this job is awful. i only stay bc i love working with my friends

This is definitely a different view than most but while the job isn’t perfect it’s better than my last customer service job. My manager is great and everyone o work with is great. Like I said this job isn’t the best but it’s much better than hypocritical managers who yelled at me if I had to use the restroom once during an 8 hour shift and a job that didn’t follow break laws.

Prior to Starbucks I worked server jobs and this was the first job to ever make me cry , I keep telling myself that the benefits are worth it

totally, it's not even comparable. my previous jobs are varied and include a lot of customer service, ranging from manager of a dispensary (so im used to getting yelled at) all the way to bike messenger (supposedly one of the hardest most dangerous jobs in the world) and like


none of them have shit on the siren


but it's not the customers honestly, it's the corpo culture and the managers

Its the customer entitlement that is the issue. That makes it stressful.

Worst customer base on the planet and awful company culture. It isn’t the cute, romanticized coffee shop it used to be.

panda express can never be topped in terms of my past jobs. shit sucked mega ass. so far at starbies I have ended up at a great store with great co workers and great management, its my favorite job so far out of em all but I know that’s atypical:(

Starbucks has been way better to me than any of my other service jobs, but it highly depends on your location. I got lucky with a great store

Why do you think we are unionizing

It’s awful but I also think it’s the customers getting worse. The pandemic has left people even more narcissistic and shitty than before, they lost social skills and gained entitlement. We are just currently dealing with that

I only stay for the benefits

I’ve worked at places before starbucks that had no benefits at all. I kinda view starbucks as a 8/10 job that has great benefits, but at the same time terrible customers and mediocre work flow/structure. I can see most people’s arguments to increase our barista wages. I consider that maybe in the long run if they were able to increase wages, Starbucks will unfortunately be very competitive, accept more college graduates and not so much teens if starbucks increase their pay. Not having a lot of job availability for teens starting out and more props to people in their 20’s. Idk, it’s just a thought.

The bullying is systemic in Starbucks

To me, it's not. It's so much better than my last job. This job actually has good benefits, a lenient callout policy, lots of breaks during your shift, and decent pay. But that's just in my opinion.

It’s not Starbucks, it’s the times. I’ve been in this industry my whole career, and Starbucks is definitely the best of the places I’ve worked, but I agree everything is getting worse

It depends. I’ve had other food service jobs, and I definitely don’t miss going home smelling like old burnt meat and grease. A lot of it depends on your specific store too. I moved locations and reduced my hours and it made a world of difference. I actually started liking work at Starbucks again.

I used to work at a vet clinic, and I have to say that was my worst experience with people so far. I feel like the customers in general at my store have been pretty decent aside from people complaining about shortages or just driving away at the speaker before I’m done. I do agree that it seems like a LOT of my fellow partners hate their lives and are kind of miserable to work with

The store/SM/Crew make a difference. I was originally hired in 2013, worked till 2016 and moved on to a different customer service job. I came back a year ago because they finally paid well and it's a decent wage for my area. I promoted quick with experience and that helps but honestly it is a taxing job.

I've cut my availability 2 times since I've been back a year and 6 months ago, transferred to a different store because my last store wasn't great. This new store/SM/Crew is so much better and we are literally the 5th highest volume store in the PNW.

Maybe try looking into a change in hours or even shifts, if you can? And maybe a transfer to a new store. I went from shifting opens at my last store to shifting close at my current store and it's such a Stark difference, even with the significant increase in business. Good luck!

Lmao I’m just the opposite. Maybe retail is better but if you think this sucks, try working at a restaurant/food place. This is definitely the best job I’ve had so far IMO

I worked at chick-fil-a before i worked at starbucks. I would have to say cfa was worse

I worked at Starbucks for upwards of a year and now work at a more stereotypical fast food place. My biggest thing is my current job doesn't require what Starbucks calls "costumer connections". I think this is what made Starbucks so tiring. It was nice smelling like coffee and having a more "glamorous" job compared to my peers, but my mental health is doing so much better.

these comments are so concerning. i love my job. my manager is great, my coworkers are kinda untrained and gossipy but i’m into coaching and leading so i don’t mind helping out extra, in my three years i’ve only had maybe 3 karen’s, and i actually like all positions minus css so i actually like it here it’s the only job i’ve had that i’ve really enjoyed and stuck with

It is not just you

It most certainly is. I did retail/customer service for about 15 years. Starbucks was the absolute worst job in that category.

I worked at Starbucks for my first job for a few years. I've worked 4-5 other service jobs (barista elsewhere, cashier, bartender) and Starbucks still stands out as the worst job I've ever worked. The worst guests, worst management, worst store culture, worst protection for their partners. I don't know how they retain as many people as they do.

I like my job :/ my coworkers and my manager are pretty great

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