Isnt this wage theft?

That looks like they are changing the time you clocked out. They can’t do that. They can recode things like moving coverage to non-cov or training, but they can’t pay you for less then the total hours you actually worked.

I would start taking photos of the screen when you clock out.

If you clock in and out via the system, they should not be changing it. If you had to write in the book or the system did not record your punches, they are just clocking in and out for you. My first SM had to do this all the time when I was a new partner because the system didn't acknowledge my numbers yet.

In this specific case, it looks like they are cutting back the time you clocked out, which is suspicious. I would ask the reason behind each of these, because you have a right to know. If they are just adjusting your hours for BS reasons, there are numbers accessible to you in the store, on the website, and in the physical training materials where you can report things like this.

They’re stealing your hrs 😅

Oh gosh I checked n I got over 100 of these from my past stores 😰

As others have said it looks like your manager has adjusted your time punches by taking hours(minutes) off your worked time.


If you actually worked what is on the original punch you need to hit the dispute button and have a conversation with your manager. If your manager ignores and does not automatically fix this take it to your DM if that doesn't work call payroll.

If you wrote in the punch communication log that you forgot to punch out to these times then your manager is adjusting to what you said you worked.

ANY punch edit your manager inputs onto your timecard should be documented in the punch communication log. If its not then they are stealing/commiting wage theft hours from you and making their labor look better. This manager can get into big trouble for this

Time worked = time paid.


- your friendly ASM

I dunno, but you just lost 22 minutes of pay if your original punches are correct.

Um, if you are in the US and contact the department of labor then starbucks will be fined $10,000 for every theft event and your manager can be criminally prosecuted. This is a HUGE nono.

You should talk to your manager about it. It looks like they are manually changing your clock out times to stay within some legal time management things like: meal breaking (accident or not you are entitled to that time), or over time.

Yea click dispute if you do not agree with this.. our former SM did this a lot and eventually let go

This is wage theft. Please report it immediately to Partner Resources and to your District Manager. If you need help with what to say, DM me.

Sincerely, a Store Manager.

It means your manager is stealing money and time from you. It's illegal.

You're paid in 15 minute increments. The clock reads 7 minutes before and 7 minutes after for the 15 minute time frame. Example 11a (10:53-11:07). She took your 11:00 clock out and moved it back 8 minutes to 10:52 and that took a 15 minute pay block away from you. An example of the 15 minute blocks for an hour are:

10:53-11:07(11a)/11:08-11:22 (11:15)/11:23-11:37 (11:30)/11:38-11:52(11:45)/11:53-12:07 (12:00) and on and on.

So by moving your time to 10:52, you were paid until 10:45.

This is likely wage theft. If you worked past your scheduled time, you need to be compensated for the time you can do other things. If you weren't doing anything but were not relived for the shift, you need to be compensated for the time you can do other things. Dispute the changes if you were not relieved of your duty. If they don't fix it, you need to contact a labor lawyer or department of labor depending on your state.

I've always been under the impression the edited punch should be what it was changed too, i.e. by your manager. The original punch would be what was in the system, i.e. what you physically clocked in

Nope. Report that. That’s highly illegal.

Start to send this to your DM. They can be fired for punch fraud. I had this problem with my New SM and she was almost fired but they gave her one more chance. She have never done it since.

don’t go to ur store manager about it, take it straight to the district manager and demand compensation since this is wage theft.

Also - because I see the comment that ‘you were sitting the last five minutes of your shift’. The burden of proof would fall into the manager to prove you were not actively working and to justify changing your punch time. You punch time IS your proof. That’s why it’s highly important that you utilize the punch system and not the book as much as you can. (Not an issue here - just adding to the conversation).

Dispute any and all changes if they’re odd to you. Disputes *should* trigger *something* within Starbucks’ system to indicate an issue. Plus you’ll have a digital paper trail if you ever need it.

This is called payroll fraud. Your SM should be investigated and terminated.

what app is this?

they’re editing your clock out time, aka committing wage theft. they probably got yelled at for high labor and this was their solution. this time they didn’t edit it too much so you aren’t losing a ton but still it’s not right. definitely report this

I literally just made a post abt this 🥲

Means that you clocked in early and late and even if you were working they didn't want to pay you for that extra time so they adjusted it to not give you 6 extra minutes of pay.

My boss tried to do that to me too. I screenshot the punches for lunches that were entered in that I didn’t take. So I brought it up at the end of our shift meeting and showed my SM the pictures. You can dispute them on the app too I believe. One of the other shifts at my store had to do the same because the end of her shift time was being ‘adjusted’. 😑

Ooooof that’s not good. As others have said I would ask your manager to explain. If you feel like you will get blown off or are not given a good explanation go to your DM. They have access to payroll and can look at it themselves.

You should dispute those and if your manager gives you some weird explanation ask to see documentation that backs up their reasoning. Play dumb act like you don't understand.
You also need to report this, because as others have said, it's clearly wage theft.

I had a manager that did this. It's fraud. Take pictures and notify your DM immediately. Also, let your co-workers know so they can keep track. You will be owed back pay.

The manager was fired and a full audit had to be done to determine how badly they had messed up our pay and the store books.

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My manager does this to EVER shift worked. For every employee. He changes hours to what your scheduled to work, but what you actually worked. A bunch of people have talked to him and the DM and NOTHING has been done. Wonder why this is such a widespread issue…

From ur sm’s standpoint, it seems like they see u stop working at 10:52 but u didn’t clock out until 11, so they adjust it. If u did work, then they are stealing hrs from u

It’s called a CRIME

I don’t work for Starbucks anymore but I totally saw my managers do this to me and was completely oblivious omg I might have missed out on some money (no way to know for sure though)

Looks like your SM is shaving time off your paycheck. Take pictures/screen shots of every instance you can find to document this. Take this directly to HR. You deserve compensation for lost wages.

wtf??? this is wage theft and that’s illegal

I've known managers that have been fired for editing punches.

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weird…