Nope! As a shift supervisor I make sure that their meal break is taken at least 4 hours into their 8 hour shift to help break it down :)

Yeah that shit is bull. Like I'm an opener, I don't wanna take my break at 6am

It might be legally wrong >> I discovered recently that if you work at least 7 1/2 hours in my state, you have to have a half and it can’t be within two hours of the beginning or end of the shift.

I agree it’s annoying. It happens at my store too and I hate working 7+ hours straight.😞

That’s not allowed? Corporate policy is you cannot work more than six hours before you need a lunch.

Our previous SM did this. She had no interest in actually giving you a 'break', she just wanted to meet her legally mandated requirements. If you only got a 10, she didn't care if she made you take it at 6 when you would be there until almost 11a. Meanwhile she took as many 'breaks' as she needed. I hated that bitch and I'm so glad she transfered to a new store 'she could set up exactly how she wanted'. Good riddance. 😝

in rhode island my shifts always space out all 10’s and halves so it’s every 2 hours we get a break

mine does that sometimes and it’s annoying

As an opener, I get it. They don't want us to break during peak. But honestly? Same.

In Washington state your meal break must occur after two hours into your shift and before you hit the five-hour mark.

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Dude yes. I hate it so much it makes my shift go by so slow

All the openers do this at my work so that the lunches are taken before peak. If you start before 6am, you better believe your lunch will be given 1.5-2 hours into your shift. It took me a minute to get used to this but that’s how they do it at my store.

Sometimes when i work exactly enough to have 3 breaks, one of them is usually a bit early or a 30 minute break and 15 minute break is back to back to make it 45. But 1h into ur shift for a meal is stupid

That isn’t okay, coming from a SSV, I do have some baristas who want to take it later or earlier into the shift but if they don’t communicate that I play towards the middle of their shift and around peak.

The legality depends on the state. In California, I believe the language says as close to the halfway point of the shift as “reasonably possible.”

Oh hell no. That may legally be allowed but its against policy and just a dick move. Your shift is clueless and can't manage time properly...they'd revolt in my store if we pulled that crap, and with a 9-10 partner play that ass whoopin would be real bad.

yeah but i get a 30 an hour in and a 20 maybe an hour before im off. wish my management was better

my store does that on Saturdays and Sundays only. Before the start of peak. I hate it sooo much

I ask to take it later 🫡

I’m confused as to why shifts are giving 30s so early…If it’s a morning shift, you can send 30s after peak ends. That’s fucked up lol. You’re supposed to get your first ten, a 30, and then a second ten for an eight hour shift. They can send a break an hour into your shift as long as they give you a break. it’s just fucked up but I would tell your shift something or talk to the SM to find a better way to make the schedule so they don’t feel like they have to send 30s so early

Once I had to take it really early because we were going to be short staffed during peak but usually it was at a time that made sense.

… my shift always schedules my lunch in the middle of my 8 hours

I’m not sure what’s worse… taking your break as soon as you go in or the last 45 minutes of your 8 hour shift. Tarbux did the breaks at the beginning. My shift has been sending me on break within my last hour. 🙁

One of the partners in my store worked at Dunkin. He said his manager there did that so she could get the break out of the way and make him work longer during peak hours. Sounds like something similar is happening to you so I would go to your store manager and kindly request they knock that off. Might take that to your regional manager if I didn't see change after talking to the store manager

Sounds like it's against Starbucks policy, as you're working a period of time that's over six hours without a meal break

Sometimes I used to skip my lunch or go first so that my beans breaks would be on time. I used to pre schedule the breaks for the week so that they could order food too. Like write them down on my schedule for them ahead of time. Everyone has stuff going on and everyone gets hungry. So I always made sure there was time for them to order food if they had to. I would ask everyone "hey guys, it's blank o'clock. If anyone is gonna order food for your lunch I'll give you 10 minutes to do it right now. "

Lol yeah i would tell them thats not happening

Chipotle used to do this shit 😭

Absolutely not. I would first tell my supervisor that I was not ok with that and if they push back talk to your manager. If your manager is okay with that then go to your district manager.

I am a ssv at one of the busiest drive thru in my district. We are frequently understaffed as are many Starbucks across this great land. I would Never do that to one of my baristas. There is no reason for that.

California here, state law is it must be taken by the 5th hour or you violate meal break standards. My store has us get them out of the way as early as possible. I believe the store/company get fines for meal break violations

As a shift manager sometimes I'll take my lunch super early in the shift to make sure my beans get theirs at a more reasonable hour.

At my store they take a 15 an hour - twoish in and their 30 around 2 hours before they leave

I don’t for others, but myself if I open I enjoy taking my lunch as my first break so I can eat and be ready for the day before it gets super busy

Yes. And I complain every. Single. Time.

y'all are getting 7+ hours?? 😭 i can barely get one 5 hour shift a week 🥲

it’s common for me to not get one until the last hour of my shift so yknow i think my ssv forgets sometimes