This seems extreme to me, especially because you were planning on paying for it.

I’m confused…
Save ur partner beverage to be made for when ur off instead of your break??? You can have a drink in all ur breaks/lunch one up to 30 mins before you clock in and after you clock off.

I don’t know what kind of Starbucks you work in, but I’m going to assume that there were at least five drinks that needed to be remade during one shift. Who’s stressing over one drink bruv? Who are you trying to kid?

Should you have let them make your drink? Probably. Should you have WYA in a New environment? Probably.

You lucked out not having to work with people who are going to live up your backside about whether you get your employee drink on your break or when you leave.

I’m kind of failing to see what the problem was or why you were fired? I thought we were able to get it up to 30 minutes before/after we clocked out???? I’m so confused lmao i’m so sorry that’s BS.

1) My store has the same strict rule that it’s only one drink marked out 30 minutes before your shift, during your break, and 30 minutes after your break. You can’t save the mark out for later. Either way, they shouldn’t have written you up for not knowing. It’s not your fault at all. They could have just told you.

2) If you wanted two venti lemonades (one mark out and the other bought), they should have allowed you to get it. Trenta lemonade instead was pretty weird.

3) Yeah, my store isn’t allowed to make your own drinks either due to issues. We had a few new transfers & they didn’t know. We never wrote them up or yelled at them. It’s a mistake and shouldn’t be punished by firing you.

Overall, your situation was bs. Seems very bias considering they were observing you. Definitely unprofessional. It’s not your fault you came from a store that had laid back rules. They should have known and understood not every store follows policy.

Never assume your co-workers are your friends or will have your back especially if what your doing is against policy. Especially when you’re the new person at the store. Take this lesson to your next place of employment too.

Is it possible to appeal with district and then move to a different location instead? That seems extremely biased

Since when can you only mark out one drink during a shift? It’s unlimited….. ur store is wildin

Bs separation. I’m sure u can get back with the company if ure not Red flagged

If this is the real truth and you can go to partner resources and fight back.

That’s a dumb reason to get fired sorry that happened

Well shit, now I can't understand the context really Bcuz OP deleted it :(

That’s dumb as fuck lol

i think this is really dramatic, i work at a store that’s pretty laid back and if i transferred somewhere strict i’d be in the same shoes fs. did you get more warnings in between? they should’ve cut you some slack for coming from somewhere that didn’t care, its not your fault if it’s learned from your old higher ups. if you’re respecting whatever they tell you when you’re warned then firing you is dramatic

Unfortunately, the beverage markout policy is in the partner handbook and on the hub which you should always refer to if you're not sure to cover yourself. That's technically abuse of the policy which can end in separation which I've seen many times. Didn't your SM go over the beverage markout policy with you after the first write up? Did you ask what the policy was after getting written up a second time? If you know you're being watched, know the policy and follow it to the letter because that protects you because ultimately, "I didn't know" isn't an excuse. Also, never trust your coworkers to not snitch, they absolutely will. And never assume that just bc your last managed let it slide that your new manager will.

For making your own drink, it goes into the whole "time worked = time paid" policy. You can't be working off the clock and if caught can lead to a corrective action up to separation. The company also doesn't want to be paying you if you got hurt while off the clock doing work.

Those who don't mark out your drinks, always, always mark it out bc that is considered theft and can lead to immediate separation if you're caught.

Wait do some stores only allow one drink Markout per shift?????

I work at a licensed store and I believe we don’t get free drinks. There are a couple of new baristas that make their own drinks without asking a sm if it’s ok.