That sounds illegal

Company policy is there has to be at least 2 people in the store, it's a cash handling accountability issue.

If the Shift isn't finished with their tasks you might have to stay a little longer even if you've finished up. If it's the closing barista tasks that take longer, I'm not sure what the guidelines are, that's more of an HR question

If this is a reoccurring issue, try to check in with your SM to see what can be done?

Am a shift—I can’t reprimand people for leaving when it is their time although it’s courteous to give me a heads up so I can cover whatever they have been doing. It isn’t necessarily a labor violation for adults to stay late if they are clocked in still, but it can absolutely be a labor violation to keep minors over depending on their situation, and it’s disrespectful for your shifts to continually do that to baristas regardless of the specifics. You deserve a reliable schedule.

Shifts should be able to get stuff done well enough the vast majority of the time without cutting into your personal time. If they can’t do that there is a problem. It might not always be the ssv’s time management—it might be that the store’s procedures need to be changed/streamlined so that it’s easier for things to get done every day, or it might be a problem with scheduling, or some other thing. But this shouldn’t just be a reality of every day that your shift team and SM just accept. Try talking to your SM about it. If you feel your SM is not safe to talk to about that or if you’ve tried to have that conversation and it didn’t work, try your DM (their contact info should be accessible to you in the back) or the PRSC (888.SBUX411). Transferring to a different store is also an option to consider. If you’re looking for paper to back you up, the partner guide literally says on page 17 that you’re meant to punch out immediately when you complete your shift.

Anyway. That’s all the professional™️ advice I can offer but as a human let me say that what’s happening in your store is bullshit lmao.

Yes, I’ve brought his up with my manager before but he just blamed us staying late because I did a little dance on Snapchat. Seriously, I close most nights and I’ve NEVER seen him close. We often stay 5-15 min after we’re scheduled. Often some of us scheduled 5.75 hours, then we stay an extra 15 min, maxing us eligible for a lunch we never got. Fuck em.

I’ve always been told that we are not required to stay but it’s a grey area because of the whole abandonment thing. I have worked at many stores as a barista and then a supervisor. I’ve noticed that it is a lack of time management skills at the stores where I was constantly leaving later than scheduled. The second I was promoted, I made it a mission of mine to change that. I send baristas on their way when they are scheduled to be off. Other supervisors at my store tend to “forget” what time it is. I also make sure that all baristas I work with know it is 100% okay to remind me they are off in a few minutes so they don’t feel neglected or obligated to stay until I say something. Odds are, if they ask if there’s a task they can do before leaving I either have them do a quick one or say they are all good to leave early. You can always check with the district manager to see what goes for them and it could bring awareness to labor usage. Hope you find the answer you desire!

you’re not required to but it’s nice to finish up what you’re doing or restock things before you leave, we have a couple partners who as soon as it’s their time they just leave, and they leave their area a mess and they’re in the middle of things :’) so in this case it hurts the person replacing then

When you aren’t closing, that’s not normal

No you are not required to stay after your scheduled time and you cannot be forced to stay. You'll never get out exactly on time cause the natural of the job and needing to transition between partners but you cannot be forced to stay 2 hours past your scheduled time without your consent. If you are in the USA, I would look up how to report labor law violations in your state.

technically no you're not required but in my experience your shift still has to give you the ok or else you can get in trouble for "abandonment." so if you do have somewhere to be, your shift needs to know.
shifts still shouldnt keep you for anything over 5-10 minutes without your consent/knowledge that they're giving you a longer task, but yeah i would not expect to leave on time in most food service jobs.