safety? how so

I kind of get where you’re coming from, but my mom once dropped a pot of boiling spaghetti on her foot, she had socks on. The socks absorbed the liquid and retained the heat, making the burn worse than it could’ve been. So based on that experience, I’d think that having something like workout leggings to work would be better for safety as they’re designed not to retain sweat/water as easily as other fabrics/materials.

IMO, they don’t allow leggings because if they allow leggings, that means everyone gets to wear leggings, including men. And while Starbucks is kind of progressive, I don’t think they’d go for that tbh. They’d face a lot of backlash I feel, and they don’t wanna risk it.

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They are allowed for pregnant people so I don't really understand that 😂

Half the reason i still wear a mask is bc im not gonna take out my piercings for work.

I have both sides of my nose pierced, a septum piercing , and the middle of my lip pierced & im covered in tattoos. Hands, fingers, arms. I’ve never been told anything idk if all of that is allowed tbh. to me the dress code is dumb. Some people get away with wearing certain clothes and shoes. But others don’t. Like it’s 2022, who cares as long as it’s not offensive, and too revealing.. why can’t we just wear what we want.

Honestly a big motivation of me quitting was that I wanted another piercing and my store manager was very by the book.

When I got hired my SM said only one piercing on the face, which I have, but she basically suggested she would turn a blind eye if I got more. Most of the baristas at my store have 2/3 piercings, mostly on the nose. Though, my SM kinda sucks as a manager so she likely hasn't even noticed anyone's piercings..

It absolutely pissed me off to see the watches & nail polish on the front of the weekly update like they allow them now. Deception!

this!!! why even mention it. they're literally saying they know we're upset about it but they just don't care.

The company’s 2 favorite lines: “ we understand your frustration” and “we heard your concerns”

BS

I had to read that about 7 times only to be disappointed as well.

But watches are a health code thing. You need to wash up to mid forearm.
And most health inspectors will ding you if someone has a watch on.

Watches are not allowed by the FDA because you can’t wash your hands properly…

updates:
- any color shirts
- JEGGINGS (jean leggings) are now allowed
- white shoes now allowed
- crewneck sweaters now allowed

Same I'm on vacation, I'd like to know what I'm coming back to

It’s on the weekly update if you login to partner hub

Yes! I understand the things that are genuinely FDA/safety reasons. But if they cared so much about partners being able to express themselves piercings wouldn’t be an issue in the first place. It’s obvious they just want to keep a certain ‘look’

Thank you for the laugh after a rough shift.

I really want to make a shirt that says, "Muted" all nicely in a pattern.

my store is starting to crack down pretty hard on it 😭

One of my SSV's has some sort of complex and enforces the most ridiculous things but then breaks them himself. A coworker took a 12 minute break on accident and he FLIPPED but sits in the back and plays games on his phone with his partner most of his shift.

I do because they were the comfy shoes I had at the time but now I like the stains 😂🤦🏻‍♀️
I like distressed things though

Finding a plain T-shirt is impossible? Have you tried….any place that sells clothes? Lol

wut. men's section at friggin Walmart.

Have you never been in a store?

Walmart and tatget both have an entire lil display of solid color shirts. Most are within dress code colors. And they are like $5-7.

I highly recommend the brands universal thread and a new day at Target! I shop both men's and women's of those brands and they tend to have a nice selection of solid color t-shirts that aren't in a pack of 4 or 5.

For non work they also have some cheap tank tops, I got my tanks I work out in for $4 each, and I've got 3 colors!

I have two plain shirts that I got from Old Navy that are my go-to work shirts. They are loose enough to not be restricting but also not too flowy to be a safety hazard, plus it’s made with a cooling fabric so you don’t overheat.

Yes, it was from the sleep section. Yes, it’s technically a pajama top. But it looks like any other plain shirt, no one believes me when I tell them.

ive just bought packs of like 5-10 for like $20 on amazon

I've had luck with single colored shirts at Target, Old Navy, and American Eagle. I'm a guy, but I am pretty sure I also saw similar shirts for women at all 3. American Eagle specifically. They tend to do sales on their tees every now and then, also. And in colors more than the usual. Pink, light blues, greens, etc.

I just bought a bunch of v necks on Walmart clearance for about $3 each

Edit: I'm a female for reference

try pacsun!! either look up basics or scoop t-shirts

Walmart! $5-$9

Weekly update

That’s not why leggings aren’t allowed. They’re a safety risk when regularly dealing with hot liquids.

You can wear them under skirts or dresses. That's what I do.

Watches and nail polish are health code violations—it’s not about aesthetic, it’s about handling things that go into people’s bodies.

I’m pretty sure you can wear slacks or cargo pants!

Since when can’t you wear slacks?

You can totally wear those. In fact those were dress code standards before adding jeans.

I've been wearing cargo pants for ages

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Nothing wrong with them! They aren’t necessarily ‘trendy’ and my teenage baristas wouldn’t be caught dead in them. I’ll wear the hell out of some jeggings though

If you’re a union store or in the process of unionizing the changes don’t apply, they will work that out in your negotiations/will need to be negotiated

Not 100% sure but I don’t see why not as long as they’re in the standard colors (so like, not green camo)

If it’s got pockets it’s pants (; drawstring could be an accessibility feature! I even have jeans that are draw string only!

Alsooooo like there’s lots of cultural facial tattoos and piercings like why the frack do they have to go out of their way to just fucking exist. Also this rule directly violates a tst tenant so good luck Starbucks.

Shorts can be 4 inches above the knee I think. But yeah my store cracked down on it pretty hard a few months back

boooo this guy stinks

No, it's something health inspectors look for, it's not a starbucks-specific rule. It's impossible to wash your hands properly if wearing a watch. And just think about how nasty the backside of a watch gets over time!

Someone else said they wear a watch around the neck strap of their apron, maybe ask your manager if they'd be OK with that?

Nails are an FDA thing, it's a food safety violation. Yes, that rule is based on an old ass study before gel manicures were a thing, but it's still not something Starbucks can change.
Leggings are a similar issue, it has to do with safety, same as open toed shoes. If something hot spills on you jeans hypothetically protect you better than leggings. Will jeggings lessen a burn? Probably not, but that's the reason leggings aren't allowed at basically any food service location.

Facial piercings absolutely should be allowed and it's so stupid that they aren't. I had a lot of partners that were super psyched about the masks because they could actually have their piercings in behind the mask.

Even without a mask, you won't catch me dress coding that shit lmao it's like tattoos, it's not gonna fall out of your face into a drink or anything, why is it my business?

regular leggings are a safety hazard

you sound exhausting

The people at my store that have watches secure them to the neck strap of their apron

that’s a health code violation

Is there an update on watches?