Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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how many hours should a highschooler work? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by czyrelle
for background, i am a junior in high school and this will be my first job. my school gets off at either 2:35 or at 3:05 ( there were talks of my school starting 30 mins later )
im part of the student council so i may have to stay afterschool for a few days. i dont want to overwhelm myself since i also have 4 AP classes i signed up for.
i was thinking maybe 3 hours? is that too much or too little? so i asked for 4PM then afterwards which i plan to update my manager until 7:00 or 6:00. im working more hours at saturdays too.
im part of the student council so i may have to stay afterschool for a few days. i dont want to overwhelm myself since i also have 4 AP classes i signed up for.
i was thinking maybe 3 hours? is that too much or too little? so i asked for 4PM then afterwards which i plan to update my manager until 7:00 or 6:00. im working more hours at saturdays too.
mania2k18 6 points 1y ago
I'm an incoming high school senior. i worked 5 days a week (usually 4 week days & one weekend day) with 4 hr shifts for almost the entirety of my junior yr. i only took 2 AP classes, but i could've handled a 3rd class too tbh. you'd probably manage with only 12 hours a week or so
czyrelle [OP] 3 points 1y ago
okay thank u so much!! ill plan to work 3 days on weekdays for 4 hour shifts then normal shift on a saturday!
persona-2 2 points 1y ago
I’m assuming your a minor? Starbucks has a lot of minor rules in place to help you with balance. On school days you can’t work more then 4 hours. Weekends are 8. Total for a week is 20 max. School days you can only work between 3-10pm. Weekends 7a-10pm. And 5 days a week max.
Official_Jaye 2 points 1y ago
Hi! I'm a Junior and also take 4 AP Classes and do council we are in the same boat! I've worked at Starbucks for almost a year now and I tend to work 4-hour shifts 3 times a week. During school, I usually worked from 3:30-7:30 Tuesday & Thursday. Then working one weekend day 8-12 Saturday or Sunday. I'm totally up to answering anything you may be wondering!
czyrelle [OP] 2 points 1y ago
omg thats crazy we r so similar 😮😮 do u find it overwhelming for the workload with the schoolwork combined?
Official_Jaye 2 points 1y ago
haha that's what i was thinking!!!! i will say the only time I was overwhelmed and or tired was that last month of school with AP tests and finals otherwise the other 8 months of school absolutely not. i love work and the people there starbucks also has a lot to put on your college apps if you wanna put in some work! which if your curious I can tell you some more about
czyrelle [OP] 1 points 1y ago
omg pls tell me all abt the college apps
Official_Jaye 2 points 1y ago
Well first of all you can very easily become a barista trainer once you yourself have the knowledge. Then there are 2 online programs "Coffee Master' & "Greener Apron" a lot of these show that you were dedicated and knowledgeful in your workplace.
yungfroggie 1 points 1y ago
when i was in high school i usually worked 12 hours a week, so 3 little 4 hour shifts. they’d usually be like 4:30-8:30 or 9. i found i had a lot of time to still catch up on school and extracurriculares since i had like 1.5 hours between school and work, and a little extra time after work. weekends i usually worked in the morning, like 10-2pm? it wasn’t time consuming at all
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