The policy has always been 1 minute late is late, but most SMs don't bother being that strict because it's not worth it.

The notice thing is completely bullshit. If you don't have a contract, you aren't obligated to give notice at all. Two weeks is a courtesy, not a requirement.

You are not even REQUIRED to give one single day notice - do not let them bully you or make up their own rules - from a former SM from way back 135\*\*\*\*who fought for the rights of her partners every step of the way.

Do you really think Starbucks cares if you don’t give 3-6 months notice?

What exactly are they going to do if you don’t give that much notice? Fire you?

Damn, they really do want people to join unions, don't they?? They are really asking for it when they do shit like this, and a 3-6 month notice to quit?? Fuck that shit, get out of there OP, or if you wanna stick out, help create a union at your store so conditions will get better at least.

Damn. Your store location s u c k s my dude. Sending love and support from a siren to another. ⭐️☕️💕

If they get mad when you clock in one minute late, start clocking in 20 minutes early. 😜

Starbucks is trash and treats their employees like shit. Getting out was one of the best things I ever did

Technically it’s Starbucks policy. It used to be 5 minutes, but it’s been 1 minute for a while. I just don’t think many managers uphold it.

3-6 months?!

Give them no notice lol what the hell are they gonna do about it

nahhh you need to transfer thats crazy.

No. During openings it takes usually a minute to open the door and get in the back to clock in so it’s almost always 1-2 minutes after even though we are there on time. And no one has ever mentioned a minute or two off to me. Of course in general they will say if your shift starts at 3:30 that means on the floor at 3:30 that’s it. And notice is a courtesy not a requirement.

Notices can’t be required unless you signed a contract saying so. They are usually just a courtesy. But realistically you are allowed to just walk off the job if you wanted to.

i would go to the department of labor about this notice thing. discuss it with your dm and make sure its documented

3-6 months? Your manager is a confirmed asshole. You can give two weeks. You can quit day of. You can go on a 10 and never come back. You can be working and mid rush go “nah this isn’t for me” and leave. Starbucks cannot REQUIRE 3-6 months and honestly as a former manager all this would do is give your manager time to try and convince you to stay or be super passive aggressive and make your life miserable.

There is no minimum notice required if you choose to quit. Think of it as if they said that you’re fired, do they give you two weeks to keep working while you find a job? No.
Even if you chose to quit, the two week notice as a present for you that is only to save face with the company.

Late is late but yeah, not worth chasing a few minutes because that’ll make people quit even more.
Personally, I’d transfer. You can transfer as soon as your training is complete (verified this on the SM module “how to transfer a partner” on the hub. (There’s no 3-6 weeks. It just takes about a month to finalize.)

I’ve always hated the 1 minute rule. More often than not you don’t know if you’re gonna be one minute late, maybe a traffic light or a slow car etc. My SM used to have a 5 minute rule, but that got overturned with the new manager. Anyway, 3-6 months is ridiculous and NOT a policy

I kinda agree with this one - every hospitality job I’ve ever worked, you’re expected to be on the bar, apron on and ready to work so anything less than turning up a few minutes early is late. We had block scheduling in my old store so I might have 7 baristas to take off and 7 to put on - if everyone’s just a few minutes late, all the morning baristas get pissed off, handover gets screwed, I have no idea who has no-showed vs who’s just late so I can’t even plan the shift and positions. It’s just a little selfish so it is late. I’d only partner file someone if it’s a recurring issue, esp if they’re not ringing to let us know ahead of time. The notice thing is ridiculous, there’s no way that’s in any contract you’ve signed

Would make sense now, I only know of the 5 minute rule but my old store I just left last month did recently, over the last week, fire 3 people for being a couple of minutes late. Also, 3-6 months notice? No, they can get a 2 week notice or nothing at all. 🥰

Sometimes I clock in a minute late because none of the ipads are working. So idk

The late thing is standard, but not usually enforced, as is the time off thing. The notice to quit is absolute nonsense. Most states are right-to-work states, meaning you have the right to work or quit as you please & your employer can hire or fire as they please. That being said, two weeks is good manners.

There is a 5 minute grace period, and you technically don’t NEED to give them a notice. 2 weeks if you’d like to use them as a reference, not at all if they’re pissing you off 🤷🏼‍♂️

I’ve been late only a handful of times, and for my store, as long as it’s not more than like 10 to 15 minutes, and you call to let somebody know, it’ll usually be okay :/ The whole 3 to 5 months thing is bullshit lmao thats insane

If it’s a minute late or an hour late, it doesn’t matter. However, most SMs don’t go that strict because you could be a minute late just because the iPads are acting up or not working in general. I’ve been two minutes late because I couldn’t find an iPad and then the one I found wouldn’t let me clock in.
However, the three to six months thing is wrong. You could quit with no notice technically. It is harder to get rehired (if you ever wanted to come back to Starbucks) if you don’t at least give a two weeks notice, but you don’t have to give notice. There are only specific jobs (I believe contract based jobs) that you have to give notice for. Starbucks is not one of those.

my store used to only give write ups if you were consistently a little late to shifts

then I had a morning I was supposed to be in at 9, woke up feeling awful from my period/pcos, puked otw out to my car, called my store (the manager at the time picked up), told her what happened and she said "so when will you be here??" and I just panicked and said "I can be there in 20, I just need to change"
ended up clocking in 10 mins late, working my 8 hour shift, stayed an extra hour bc we were down a person
end of my shift comes and my shift tells me the manager wanted to talk with my rq before I left
walk in and just see her happily smiling
"heyyy soo I have unfortunate news... youre being fired"💀

for more context yes I did have two previous write ups, but both were from similar situations where I was sick and was calling to say I couldnt come in and they would say I have to so then I was late and got in trouble for it
also this was from over the span of a little over 2 years and every month I get into so much pain I legit cant walk, and yet I pushed through it more than I should have just to make them happy

lets just say that manager has now been transferred after running that store into the ground yet again and losing/firing the majority of seasoned/hard-working partners we had left, and Ive heard shes been in management training since🙃

Lol. Let it burn. Zero notice and no fucks given when you quit.

ROFL 3-6 MONTHS NOTICE FOR A COFFEE SHOP LMFAOgjfdhkbfjkfrj

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Thats so funny cause my store wont let us clock in until the exact minute our shift starts so idk whats even going on ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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My store manager told me she gets a notification whenever someone is later than 5 minutes but anything before that she doesn’t really care

I would’ve been fired like multiple times lol

Late is late but at my store, as long as you are not a habitual offender you can be 30 minutes late and you just need to let us know what’s going on and you will be fine.