I worked for a company in Alaska that roasted their own beans, the stuff they'd find in the green bean bags, I don't want to think about it because I'd never drink coffee again.

HOW DID THEY NOT NOTICE WHEN MAKING YOUR FOOD OMGG

Seems like many places pick and choose reinforcing this rule. Worked at many food service places and always had my nails done but as soon as I started at sbux there was no exceptions I wasn’t even allowed to wear gloves.

Dutch Bros lets employees have nails. There’s been no complaints of nails in drinks and they also don’t handle any unpackaged food. Everything is done by mixing with spoons and the process of making drinks doesn’t involve nails touching products at all, nails do spread germs and it’s important to consider that when handling foods and that may be why Starbucks is so strict on their policy because of warming??

I was under the impression that the FDA allowed it as long as you were using food safe gloves, Starbucks just took it a step further. This is what I read in my restaurant manager training from when I promoted to SSV anyways

It’s not FDA. I see people at other stores that prepare food that have nails. It’s a stupid rule and needs to be abolished.

Yeah when I took the food safety exam there was an absolutely massive unit on fingernail bacteria. You can literally kill someone with the little bits of gunk under your nails, it’s so foul

that's when you jsut get a little scrub brush and scrub when you wash your hands


(which you should be doing anyway actually)

Also are people drinking from our hands? Are you testing temperatures with your fingers? At what point does mail bacteria enter a drink or food.

So you don’t watch your hands every ten minutes at work? And besides the fake nails, the natural nail SHORT with acrylic isn’t a Petri dish 🧫

I agree with you. I don’t get why everyone is so fucking pressed.
I believe it should be okay to have nails done while SERVING in food departments because:

•It looks clean ( there should be a special policy on what is okay to get and what is not, much vibrant colors maybe isn’t viewed to be as professional as a nude or soft pastel. Length should also be discussed)

•If you bite your nails, it looks way better with a short simple extension because people will be staring at your hands since you are the carrier of their precious, precious food. Wouldn’t it be nice to see:

-short

-clean

-soft

nails? rather than:

-short

-bitten

-ugly

-nasty

nails? I don’t know what you prefer but I do prefer the first alternative.

Though, the dirt under the nail does not magically disappear just because the nail is pretty. Soooooo solution would be to extend your routine in your job place by cleaning your hands and under nails very neatly. Having specific steps that are you are obligated to perform as soon as you step into your work place. Extending your hygienic policy is only good for yourself as well as others.

I also believe that jewelry should not be a problem, as long as it :

•isn’t too big

•isn’t too visible

•sits tightly to your skin (necklace, bracelet)

•maximum of 1 ring per person (shouldn’t be big, should not catch attention)

Of course, jewelry isn’t magical either. It will not clean itself. So, same hygienic policy goes for jewelry as for nails.

Shortly said, food departments should have greater hygienic rules for those who would like to maintain their appearance while working.

Even my natural nails get very long, as long as acrylics. Never told to clip them down or wear gloves. I clearly keep my hands and fingernails clean because that’s how you properly wash your hands as I’m not 12. How are acrylics any different? My actual nail is more likely to break into a drink than the strong reinforced acrylics

It’s called V E N T I N G. I don’t want to argue and I don’t want an explanation on something I already understand

according to food safety standards you’d have to change the gloves constantly bc you can’t wash them (that’s my guess as to their reasoning)

we don't have any gloves rn

Exactlyyyyy

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While I agree with you, those same partners also probably barely wash their hands--which is just as gross.

This ^

It might suck but it is what it is.

Tell that to the shitty customers

you seem miserable

no you can leave actually

Got downvoted making this exact point smh

I find that issues with hair is so much more likely and if feels like starbucks is just covering their bases. It might be more likely to react with sanitizers but still. If they supply gloves that are usable and efficient they could just require folks who wear nails, to wear those. Just easier to not allow them tho 🥲

Thank you. I think you make the overall third person who actually got the point

Then all of your other food service jobs weren’t following FDA food handling procedures.

good. because if your jobs didn’t follow this safety protocol, it’s likely they didn’t care about any other cleanliness/health safety standards either lmfao

Because people are as ridiculous as our prices and despite everyone wanting rights; no one has the right to a different opinion

Ahhh babe me too 💕 fuck all these miserable boot lickers

it’s not a starbucks thing it’s an FDA thing so they can’t really change it even if they wanted to

this is not the flex u think it is

It’s not cooperation though it’s federal law regulations lmao.

Which is the issue. Each company/state has its own version of food safety on top of federal guidelines. Like in Arizona sbux employees don’t need hats. In North Carolina they do bc it’s food safety law

They do let some girls do that at my store. Personally I wouldn’t bc gloves are tedious. So no nails for me

THIS is the compromise I wish would be more widespread.

I am too! I get it, it’s not food safe. I WISH IT WERE THO!