There was a recent policy update saying that partners need to work on average at least 12 hrs/wk with at least 150% availability for the amount of hours they want to work (so minimum available hours of 18/wk), which is what you might have heard. I think SMs are having conversations with partners who are not at that threshold

This would only apply to a minority of partners though, probably not 30%

Dunno about 30% but people who don’t offer 18hrs per week of availability and work 12 hours per week on average through each quarter are at risk of being fired. Had an official convo about the policy today, and your SM should be discussing this if not with everyone definitely with anyone at risk.

Maybe this isn’t a problem at every store, but I see so many baristas saying it’s not a big deal, but the area I’m from majority of baristas are students. This policy seems to directly affect students/ partners with two jobs. I looked at my most recent schedule (8/01) we have 17 partners with less than 12 hours that week. Im seeing so many people trying to downplay this new rule as if it’s not going to affect a lot of baristas but it is. How is my SM going to provide those 17 baristas with hours when we clearly don’t have them already? How is he going to give all the students baristas enough hours on the weekend (even if they have right amount of availability)? Just doesn’t make sense.

No.

Lord they gonna let me go then.

Where did you hear that?