COVID adjustment that doesn’t seem to have a solid end date. The picture op posted is from the website that doesn’t get updated every time they change a COVID policy.
scmfckwaido 12 points 1y ago
Ah gotcha. Panicked a lil bit
Downtown0317 [OP] -43 points 1y ago
Actually no, it is my store manager said in the group chat. As well as it was in the weekly updates beggining of February I believe
Seriously_jst_4real 0 points 1y ago
Our manager is charging off shift too. He's rung me up a couple times in the morning and charged me. You get the discount, but no freebies.
Don't know why people are down voting you for just relating what your manager told you.
Don't know why people are down voting you for just relating what your manager told you.
How-Inconvenient 2 points 1y ago
Cause the information apparently isn’t relevant to stores where the managers follow the rules 🤷
champshere 82 points 1y ago
Take what you want, when a partner comes in, don’t charge them. Don’t be a cop.
Downtown0317 [OP] 8 points 1y ago
No I agree, I know my sm got on all of our butts on not reading the weekly updates and parters who were still doing it got a warning. People have been asking, so I showed what Starbucks showed🙃🙃🙃 but I miss the 7 a week
timegarden 2 points 1y ago
dumb question, but what’s your strategy? like do you mark it out as your shift drink, their shift drink even if they’re not working, right now recovery, etc
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Ok_String1214 0 points 1y ago
my manager has not only warned us not to do this but also our DM has printed weekly till reports highlighting how often we ring up beverage and food mark outs. not all of us are doing it to be a ‘cop’, rather some managers actually care about this stuff
some managers go as far as to threaten employment and/or fire baristas on the spot for ‘stealing from the company’ which technically they could do
some managers go as far as to threaten employment and/or fire baristas on the spot for ‘stealing from the company’ which technically they could do
Bris50 81 points 1y ago
I eat whatever I want and drink whatever I want. I work at a Target location. We are supposed to get a 30 minute lunch and two 15 minute breaks. I usually get a lunch, no breaks, and work by myself. I dare someone tell me I can't eat or drink something. Then I want both my breaks and my lunch, even if I have to close it down.
StupidDeepDani 3 points 1y ago
I hate that as a Tarbucks barista myself, that I have to pay for my drinks and meals. When I get the chance, I make my food and drinks on downtime, which is rare. And dip. I don’t care if anyone sees or if I get caught eventually.
rlogranite 3 points 1y ago
How are the benefits at Target?
veggiebuttt 7 points 1y ago
I think you get like 10% the products but only with a gift card, cash, or red card. It’s been a couple of years since I left so I can’t quite remember. But if you’re thinking about working for Tarbucks, I’d advise not to lol.
Like Bris said, you work alone a lot whether it’s busy or not. You don’t get tips and technically you can’t get free food or drinks either. Honestly though I’d take food and stuff there all the time though for the same reasons as Bris lmao. Tarbucks is a good stepping stone into corporate though. When I applied for a drive thru and the manager saw that I had that experience, I was hired spot on.
Like Bris said, you work alone a lot whether it’s busy or not. You don’t get tips and technically you can’t get free food or drinks either. Honestly though I’d take food and stuff there all the time though for the same reasons as Bris lmao. Tarbucks is a good stepping stone into corporate though. When I applied for a drive thru and the manager saw that I had that experience, I was hired spot on.
wms686 7 points 1y ago
Weirdly there is actually a lot of starbucks managers i know who don't like to hire from licensed stores. So many licensed stores are badly ran and the employees don't follow recipes and don't understand starbucks culture that its actually easier to train someone from scratch than to try to break bad habits.
veggiebuttt 2 points 1y ago
Really? Almost half of my original Tarbucks team ended up getting hired to work for corporate. We were also close to the holidays though, so there could’ve been a higher sense of urgency to just get people in
sugarykraft 2 points 1y ago
At target we don’t get anything for free! I wish that they let us pick out at least a food item or something.
rlogranite 2 points 1y ago
Why don't you apply at a corporate store. Same job better benefits.
n64stRk 38 points 1y ago
this has to be cap. i just take whatever i want whenever i want tbh lmao
FfierceLaw 18 points 1y ago
OP, partners may mark out 7 food items a week, this includes all food consumed at the store and taken home. For example, during my one shift next week, I could come early and enjoy an iced tea in the 30 minutes before I punch in. On my 10 I can mark out a nitro and an almond croissant. Then upon leaving I’ll take a trenta tea, mark out a pound of coffee (try to remember to grind it) and mark out 6 protein boxes. That’s my plan and that is all allowed at the moment. Your post did not tell the whole story
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-beam-me-up- 13 points 1y ago
Try looking on partner hub instead of starbucks benefits. Should be way more accurate.
rlogranite 12 points 1y ago
That's old; you get 7 markouts per week. Only from your store during your shift.
PluralPaul 3 points 1y ago
I think people don't realize that there are two separate 7 markout policies due to Covid.
The first is obviously that you got free food and drink every day no matter if you worked or not.
The NEW policy is that there are 7 total food/drink items you can mark out throughout the week, but they can only be marked out during/around your shift.
So if you worked 4 days in a week, you could have a food item before your shift and another during your break, leaving you with 5 possible food items to markout for the rest of your shifts that week.
The first is obviously that you got free food and drink every day no matter if you worked or not.
The NEW policy is that there are 7 total food/drink items you can mark out throughout the week, but they can only be marked out during/around your shift.
So if you worked 4 days in a week, you could have a food item before your shift and another during your break, leaving you with 5 possible food items to markout for the rest of your shifts that week.
fookyall 12 points 1y ago
Whoa whoa whoa, it’s supposed to be pastry or ready to eat? So that means no breakfast sandwiches? Whoops lmaooo
b99__throwaway 7 points 1y ago
the breakfast sandwiches are in the pastry case i think that’s what they meant. like anything in those 2 displays, so not the chips etc
Additional_Shoe 7 points 1y ago
It has to include breakfast sandwiches, if it didn’t it would make literally no sense for the partner food button on the discount menu to work for them
EliMinivan 9 points 1y ago
Lmao we don't get anything free at.my Safeway licensed store. Not even a cup of water, 25¢ fee for employees.
terriblescreenwriter 22 points 1y ago
Lol I couldn’t imagine doing this shitty job without the at lease decent benefits sbux offers
Necessary_Low939 10 points 1y ago
Damn Safeway, u charge for water?!
EliMinivan 9 points 1y ago
Only for employees, it's free to customers...🙄
pastelldillann 19 points 1y ago
this feels illegal
EliMinivan 6 points 1y ago
especially when my store doesn't have a water fountain or bottle fill station. only free way to get good drinking water is to bring your own cup and have the barista at Starbucks (me) fill it. other than that your gonna be buying water from the store or drinking dish/hand washing sink water.
Necessary_Low939 3 points 1y ago
Still 😒 employees should drink for free.
aeb01 8 points 1y ago
i pretend i do not see it
create_consciousness 6 points 1y ago
I might disclose too much but my store is going through tremendous repercussions for using too many food mark outs during a shift. (I.e termination even) I’ve had enough honestly. People being there for so long and it’s like they didn’t give a fuck. I’m tired of being treated like nothing even though we as workers are at the forefront of it all, taking all the bs that comes our way and being mistreated while they get to make decisions based on greed.
RinnTheOtter 5 points 1y ago
This is no longer accurate, the new policy is 7 food items per week, regardless of the day, meaning you can get all seven in one shift if you wish, or just more than one every couple days. Assuming you work 4-5 days a week, that’s at least two extra markouts per week
Alternative-Let-8360 5 points 1y ago
Canadian stores don’t get a food markouts either but we get all the other benefits
monochromaticcat 4 points 1y ago
Lmao one food item per shift? One of my supervisors literally gave me a sticky note with her numbers and a list of like 10 pastries and made me mark them all out
changbinsomnia 3 points 1y ago
like someone else said, i eat & drink whatever. typically drink but i'll always mark one food item out a day & whatever might be thrown away later that night, i might have. better someone eat it than let it go to waste
uwumoment 3 points 1y ago
i usually just take whatever i want to eat and mark it out later or take extra food someone “messed up” or drinks someone “messed up” or make my own. im not really strict on myself about the food markout limit bc if im hungry im going to eat and they can’t do anything about it
BaristazGonnaBarist 4 points 1y ago
Remember to smile when you’re working….. you’re on camera 😊
uwumoment 1 points 1y ago
you know it. my ever so present managers will love rewatching the footage when they are not there and never on the floor
Monarchie24 2 points 1y ago
We get 30% off food. Not free here in Canada 💀
VanillaGorilla602 2 points 1y ago
i need to go to a corporate location then damn i work at one in a grocery store and you get 5% off only and no free drinks or food whatsoever and 1 15 minute break regardless of hours worked
kittykat-kay 2 points 1y ago
Cries in Canada
xXTimbloXx 2 points 1y ago
This is definitely old. I print, highlight, and post the weekly update at my store every week and that’s definitely a change that we would’ve caught and updated everyone about.
The current policy is that you get five drinks when you’re scheduled (even though hardly anyone ever follows that.) And you get seven food markouts per week but they have to be used in the same time frame as your beverage markouts (thirty minutes before or after your shift OR during your shift on your breaks.)
I’m pulling that info directly from partner hub and that’s the latest update to the policy.
The current policy is that you get five drinks when you’re scheduled (even though hardly anyone ever follows that.) And you get seven food markouts per week but they have to be used in the same time frame as your beverage markouts (thirty minutes before or after your shift OR during your shift on your breaks.)
I’m pulling that info directly from partner hub and that’s the latest update to the policy.
BaristazGonnaBarist 4 points 1y ago
Where do you see a drink limit per shift?
xXTimbloXx 3 points 1y ago
As far as I’m aware it isn’t explicitly stated as being a five drink limit but it’s more about marking them out at the right time. One before your shift, one on each break (assuming it’s two tens and a meal) and one after your shift. Which adds up to five. But like I said I’ve never seen a store actually follow that policy. At my store we usually mark out drinks whenever we want and know not to do it when it’s busy or during peak. As a shift I usually just let people make what they want because my SM and I do the same thing and it isn’t worth anyones time to actually follow that rule.
BaristazGonnaBarist 4 points 1y ago
Okay, I see where you’re going. Shifts and breaks can vary. There’s also not a limit of one for any of those situations though. As long as they are for you, and you finish the previous drink, you can mark out another.
The food and coffee markouts are the tracked ones.
The food and coffee markouts are the tracked ones.
xXTimbloXx 0 points 1y ago
Exactly and that’s why I’ve never seen anyone follow it. They vaguely hint at a five drink limit and the only store I’ve ever heard of that follows it is this one store in my city that is the busiest in our state. They have too many partners on the floor at a time to have drinks sitting around so their manager enforces the (vaguely hinted at) five drink limit. Honestly it’s possible that they’ve dropped any mention or hint of a drink limit since I did my training.
I feel like the food and coffee markouts are much less complicated like one meal per shift up to seven markouts per week and one bag of coffee per week is easier to follow and remember.
I feel like the food and coffee markouts are much less complicated like one meal per shift up to seven markouts per week and one bag of coffee per week is easier to follow and remember.
nuttmeg87 1 points 1y ago
I manage a licensed store. We are very fortunate to be able to eat and drink whatever we want whenever. I’m sad to see that this is such a struggle for so many others. :(
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Imaginarybluntallday 0 points 1y ago
I honestly only mark out like half my drinks so if I get an extra… I get an extra. This billion dollar company can afford an extra $8 drink here or there.
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