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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

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Full History - 2022 - 10 - 21 - ID#y9zbtd

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Managers of Starbucks….. (self.starbucksbaristas)

submitted by Acrobatic_Relation58

ASM of one here. Today my manager said sometimes managers skip their breaks? Isn’t it by law to take your break??
I’d used to work during them but heck no I stopped that.
I need my breaks and lunches.

Ok_Investigator4314 248 points 8m ago

plz my managers whole shift is a break

sunflowercupcakee 30 points 8m ago

My old managers whole shift a break whining about how how she doesn’t understand why baristas need tens cause she doesn’t.

FemboiTomboy 23 points 8m ago

i RARELY take my ten's, but i'll be damned if i don't make sure my baristas get them. if i stop working, it's really hard for me to pick back up my momentum. i see that as a problem, not something to pride myself on

Distinct-Apartment39 3 points 8m ago

Reminds me of my old manager who’d sit at her desk all day everyday, and then “forget” about any break that wasn’t a 30 🙄 like yeah I’m sure you don’t need to remember your break because you haven’t been standing since 5am 🥰

Praxlyn 10 points 8m ago

why is this so funny?? 😭😭

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mnh17 81 points 8m ago

My SM rarely takes any breaks, which I get on her for frequently. My SM before her didn't usually take 10s (which i'm reminded aren't legally required) but usually did take her 30s. Depends on the manager I suppose!

W0lf_2020 9 points 8m ago

My SM had to start taking his 30s or he was going to be fired because he kept skipping them

dazedandconfusedhere 43 points 8m ago

The partner guide states that all partners are required to take all scheduled breaks.

I always encourage my SM to take her breaks, even when she’s doing admin all day. It’s good to let your brain rest from work things for a few minutes, even when it feels like you’d be better off just skipping it

camusdreams 9 points 8m ago

Where does it say this? Starbucks policy is page 8 in the handbook and is to only follow laws and regulations. Federal law doesn’t require the employer to give any breaks. Like at all. *Most* state laws only require that breaks are offered, but don’t require the employer *force* you to take them. Some managers may claim they’re required to, but really in most instances, we just need to keep partner hours within budget so the DM doesn’t get salty.

$1, Starbucks even stated that breaks were “offered”, and that this partner chose not to take them after he made the claim that he was not given his breaks. Starbucks also asked that this partner prove the breaks were not offered in the first place.

dazedandconfusedhere 19 points 8m ago

Page 15 of the partner guide

It states “All nonexempt partners (café attendants, baristas, shift supervisors, shift managers, assistant store managers and California store managers) are required to take scheduled meal and rest breaks.”

So I guess I was slightly wrong in that SMs are not required to take their breaks and can skip them, but ASMs do have to take them and I still think SMs should

camusdreams 4 points 8m ago

Thank you! Good to know.

jennacadie 2 points 8m ago

It's impossible to prove a negative, so how could he pro e he was not offered?

Puzzleheaded_Crab_44 37 points 8m ago

i’m a manager of a licensed store and i skip my breaks a lot simple because i don’t have time to get stuff done if i take breaks, i always take my lunches tho

ItzBoogieMan 12 points 8m ago

I’m a partner and I push my shift supervisors to take their breaks. We’re all humans.

MountainGoat999 15 points 8m ago

Yo that's crazy my manager took a 6 hour break today

facherry 14 points 8m ago

It’s funny you say you used to work during them and stopped recently; while I was an SSV i took maybe 5 lunches total in my year in the role and as SM i make sure not only my team gets theirs but try to remind myself to boundaries so i’m able to have that break of zen. It’s easy to get wrapped up in working through it when you’re someone who’s striving to present the best work, so it’s taken me (still working on it) a while to actually respect my own work boundaries, especially since so much is expected of me even when i’m not actively in store.

hikintexan 12 points 8m ago

I was a manager in 2020. My "breaks" were generally spent trying to get interviews or write the schedule. I was still working, but I got to sit down so it wasn't too bad.

morningchampagne 8 points 8m ago

For managers we get paid to complete the work. If that means working during my break so I don’t have to stay after my shift, I will work during all my breaks. For the managers who are taking crazy long breaks I feel like they are not completing the work properly, and likely taking the non coverage time from baristas as we don’t really get that much time off the floor. I’ve worked for many years and can do most tasks quickly and I still feel I need more time to complete everything we have to do.

foomeitshitme 6 points 8m ago

Lunch is in the back room and no breaks. I pulled a 12 hour shift the other day and sat down for maybe 5 minutes

hollsberry 5 points 8m ago

Yo I’m a shift and I don’t always have time for breaks :(

clouds183 5 points 8m ago

it’s required to be offered. not required that you take them.

nicolelynnejones 3 points 8m ago

In emergency situations like being slammed with 2-3 people, I’ll take a paid break so they can call me back if necessary. But never ever will I just not take one.

Deadrax502 2 points 8m ago

You can skip all your breaks if you want. The law is they can’t make you skip it.

Acrobatic_Relation58 [OP] 2 points 8m ago

Thanks. I choose not to skip the work will always be there. I choose to take them when it is slower since our store is always busy

verdeuce 2 points 8m ago

My team has to remind me to take my breaks. Otherwise I’d work through them too. If you’re an asm and in training I would absolutely still take all of your breaks. It can be a hard habit to break if you start now

BabyH1ppo 2 points 8m ago

No ssvs at more store take their breaks. We don't have the coverage. Most of the time we work through our lunches as well.
Save our baristas mental health but sacrifice our own
#tobeapartner

hailstormdruid 2 points 8m ago

My manager struggles to get hers in. She’s got a lot on her plate.

As a SSV myself, everyone gets their breaks and lunches, including myself. Period.

Pylon-Cam 2 points 8m ago

I’m pretty sure you’re allowed to skip you’re breaks if you want to (not sure why you would) — you just can’t be forced or compelled to do so.

Acrobatic_Relation58 [OP] 1 points 8m ago

I don’t that’s the thing. She is like we implying me as well can skip it not asking if I wanted to skip it. Fk that.

wok3less 2 points 8m ago

my manager rarely takes his :( he’ll just sit to be able to eat n thats it

swisschalamet 2 points 8m ago

I know my manager if it’s super busy or if we’re down a partner will sometimes ‘skip’ her break during scheduled coverage. If she has non-coverage later in her shift she’ll usually just clock out for her lunch once her coverage is over

misteeleyoman 2 points 8m ago

As a manager of a licensed store, I rarely take my lunches and regularly skip breaks because I don’t have time for them. Too much to do, so little time.

allPanic_noDisco96 2 points 8m ago

I thought the same thing a while ago but it depends on what state you’re in bc labor laws can vary.

cailey001 2 points 8m ago

Lunch is legally required. You can waive your 10s

Hazel_is_Trans 1 points 8m ago

Barista here: I see my ssv take their 30s but don't come back for 40 or 50 minutes... my sm dose take their 30s and 10s..

ellieshaww 1 points 8m ago

i’m an SM and i rarely take breaks. my store is low volume and we are only on 2 man deployment. sometimes i have to spend time in the back actioning emails or doing rotas etc so i feel bad spending even more time off shift to take a break 😕

snowflakenecklace 1 points 8m ago

we had a temporary store manager once, working alongside our normal one. my normal manager often tried to convince me to start asm development, which i was always adamantly against. temp manager made a joke one day that he viewed his breaks as “extra admin time” or something similar. that got a big “yeah that’s why i don’t wanna be one” from me.

Christianna_16 1 points 8m ago

Hah all my manager does is sit on his ass 6 hrs a day

Interesting-Wrap9118 1 points 8m ago

I sometimes skip My break if it’s insanely busy. But it’s not illegal, you must provide a break for those working 6 hours plus or more.. and if they say no that’s on them, but it’s not illegal, sometimes my co workers rather skip their breaks as they say they feel lazy after

AshKB5661 1 points 8m ago

Breaks aren't required in my state whatsoever, whether you work at Starbucks or anywhere else, unless you require breaks due to a disability. It sucks.

MsHarm-SoSass 1 points 8m ago

Manager here of a LS and I suck at taking breaks. Currently training 2 new baristas and I literally just told them yesterday that taking proper breaks on time is soo important, but that they will rarely see me take one. What’s wrong with me??

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no0dles130 1 points 8m ago

I go on breaks to answer emails and look at potential candidates lol.

Dolli3x 1 points 8m ago

I’m a manager but a minor, and yeah no as soon as I started fully being a manager my breaks took a vacation and I barely am able to get a 15 minute in and work 6 days & long hours to cover all my lazy adult ass coworkers 🫠

glowml 1 points 8m ago

SSV here, i know i’m not a manager but sometimes i forget to take mine cause we simply just don’t have the time for it, or i’ll clock out and still work only if we’re completely slammed

marigshu 3 points 8m ago

do NOT work off the clock. you can and will be separated for it. please protect yourself.

glowml 1 points 8m ago

yeah i was told that and dont do it anymore

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