Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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raise or pay cut? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Artistic-Bit-7584
In our weekly updates it has been saying that we will be getting a raise in August. I believe it says if your not getting $15 per hour you will start getting that and if you already get $15 an hour you will get a raise of 3% or if you have been with the company for 5 or more years it will be 5%. The yearly inflation in the United States this year is 8.5%. So my question is does that mean we will actually be getting a pay cut? Based off of math/logic 8.5 - 3 is 5.5. So will we be getting a 3.5 to 5.5% pay cut?
SpinachLegal 10 points 1y ago
who knows, they don’t actually care about us
Artistic-Bit-7584 [OP] 3 points 1y ago
Well thats obvious lol
badatlife15 3 points 1y ago
I mean in their minds we’re just getting a raise, the fact it doesn’t match inflation is besides the point. But the fact that the federal min wage hasn’t increased in how many years, I don’t think it’s just a Starbucks problem. I had a question about all this not quite related to your question and my SM did say that Starbucks intends to be evaluating what’s considered tenure/raises more frequently (if I understood correctly), so it’s not an immediate change but maybe?
healthypenguins 2 points 1y ago
If you're already at 15/hr minimum and aren't considered tenured (2-5 yrs) it's a 3% raise in August. My current market is included in this an all baristas hired before 05/02/22 will get a 45 cent raise. That may not seem like much but the average annual raise is usually like 10 cents.
If you're a 2-5 year partner it's 5% above your rate or 7% above the market rate, whichever puts you at a higher rate.
For 5+ years, it's 10% above either your rate or the market rate, whichever is higher.
For a majority of US partners this is a signifcant difference, and everyone is still eligible for the expected annual raises in January.
If you're a 2-5 year partner it's 5% above your rate or 7% above the market rate, whichever puts you at a higher rate.
For 5+ years, it's 10% above either your rate or the market rate, whichever is higher.
For a majority of US partners this is a signifcant difference, and everyone is still eligible for the expected annual raises in January.
Artistic-Bit-7584 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
But unless you have been there for 10+ years that's still less that inflation, so still not a raise right?
healthypenguins 1 points 1y ago
My state minimum wage is still 7.25. The barista pay when I started in 2019 was 9.50, and when I promoted it was to about 12. Making 20 right now feels lime a pretty significant raise.
I mostly posted those numbers so people have access to all the info though, because I know not everyone reads the store communication/updates or have managers that tell them what's going on.
I mostly posted those numbers so people have access to all the info though, because I know not everyone reads the store communication/updates or have managers that tell them what's going on.
Artistic-Bit-7584 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
A 3% raise would only bring my pay up 45 cents. With inflation making everything else 8.5% more expensive I am losing more money than I currently am.
no0dles130 2 points 1y ago
If increasing wages cause inflation then how will we ever get a raise?
BeardiesRule112 1 points 1y ago
Yup it’s a big pay cut!
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