Simple put SM must give you 12 hours, everything else is at SM discretion. All other partners must also get minimum 12 hours , have she hired more green been since you been there? The reality is most SM are all talk and that is about all. Eventually she will probably will take you down to 20-25 hours a week.

Sbux is notoriously dishonest when it comes to hours, and it’s very difficult if not impossible to maintain traditionally full time hours here. You can try asking to pick up hours at a nearby store if it’s feasible in your area.

Sorta of related… you do not have to be a barista for a year before promoting to ssv. It’s a 6 month threshold for career progression. You can apply to any open ssv positions on the Starbucks career website after being a barista for 6 months.

Local coffee shop gives me 35-40 a week. Way less stress and effort I recommend looking into that route if you want to work in coffee and sustain yourself

you could unionize your store because I’m certain you’re not the only one thats upset about hours being cut :)

Only person who gets guaranteed hours is the SM

As a barista, it’s pretty rare to get scheduled for 35+ hours a week. I’ve seen it a few times at my past stores, but it’s rare. Your availability needs to perfectly match the needs of the store. If you want consistently more hours, moving up to SSV would be your best bet.

I would suggest using any vacation time you may have to add 2-3 hours every week. I apologize I can’t remember when partners begin accruing vacation time.

After becoming SSV, there is a 6-month requirement in each role before promoting up, and you aren't supposed to be able to transfer anywhere unless you've been at your store for 6 months or more (but I've seen that rule broken many times).

But there is **no** wait time to promote from barista to SSV, you could do that now. If your manager doesn't support you, you can transfer and promote immediately. If your expenses are pretty fixed, the increase in pay should be a good buffer for your hours variance, meaning it will matter less if you get 39 hours or 35 hours, you'll still earn enough to pay your obligations. Maybe schedule a PDC and ask your manager to either help get you ready to promote right away, or support a transfer so you can move up in a different store.

If all else fails, reach out to other stores in your district to pick up more hours.

Have you asked about being added to other nearby locations on shift marketplace? In between college semesters, I was able to have 38-39 hour weeks by picking up as many shifts as possible at other locations. At my main location, I only get 22-24 hours, but that’s ok for me because I’m in college

I only get 15 hours. I’m out the door asap