Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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I’m so nervous.. (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by kaiote66
I’m planning on transferring to a new Starbucks in a different town soon and I’m terrified. I’m currently a shift supervisor at this store but I plan to transfer as a barista. The problem is that my store is new (about a year old) and I know we do so much out of standard (we have a few transfers that have called this out). It’s going to be so embarrassing if I’m doing something wrong and I’m known to be a shift at another store. Sometimes I wish I could just be re-trained but I don’t want to start all over and go back to minimum pay. I’ve asked for advice from transfers but I just have a feeling there is a lot more. Does anyone else have any advice? Please be kind, I’m only doing what my sm tells me to do and it’s been so rough for me at this store. I don’t want to go in there and look like I don’t know what I’m doing…
Gobbikins 9 points 1y ago
You can always go to my learning and assign barista training to youself! And as I always say to any new partner in the store (transfer or brand new) to ask all the questions! It's better to ask than to assume. You'll be fine, just be open to feedback! You can do it! :)
kaiote66 [OP] 3 points 1y ago
Thank you this will be helpful
lumiinant 3 points 1y ago
don’t worry! most partners are well aware that each store operates differently depending on management, traffic, etc. don’t ever be afraid to ask questions, you could shadow someone for a day just to get the hang of things!
kaiote66 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Thank you so much
dysfunctionalleech 2 points 1y ago
hi! i'm also a former SSV who stepped down to barista when transferring away from a store that didn't follow standards. my new store was super understanding and respected the fact that i came in ready to learn the right way to do things.
like another user said above, you can go into myLearning and go through the online barista training at any time, plus what i did (and recommend doing) was find a barista trainer at your new store and ask them questions! anything that you're unsure about they should be more than happy to explain to you, even if it's just "am i doing this right?".
like another user said above, you can go into myLearning and go through the online barista training at any time, plus what i did (and recommend doing) was find a barista trainer at your new store and ask them questions! anything that you're unsure about they should be more than happy to explain to you, even if it's just "am i doing this right?".
kaiote66 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Thank you!
jklmnopedy 1 points 1y ago
In my experience, it's pretty common for individual stores, even within the same district, to have their own idiosyncratic ways of doing things/deviations from standard. If you're concerned that the training you received at your current store is *way* off, just ask to connect with your new SM and communicate your concerns very matter-of-factly, without appearing to judge your former SM.
Depending on your new SM's level of experience, this likely isn't the first time they've had a transfer come in with a different way of doing certain things. I've worked with partners who have been with the company for 10+ years, and their understanding of policy is sometimes slightly different than mine (5 year partner), just bc we were trained at different times and Starbucks struggles to communicate changes.
Either way, I think it's your willingness to address the concern, eagerness to learn and openness to receive coaching on the "right way" that will ultimately show your new team what an asset you are.
Good luck!
Depending on your new SM's level of experience, this likely isn't the first time they've had a transfer come in with a different way of doing certain things. I've worked with partners who have been with the company for 10+ years, and their understanding of policy is sometimes slightly different than mine (5 year partner), just bc we were trained at different times and Starbucks struggles to communicate changes.
Either way, I think it's your willingness to address the concern, eagerness to learn and openness to receive coaching on the "right way" that will ultimately show your new team what an asset you are.
Good luck!
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