Tiny bit of context, I applied to a slew of random places to get a job at the military base in my city. Mostly because most of my family works civilian jobs on the base and likes to hang out over there and I wanna be included haha.
I got a call and was offered an interview from the one and only Starbucks on the base. I know good and well (not to sound cocky) that if I do the interview I’m definitely getting hired as i have a good amount of experience and good references, and have been offered the job on the spot at every other job I interviewed for so far.

Here’s some of the red flags I found
- a lot, a lot of 1 star reviews all saying it’s the slowest Starbucks on earth and always busy
- small building as it’s inside a gas station that is always busy bc it has the best prices on base
- apparently the current staff is very rude to customers
-an apparent ex employee left a review stating the manager is allegedly discriminatory and plays favorites
-some reviews saying the staff is totally overworked
-and a review stating management is unorganized
- it is the only Starbucks on the base and one of only 2 locations you can actually get coffee there so it’ll be hella busy.


Here’s some positives I found
-a surprising amount of 5 star reviews from customers saying they all love the staff and staff is very nice
-idk small building so it wouldn’t be much to clean after a shift
- a lot of reviews said this location is always out of almost everything in the store so I wouldn’t have to bother with a decent amount of stuff
-a lot of reviews said the staff talks a lot and is friendly (and I talk entirely way too much)
-in the little interaction I’ve had with her the manager seems pretty nice and professional.
- it’s located in the gas station with the best prices so cheaper gas for me ⛽️



But the starting pay I’ve been offered is very good for the area at almost $18 an hour fresh out the gate.
Holidays are rolling around and I’ve got 2 birthdays I’m expected at next month so that almost $18 would help.

So I’m just wondering if I should sell my soul to get a green apron or keep my sanity and hold out for a different position at that base.