Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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A thought I had today regarding bilingual partners… (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Iamdecaptainnoww
…if they are asked to speak said language they should be compensated for it, no? Maybe I’m way off, I just think it could potentially be exploitative of said partners. What are y’all’s thoughts?
dazedandconfusedhere 9 points 1y ago
I think the “justification” is that it’s not a job requirement or expectation, but it could improve a customers experience. It would also be difficult to fairly compensate for - is it a “bonus” for each time you use a second language? Is it a standard increased hourly? What languages does it apply to? What level of proficiency does it apply to? Etc etc etc
Logical-Doubt-6021 4 points 1y ago
They would be getting compensated with a higher wage.
dazedandconfusedhere 5 points 1y ago
What about the other points though? What level of proficiency merits a higher wage? What languages merit a higher wage? Does your area have to have a high level of speakers of that language for the higher wage to happen?
jelizt 9 points 1y ago
In reality it’s something a company would have to be looking for to possibly offer a higher wage. Like you acknowledged, if a company ad says “looking for Spanish speakers” because they have a larger customer base who speaks Spanish then it would be valid to ask for/offer more money to apply that skill while on the job. In my opinion it would only make sense in certain areas.
ObjectiveLogical9413 0 points 1y ago
I agree with you!
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