I was talking to some of the newer partners last week and found out I'm making a dollar less than the new hires and I've been here almost two years lol ugh

So what is minimum wage at Starbucks?? My friend is a manager and says she is making $15 now? I thought it was $15 no matter what.

Sometimes they do raises based on how long you’ve been working so, this last February I believe, partners that had been there for 2 years got a slight raise and then partners that I’ve been there for 5+ years got a slightly larger raise. I think that’s what it was.

You can ask for a raise! It will be performance based in my experience. I would recommend doing it! The worst they can say is no.

You can always ask, I probably wouldn't expect it to go anywhere good for you, but you can ask.

Trenta rant!! After more than a decade with the company I was on the same boat with high schoolers making the same or more than me. It's BS and frankly shameful

I had this exact conversation with my manager and they said the company no longer gives performance based raises. Only based on tenure. To be tenured you have to have been hired at least 2 years before the date of the raise. Tenured partners usually get a 5% raise each year and everyone else only 3%. This year was different because they put everyone in the US at $15. If you were already making $15 then you got the 3-5% raise depending on tenure. I make the same as a starting barista too even though I’ve been with the company for almost 2 years. It sucks.

No you are not wrong for feeling this way. I have been in that position before. I was a SSV for a long time and for the few years they were gradually trying to get the minimum wage up, every year they raise it, me and other long-time partners would end up getting paid the same as newer partners. This was never addressed during my time there so I figured if the company won’t adjust my pay, then I will adjust the effort I put in. From doing the MOST, I took it down to about 15-20% lol. New SSVs have a customer issue? Need help creating the daily and/or weekly order? Need help to re-balance tills? Need help with the food management tool? No, thank you! Figure it out on your own or ask the manager. If I am getting paid as a new SSV I wouldn’t be expected to know these things anyways. (: Kicker was I still a good worker even after taking it down a notch, but it did make me feel good with what they were paying me.

Get a different job and apply for your position when it opens

nope, totally valid. its one of the many reasons why i left my last job. id been there 4 yrs and rather than giving me a raise to math my time there, i was making the same as new hires despite experience + loyalty to the company. its fucked up.

Wait I thought they raised it by percentage based on what position you’re in?

You could ask for a raise but you won't get it.

Best thing to do is bring it up to your management. Maybe look into applying at a franchise location and see what they offer. If you do get an offer, let them know what the other place is offering you. Take care of yourself first before the business. For context I’m in Texas where the minimum is $7.50hr. So the wage varies. Maybe use this opportunity to make the jump into retail. Keep us updated on what happens :)

There was a huge realignment registering pay that should have adjusted everyone within your own market.

I’ve been with the company over 10 years, and let me tell you that has always been an issue. And every year I would get the same response from the district managers and other Starbucks peeps that it’s been fixed and partners who have been with the company such and such amount of time gets such and such a percentage more. And every time I would say I don’t actually care what all those numbers mean, the number I care about is the amount that I’m getting paid which is still the same as new people.

At a licensed Starbucks, I make $14 and change bc I have 3 years of experience in a corporate Starbucks. A girl hired 2 weeks before me with no prior job experience makes $12.50. Two people currently equivalent to me in position make $13.50. Our team lead (SSV equivalent) makes $18 hourly 🙃 I’m being groomed to take her place so hopefully I get about what she’s making now

I’m currently in the same boat. My store opened two years ago and I was a part of the grand opening crew. There is not many of us left now but we pull so much weight during peak and any shift honestly. We were quoted to get a raise of a little over 16 and then base pay changed or whatever and we are getting 15 like someone who was hired yesterday. Majority of our store is new hires.. which is totally fine but when I have been loyal to the company and do way more than they can it stings. Like I’m not a trainer but I feel like I am. I am probably going to leave soon because we have all put in complaints and met with higher ups since and still no luck.

As a former sbux manager, yes, we can give you a (small) raise.

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Yeah it’s always been shitty in this regard, the weekly update said we’re gonna have pay transparency so we can see what everyone is making in our areas I guess. Not by name but I hope that’ll make it easier to argue for ourselves.

can we ask for a raise? im a ssv but am doing way more work than other ssv’s in my store

You’re upset other people are making a better wage? Even though your wage just got better?

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