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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 05 - 24 - ID#uwpr1o
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yas let’s spend over 120k on random cars instead off potentially giving to your own employees who struggle to get hours. 😍😍👍 (i.redd.it)
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aint_that_right 51 points 1y ago
They were probably free, likely a deal with Volvo.
theepi_pillodu 10 points 1y ago
Yeah, probably. As part of the charging infra Collab.

Even if it isn't free, they increased the price of drinks not too long again (again), probably one or two ~~days~~ hours worth if profit off it it.
bottlehalffull 3 points 1y ago
Starbucks make about $61.3 million dollars a day in revenue.
aint_that_right 1 points 1y ago
Only about 6% of the total revenue is actual corporate profit, just FYI
bottlehalffull 2 points 1y ago
I said what I meant
FloridaUniversity 25 points 1y ago
I just wish they gave the opportunity for sbux employees

Edit although paying the taxes would kill me lol
StormTheParade 24 points 1y ago
P sure it's a partnership with Volvo, so Volvo would be sponsoring the car and paying Starbucks for the ability to be linked with the Starbucks brand and company. Not something that Starbucks has purchased and is just giving away for free lol
Glaustin 7 points 1y ago
Wait I’m a partner can I get more context on this?
Mea-fae_Owl73 5 points 1y ago
I’m sure it’s a write off as well
nickintheback08 3 points 1y ago
Starbucks ain’t paying for those cars
EliMinivan 2 points 1y ago
That's a pretty small amount of corporate spending ngl
Ok_Complaint6074 1 points 1y ago
Even if they gave them to us or allowed us to win it, still wouldn’t be able to afford it. So what’s the real problem? 😐🙄
Jaded_Fun_7133 1 points 1y ago
They were free!! there’s a deal with Volvo to add in electric car chargers to Starbucks parking lots! Please be careful before you spread wrong info
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Kings_and_Dragons 34 points 1y ago
Our employer is a multi-billion dollar corporation. Our demands are to be paid enough to afford rent and survive while working full time.
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bouncingkitty 2 points 1y ago
As previously mentioned Fantasticpipe1997 is also me, accidentally posted under a different profile when I switched to my computer to respond.

Reposting my responses from this username as well:

And how many raises has that multi-billion dollar corporation given you in the last, I dunno say 18 months?

Also, per $1, in its fiscal year ending in September 2021, Starbucks spent 305.1 million U.S. dollars on advertising. Meanwhile in the same year Starbucks paid approx. $6,989,300,000 to hourly store partners. Meaning Starbucks used 99.57% more money paying its employees than it spent on Marketing, including customer engagement campaigns like the current Summer Volvo Giveaway (which is sponsored by Volvo, meaning Starbucks did not pay for those cars). My point being you can't be offended when a company doesn't allocate every dime it has available solely to pay you more. Marketing spend is a key part of growing a business and staying relevant, thus keeping you employed.

Lastly, Starbucks spends substantially less than other QSRs on marketing. For example in 2021 Dunkin spent 338.7 million on advertising, 33.6 million more than Starbucks, yet Dunkin has a 1/3 of the stores that Starbucks has. This means in 2021 Dunkin spent $29,973 per store on marketing while Starbucks only spent $9,339 per store, which comes out to $25.58 per day per store.
bouncingkitty 2 points 1y ago
Also, I should note that my observations as a customer would agree that during the Kevin Johnson era, Starbucks did not balance its priorities well, and did not focus enough on its store partners. However, I think the company is trying to actively listen to your concerns and make changes in response to your feedback, including increased wages. But changes in such a large company do take some time to address. Hastily made changes can cause much more harm than good.

On the note of Unions, you should vote for what you think is best for you. Personally, I have been both Employeed in a union job (Tops not-so Friendly Market in Amherst, NY to be exact) and managed employees who were part of a union. Both experiences made me feel like Union's promise a lot but deliver substantial less. Plus since they are non-profits, it means that the money left over from dues has to go somewhere and in my experience that money was used to pay bonuses to union reps. That's my stance and its okay with me if yours is different. Doesn't mean either of us are wrong. I will however say, attacking those who's views don't align with yours is very much Ron Desantis/ Ted Cruz behavior.
FantasticPipe1997 2 points 1y ago
And how many raises has that multi-billion dollar corporation given you in the last, I dunno say 18 months?

Also, per $1, in its fiscal year ending in September 2021, Starbucks spent 305.1 million U.S. dollars on advertising. Meanwhile in the same year Starbucks paid approx. $6,989,300,000 to hourly store partners. Meaning Starbucks used 99.57% more money paying its employees than it spent on Marketing, including customer engagement campaigns like the current Summer Volvo Giveaway (which is sponsored by Volvo, meaning Starbucks did not pay for those cars). My point being you can't be offended when a company doesn't allocate every dime it has available solely to pay you more. Marketing spend is a key part of growing a business and staying relevant, thus keeping you employed.

Lastly, Starbucks spends substantially less than other QSRs on marketing. For example in 2021 Dunkin spent 338.7 million on advertising, 33.6 million more than Starbucks, yet Dunkin has a 1/3 of the stores that Starbucks has. This means in 2021 Dunkin spent $29,973 per store on marketing while Starbucks only spent $9,339 per store, which comes out to $25.58 per day per store.
ThatBichAlex 8 points 1y ago
So I do see the numbers and agree that they don’t spend as much on marketing. But we should also look at how much the higher ups are making. What about those bonuses that Kevin gave himself before he left the company? Or all the executive board? It’s a ridiculous amount of money, yet baristas are struggling to pay rent or be able to do anything outside of work and sitting at home. The people at the top are so far away from the hourly baristas. They have no idea what a day to day looks like on the floor, yet they still make decisions that affect them in no way. The hourly employees on the other hand, get attack and yelled at for those decisions. Starbucks just needs to fully U-turn from what Kevin was trying to do with the company because it is leaving us depressed, anxious, and hating our job.
ThatBichAlex 5 points 1y ago
I also fell like it’s important that hourly partners are pushing for better benefits and wages. As living expenses raise, wages should also raise. Gas alone is more than 3 hours of working. My rent is 43 hours of working. If I’m only getting 20-25 hours a week, how am I supposed to afford pay for my rent for that is currently split with two other people? I believe that everyone deserves a livable wage regardless of the job they work. Why not start with the multi-billion dollar company that always brags about how great their work environment, benefits, wages are?

Starbucks stands for a third place environment that has leading benefits and wages. Although they have better benefits than some, the wages definitely aren’t. Starbucks used to set the standard for service industry workers. Now it’s time to for them to step up.
Kings_and_Dragons 2 points 1y ago
They have given us one raise in the past 18 months. How many raises have they given partners in the last 5 years? Probably a shockingly similar number.

Either way. The number of raises does not matter if it is still not a living wage.
bouncingkitty -2 points 1y ago
You get at least an annual raise unless you performance does not meet expectations….
bouncingkitty 1 points 1y ago
I will note that I am a former partner but left in 2011 and have no current affiliation with Starbucks and no plans to in the future. My partner numbers were 34229 (feel free to try using them if you want to confirm they are inactive). Also, the stats I've referenced in my response are all publicly available, you just have to Google it to find them.
MawcDrums 2 points 1y ago
LOL WHAT Are you guys seeing this bot copy+paste BS?
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FantasticPipe1997 0 points 1y ago
I will note that I am a former partner but left in 2011 and have no current affiliation with Starbucks and no plans to in the future. My partner numbers were 34229 (feel free to try using them if you want to confirm they are inactive). Also, the stats I've referenced in my response are all publicly available, you just have to Google it to find them.
MawcDrums 2 points 1y ago
When did you start with the company out of curiosity?
ThatBichAlex 2 points 1y ago
Are you a partner? Cause…
bouncingkitty 1 points 1y ago
the answer is right in-front of you… aka read my follow up.

Edit - I apologize I switched between my phone and computer and didn’t realize I was replying under a different username. FantasticPipe1997 is also me.
bouncingkitty -1 points 1y ago
Good luck everyone with getting Starbucks to buy you all cars and whatever else you think they should offer as a benefit. Just don’t get fired, cause the grass is not only not greener elsewhere, at many places it’s full of human feces and on fire.
MawcDrums 1 points 1y ago
You're choosing to make this statement because of us asking for hours? Are you actually evil?
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