To my knowledge I don't think it matters. When I got promoted to ssv I was literally in the process of training my first and only green bean

You don’t have to be a trainer at all. It’s just the best way to show leadership before promoting.

Please don't quote me on this, as I'm coming from a place of what I was told vs what really happened.

Anyways, I was told to be promoted by the book, you'd have to be a trainer for 6 months. But even then, I think it also depends on your experience and how you're coaching/leading as a trainer.

At the end of the day, regardless of what's "by the book," I think it'll just come down to a combination of how you are doing, how your SM (and possibly even DM) think you're doing, and how your SM follows (or doesn't follow) the rules.

I skipped barista trainer and went right to shift 🤷‍♀️

My first day of training my first barista I was promoted. Technically you don’t even have to be a trainer

No set amount of time. I became an SSV about 6 weeks after being a BT and that was about 6 months after hiring on.

I was a supervisor before being a trainer, but i believe you have to be with the company for 6 months

I became barista trainer then got promoted righter away. Just bc scheduling the interview took a while. I didn’t even train my first green bean till after I finished my ssv training LOL

6 months unless they need someone promoted faster