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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

r/starbucksbaristas

Full History - 2022 - 04 - 16 - ID#u4u7ud

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5.5-5.75 hour shifts rant (self.starbucksbaristas)

submitted by Apprehensive-Cake-91

I know some people love working these because they don’t like to take an unpaid 30. But I hate these shifts so much 😩 I don’t need a 30 minute break but can we have 2 tens at least? Or one 15??? Idk why they’re so hard to get through for me. I feel like I can’t eat anything super heavy before (I open most of the time) bc it’s so early it kind of makes me sick. So by the time I get my break I’m like. Dying lololol because I’m so hungry. And Starbucks food is notttt sustainable so if you eat on your break it’s not enough to not make you feel terrible by the end of the shift. This is just my personal rant i know others won’t agree 🤷🏼‍♀️ but I also just don’t think 10 minutes is enough to keep my sanity at this job when I’m there for the max amount of time before getting another break. It drives me so crazy

blackcatcaptions 11 points 1y ago

Unions help with stuff like this

djdementia 10 points 1y ago

Yeah it's pretty bad. I guess I'm lucky that the law is a little different where I live, if you work 5hrs you get a 30 lunch. So of course I get scheduled lots of 4.5 hour shifts.

I have a disability that makes it pretty tough to make it through more than about 90 mins without a break so these are especially tough on me. I'm working with partner services to make sure that I can get through.

Only tips I have for you:

* Don't go to the bathroom on your break, bathroom on work time only
* Try some of the snack options. I like the peanut butter perfect bars to get me through they are pretty filling and you don't have to wait for an oven so you get more of your break time to yourself
* Go outside and take a short walk while enjoying your snack. Don't check your phone just try to enjoy any interesting things on your walk especially any small nature like plants or flowers, it helps to refresh your mind

Decent_Wall1380 3 points 1y ago

these are the only shifts i get 🥲

EliMinivan 3 points 1y ago

I fork 230-815 (5.75h) shifts almost every day, I close at a licensed store in a Safeway. Kinda sucks

Apprehensive-Cake-91 [OP] 1 points 1y ago

I can’t imagine!!! I used to work at a licensed store closing almost every night. That job is the worst

swampedswirl 1 points 1y ago

Ask your SM for more 6+ hour shifts with lunches. Idk about every SM, but I know that my SM would be the type to accommodate that as best as they could. Although, if you open, you’ll most likely get your 30 min break within the first hour of your shift, no? That’s how we do it at my store.

No_Hamster4840 1 points 1y ago

I always work 5.5 or 5.75 shifts and I only get one ten, sucks ass I’ve never gotten a thirty before

Have_Donut 1 points 1y ago

You might mention it t your SM. A lot of people do prefer them so that could be why you are getting scheduled for them. I usually do 7-8 hour shifts as that is my preference, though I am one of like 2 people in the store that like the longest shifts

BeardiesRule112 1 points 1y ago

If I only have 1 10, I make it a 15, my shifts understand.

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