Even without the bonus, I think it's worth it. You're already going to be at work; it's nice doing something different for a change! And it's a good skill set to have and looks good on resumes in the future.

That’s so weird I’ve gotten paid $60 for training each person

do it so you know they’re trained right tbh

Huh, my training bonus was always $75 here in southern CA. I liked training, personally. You’re not scheduled as coverage, and should only expect to work coverage during the time your green bean is doing modules or if you’re heavily understaffed (in that case, I’d reconsider). You get to learn other peoples’ learning styles, touch back on the basics yourself, and understand how to gently correct mistakes you see for a more consistent store experience. It looks great on a résumé, as does being a supervisor, and this is a good skill to master as part of moving up if you choose to. I also liked that I was learning new things as I was training people, because being a knowledge sponge made my job a million times easier when I always had the answer to a problem. It’s totally up to your working style — if you’re happy to lean on others for support/learn as you go and show up and do your job, then staying a barista might be your sweet spot. If you’re a little bored and ready to explore new territory, and excited to teach someone what you’ve learned so far, being a trainer could be perfect. Good luck either way!

Personally, I love training. I like to break up the monotony of every day barista work. It really only gets stressful when the store is busy and you have to take up a bar and then every ssv is asking you to run various errands when you’re trying to explain what microform is.

wait hold on I see y'all are in agreement here that apparently I should have been paid for training....

I live in Ontario and it's $100 per person. But I'd say it's still worth it, it's a good change of pace. Sometimes get sick of my own voice though 😂

TWO WEEK TRAINING??? My training was only four days! We did two days on videos and two days on the floor then got put to work

There’s always the option of not having training pay. I trained in the 2000s and we didn’t receive extra pay. My current company started paying out for within the last 2 years even thought I wasn’t paid when I trained people years ago. All to say, take the fucking money. Take all the money that’s offered. You’ve earned it. The training experience also looks good on the resume when you’re ready to switch to other roles.

I liked it honestly. I didn’t care too much about the bonus but I was training before officially being a trainer so getting the bonus was nice. But I loved helping other people learn and get better at a job I was doing pretty well at!

You basically get to be doing your job but teaching someone lol, and youre technically not a position either so you get out of dealing with customers and doing tasks😂

I was told that I’d be getting an extra .75 cents per hour and I should be getting my first check with it on there this week so I’ll keep you updated

I got $75 every time I trained someone.

yes but hold your sm accountable for actually giving you your bonus. ensuring trainers actually get paid for their work has been an uphill battle at most stores in my district.

As an ex trainer, it was really nice just connecting with future partners and being able to help guide them through the trials and errors (especially the errors lol) of the job. The added bonus was nice, but I'd say, if you like teaching and being able to provide examples and support for green beans, being a trainer is definitely worth it.

I said yes but never got the chance to train someone 😭

No. You don’t get the bonus until they stay with the company for a month (maybe 3? I can’t remember) or so. I think most people are sane enough to quit before that. So its a waste of time.

I have limited patience so I can get a little stressed training green beans, but I have zero patience for people getting trained improperly and then just having a hard time unlearning bad habits. so i’d rather train them correctly than have someone else do a bad job at it hahaha

I’m not sure of the downsides of being one. It’s all set aside training time that you get paid for. I guess you probably shouldn’t do it if you’re bad at your job, but you shouldn’t have gotten the offer in the first place if that were the case. And it’s extra pay (no matter how much) for something you’d probably have to do anyways.

That's a week of just explaining our job... while the rest of us is in the fire... you get to observe the flames

depends on your store. it can be really good to make a positive impact on a store that's having trouble keeping employees, or training people incorrectly. but it can be emotionally exhausting if your managers don't take the time to consider your needs. you need to be good at standing up for yourself.

Sure, gets you closer to your SM. Looks good if you want to become a SSV or move up in the company.

My store manager told me that it was given to whoever trained that person the most. So I rarely ever got a bonus for training new partners. Over time, I didn't see the value in the position of trainer, because of the lack of support from the rest of the team on the floor while training, and the general attitude of annoyance towards new partners. And then any mistakes or lack of knowledge of the new partner comes back to you, and the position can easily be taken away.

im becoming one because my manager is making me before i become a shift and also because i’m tired of all these new baristas who don’t know how to do shit because they’re not trained properly.

This led me out the door (to another job that began my actual career) in less than 6 months!

Training others is a great step to take and although it’s a tough thing to do well in a high volume location it was a great change of pace.

Honestly I say it’s worth it especially if they’re asking you chances are you’re going to be training someone the only difference would be whether or not you go the official route and get paid for it

I was told you only got paid when they stayed for 90 days ? But anyways yes being a trainer is nice !

They lied to me about how much the bonus would be and after I spent my personal time printing out and putting together a binder of training resources, they promised to pay me for that time and never did.

The experience was rewarding, but I had to work long shifts training baristas. Sometimes we would spend hours on one thing and we’d have to work around everyone else. It was also cool that I got to dictate when we took breaks and all but that’s about it.

Also don’t do it if you have a shitty manager. The manager who made a barista trainer let me have control over the training process, scheduled me the time I needed to completely train each barista, and only consulted with me on each training plan. The second manager wanted complete control over the training process and not only froze me (then the store’s only barista trainer) out of the process, but started allowing other non-trainer baristas to train new hires.

That being said, if your goal is to be a shift supervisor or go beyond, then this is an essential and important step on that journey.

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u guys got training pay??!?!?

y’all are getting paid to train people ?? tf 😭

According to my dm there were talks of paying trainers abit more hourly instead, since they expect us to be coaching consistently as well. Not sure if thats a district by district decision though

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No

I never got paid for training.

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No. Fuck no. Im a shift and demoting myself because it's not worth the extra responsibility