I actually love my job, but like any job it’s…a job. And particularly this time of year it is stressful, exhausting and at times infuriating. We all come here to vent, we don’t post when we’re just enjoying ourselves.

You have to understand that management is huge as well. Bad management makes working at any location awful. While I’m very lucky to have a wonderful manager that makes working here really great, other locations do not have such privilege. $15 an hour is the minimum wage in my state lol but I imagine it to be really amazing at other states.

Also, it’s Reddit. Most people come on here to rant. You’re going to see a lot of bad stuff before the positivity.

Just because it's better than other jobs doesn't mean they don't treat us like shit. Being abused by customers should not be "par for the course". I'm a ssv and I still can't afford a 1 bedroom in my area by myself.

i like making drinks, whatever, but mostly im in this job because its familiar and is the only thing in my area hiring for a decent wage, with the ability to move up and actually have decent benefits

15/hr is dogshit in my area. i was getting paid 19/hr as a safeway starbucks employee before our hazard pay was docked. i went back to 14/hr and everywhere else starts at 15 too. the few places i wanted to go weren’t hiring, and i’m tired of job hopping. since i already had sb exp, i settled to be here for the next couple months while i save money for a new apartment

job isnt the worst but its definitely one of the most emotionally taxing ones out there in the food industry, just bc its starbucks and ur expected to be happy/nice the entire time. i could get away with murder at a mcdonald’s, but i hate smelling like burger grease every day. id rather settle for the smell of coffee and free college for a bit lol

i do not dream of labor & even the most fun jobs have shit u can complain about. 15/hr is also far from a living wage in my area.

l didn't even see the $15/hourly due to living in a HCA and after taxes that "$15 hourly" was really $8.50 an hour, for $600 bi-weekly take home earnings on account of 35+ hours worked each week.

What I liked:

-I liked my fellow partners.
-I liked making drinks unless it was Mobile.
-Having health insurance.
-The partner markouts and discounts.

What I didn't like:

-Being told we can't make our own drinks anymore.


-Having to wait in lines during break times.


-Not being allowed to order food or drinks on tens.


-Being talked to for using the restroom during peak hours or being insulted for using the bathroom twice during a full shift.


-Opening and being there until late midday.


-Having availability requests denied in order for me to get a second job in order to support myself and keep insurance benefits from Sbux.


-Making $600 every two weeks after taxes and a $60 health insurance deduction.


-Being insulted by my SM and bullied into quitting.


-Being insulted and threatened anytime for calling out sick. I only called out when I was sick AF.


-Dresscode double standards and being written up over 'violations' that other partners get away with.


-Having a promotion being dangled over my head and then taken away.


-Being told I would be reimbursed for Uber costs when being asked to come open before scheduled time and never being reimbursed.


-Being expected to be a Barista Trainer WITHOUT the benefits or bonuses of being a Barista Trainer.


-The customers.


-Being a robot for a full shift only to be told to do numerous tasks when closing team comes in and doesn't review or ask you what you did during the shift, only looking at DCR.



-Being a sequencing robot on Mobile bar in the morning until midday without any caffeine or nourishment in the morning.



-Not being recognized for all the hard work, going the extra mile for customers and other partners, or for knowledge, skills, or experience gained and utilized effectively during all shifts.


-Being told to apply for Cup Fund, Welfare, Food stamps, and being told to "just get a bike and do Door dash in the hours I'm not working at Sbux" in response to why I can't survive on $1,200 a month.


-Being blamed for my shitty name tag constantly falling off my fucking oversized apron.


-Reaching out to my Shifts, SM, DM, and HR about my issues and receiving no response and the push to "quietly quit".

this has been one of my most favorite jobs, and i love crafting drinks, but the customers are the worst i’ve experienced in my previous 5 years of customer service. being treated like you’re literally less than human kinda gets to you yknow?

I don't inherently hate my job, and i definitely hate it less than my past jobs, but it's still bullshit in a lot of ways. I get paid like $15.40/hr which is only about a dollar over minimum wage and still below the living wage by nearly half.
But mostly i just hate the way the company enables and encourages shitty behavior from customers, and the general image the company tries to create.
The main reason I stay is it's a safe place to be an out trans person.

Okay corporate

it being the best job available doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement.

The condescension in this post is hilarious, thanks for the laugh. Every store is different and quite honestly, ive been lucky. But I refuse to be gratedul for being abused verbally by customers because theyre having a rough day. I do my best to smile and make every moment right, connect with customers and ask how their days is, but there's only so much i can take before im going to start complaining a bit. $15 an hour was great where i used to live and is crap where i am now. Lets not forget how this company treats unionized stores, their benefits may seem great, but only if youre willing to be mistreated by the company and customers. Im glad your experience is good but telling others to "have a more positive outlook" is bullshit, and you know it.

P.S. i love my job, but sometimes I dont 🤷‍♀️ thats how a job works.

no i love my job but people are allowed to complain about their minimum wage job

Most of the time…no. I can’t support myself on this salary.
I appreciate that I’m learning people skills but even THAT is so draining!

Th job itself is fine. I was hoping for more of a “barista experience” but it’s mostly been just been regular fast food work. That’s fine, I can live with that I guess. But I HATE the corporate bureaucratic nonsense we have to deal with, I hate how difficult it is to advocate for myself, and some of the customers are the most entitled people you will ever meet.

On plus side, I really really like my coworkers.

Where I’m at the minimum is $7.25 but food service and most retail pays $15 so I could work elsewhere for the same, it’s not really a great wage. The job can be a lot on your mental health, just because you haven’t reached burn out yet doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with the people who have.

Well I live in area where $15 *is* the minimum wage so there goes that point. And also the only benefit you could name in this post is free food? Which as you also pointed out is something you can get from every food service gig?

I love my job and don’t plan on leaving until I have an opportunity to be a full time artist or mother. But that doesn’t mean I don’t think corporate is out of touch. The job needs SO much improvement. If we were well staffed & given plenty of labor, changed the dress code, and took a handful of overly complex drinks off the menu, I’d honestly think it was perfect. And of course pay better.

I used to love my job, but there are many things that have pushed me to hate this job now. The only thing that has kept me here are the benefits

I like making coffee , run around to do restock and customer interaction as long as they are being respectful. It’s so exciting to go through peak and you get into a zen mode when you are sequencing on bar and getting drinks out. I hate the push to unrealistic customer connection expectation, no reward for serving extra customers, no monetary benefit for going above and beyond and some irritating regulars . I have a full time WFH job and only work on weekends and couple of shifts here and there during the week . This job is an excuse to get out of the house and at the same time make some money. I do not want to be doing this full time even part time like 20 hrs.

I don’t hate my job. I love being a barista. I love working on my craft. But when the environment gets hostile from understaffing among other issues whether with other partners or management, it’s hard to like Starbucks itself. I do not appreciate the things we’re expected to just cope with. This is one of the only spaces we can complain about this job, as for a lot of us it is not safe to do so around management even if our complaints are honestly because we want our environment to improve. When every day is stressful but like you said, $15 hourly is one of the better options, that puts a lot of weight on you. This time of year especially it gets hard to just like the job. People get so horrible around the holidays. Honestly I think this job would be so much more enjoyable with adequate staffing. Venting here is how people cope and I don’t blame them. Many people lurk and don’t post unless it’s to vent or ask questions. It would be nice to see more positive posts but I think it’s okay for people to vent their frustrations here.

Every store is dramatically different. I’ve worked in multiple stores and let me tell you that what store you’re at determines at least half of your opinion about this job. I went from a store where I hated my job to another one just a few miles away and actually enjoyed working again. I still had problems with the company. But I was no longer dreading every shift and was actually having fun again. Some stores just drain all the life out of you.

I love the actual job tasks. It’s been so crazy and unstable since the pandemic, and I’ve barely had sms and above on the floor and are unable to teach how to keep a store stable. I also have to have “toxic positivity” at work and really can’t complain or critique anything.

I quit last year and work for a small, family owned coffee roaster now, and it’s so much better. The worst part of Starbucks for me was the management/corporate aspect of it. My managers would hover over my shoulder and scold me for not “connecting” with customers and it was ridiculous. Being micromanaged and constantly asked to follow all of corporate’s ridiculous rules was exhausting.


My job now is so much more relaxed, the owners are understanding and yet they care about the quality of their products so much more than Starbucks does. Sure, the benefits aren’t as great, but I actually enjoy coming into work now so it’s worth it to me.

I like the job. The pay is okay for my area, the minimum wage is already at 15 so I only make like $2 more for being here almost 5 years. I love the benefits and my team is great which is what makes a huge difference. I've had to transfer like 4 times to find a great store, but it makes a huge difference when your team is great even the customers are less problematic because the environment is a lot better.

i mean, sometimes i like it, sometimes i hate everything, i’ve been actively applying to new jobs from pretty much the moment i started this one because i know it’s temporary. the benefits are good but i’ve never put up with such entitled customers before and as an introvert with social anxiety it is Draining

a job isn’t there to be liked

This post is so condescending

We know it’s you Howard 🙄

How can you be anything but pessimistic when corporate is waging a war on partners? They're breaking the law and doing everything in their power to intimidate and scare partners into not unionizing and when that fails they start firing pro-union partners and closing stores. Not a single contract has been put in place. they refuse to bargain and refuse to follow the law. This is what they want. complacency. "well, at least it's not as bad as it could be".

I love my job!! I do it well! I love food and bev!! I live for clarifying things for confused customers!! I got promoted and I love being a shift and being in charge of the entire atmosphere of our store for 8 hours a day!! For a next step job I wouldn’t have it any other way!!

I don’t like when other people, especially upper management, don’t do their job!!

just put in my two weeks today

It’s holidays. We hate holidays

I love it

I love every aspect of it truly maybe it’s just a perfect fit for me but it makes me happy

I love this job. It fucking sucks. It's great.

Whether your experience is good or bad almost entirely depends on your SM. And mine sucks ass, and doesn’t care about us. Also I live in the NYC area so $15/hr isn’t much.

Starbucks use to be great to work for. I enjoyed the drinks, chatting up customers and really connecting. But it’s been stated before, the “third place” isn’t a thing it seems anymore. I feel like a number for corporate and my SM. If I’m not pumping out somewhat accurate drinks at a fast rate there is an issue. It’s not about the people or the craft anymore and it kills me. Also, the current location I work for just doesn’t fit the way the store I transferred from was. The SM is so disconnected from the team and has like 4 other jobs on top of SM. And I just don’t feel as connected to this team as I did back in my home state. The environment definitely is a factor in how you feel about the job

This feels like a corporate post.

Yep. Hated it. Gave me panic attacks 3/5 days I worked a week and the $15 wasn’t worth it. ✌️

honestly no matter where i work i’m gonna complain lol. but for me it’s mostly the fact that we are pushed to be perfect robot baristas who don’t make mistakes and who can get drinks out in impossible times, shifts being mad at me because i have a chronic illness and have to use the restroom during peak, never being able to just stand for a second while i have no drinks because i’m constantly being pushed to be productive, and the fact that our shifts are also being pushed to be perfect and they take that out on baristas. also our customers are evil sometimes.

i love this job and maybe i’m just like overly positive since it’s my first job but i’m getting $4 over minimum wage in my state and i’m gonna be honest, it feels like i’m playing papas freezeria in real life and i love it. plus i love starbucks like my family gets it almost everyday and we have a Christmas tree with only starbucks ornaments on it so like it’s my dream job (right now, not forever).

I think about this a lot as I love my job, but do I love the job or is it that I hated my old job so much??? Now to be honest Starbucks is one of the best jobs I’ve had in terms of benefits and worker rights, funny I know. But that doesn’t mean I get to ignore all the negatives , like the fact that all of my coworkers are 20hours and hardly eligible for those benefits lol . But what about the job itself? It’s not bad. Is it good? Depends what you like. I personally love to come in work high paced , leave and forget about Starbucks until the next time I work. Unfortunately I realize it’s not like that for everyone I assume managers and locations and just life circumstances play largely in that but I love knowing that I’m not essential to the job and I can leave without it falling apart and come back and it’s still relatively the same. Every time I’m having a hard shift and I’m like 2 hrs in I just think “wow only 3 more” (I usually only do 5 hrs) I work at Starbucks as a side thing to help me get through school but I honestly could see myself working here much longer than that if the job provided more life security (not that most or any jobs do nowadays) it’d be nice to serve coffee and pay for all my bills for the rest of my life what a simple time

i enjoy my job. and i like my coworkers. i don't like the corporate, capitalist bs that is constantly forced on us and cripples us

It’s not the job that’s the problem, it’s the management. I would love my job otherwise.

I love this job because I have stellar management and great coworkers. Our location feels unique - I'm lucky, but I'm also sad to see how shitty it is to work at other locations that are managed very differently. The customers will always be demanding, the equipment will always be faulty, the standards corporate holds you to will always be unrealistic, but imo whether you enjoy the job ends up coming down to the communication and environment that your individual location has. The benefits stop being worth it if everything else breaks down.

It was okay job while i got degree at ASU. I would not make it my forever job but long enough to get free college degree and move on is worth it. With that being said, one of the DM started as barista and went all the way to DM in the spam of 15 years. She also gotten degree through SM so it's possible to make a career out of Starbucks.

ive only been here since october but i like it :) definitely a lot better environment than my last job and I actually feel seen

this job sucks, constantly berated by customers, standing on ur feet all day, getting no hours. i live in california, $15/hr isn’t enough to survive even if i was making fulltime hours, its a slap in the face to only be working 12. im lucky i dont pay rent, but i have coworkers that have to get second and third jobs bc they keep cutting everyones hours. often times its only 3 partners working during a rush at our drive through location, one solo dto/warming, one soloing cafe, drivethru and coldbar, and the shift taking orders and doing shift shit. if we were properly supported it wouldnt be a bad job, but we got like 30/40 ppl working at my location yet we’re constantly struggling.

No, now just the partners. Years ago, I did, but it was a different company.

really depends on the store you work at; i transferred from a hellhole that was making me actively suicidal to a less busy store with a caring manager and now i have much less to complain about. i actually enjoy coming in to work now

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I worked at home depot for three years,then safeway for 1, then mcdonalds and a gas station for a few weeks before i got hired and hands down sbux is one of the easiest jobs I've ever had. It's food service so yeah everything has to run tight but it seems like most bosses are pretty chill abt most things and I've never had a job where I didn't have beef with some coworker or another. At sbux I put my head down and make little potions and sometimes mop a little it's kind of fun. Feels like I'm playing at a water table like a little babie

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agree with everything said. i love my coworkers and my job. i actually enjoy my job

I agree entirely. I have been ignoring this sub a lot because it was getting to be too much.

Where I am (south Texas) we were making $10/hr starting, which is actually above the minimum wage and more than most other fast food joints pay. So when the minimum starting wage went up to $15/hr, and now with the cc tips too, we saw a significant increase in take home pay. Yes, we're paying more in taxes from the increase, but the take home is ultimately more.

The benefits are astounding. Literally every other place I've ever worked, you have to be salary or full time (35+ hrs/week) to get any kind of medical/dental/eye insurance. Also, the stock that they give us every year, I cash it out every year and put it away for Christmas at the end of the year. They also do the cup fund which you literally only have to donate to ONCE to benefit from. Buy a $4 pastry and round up and you can withdraw from it.

I understand that there are day-to-day frustrations that get annoying, but ultimately the benefits out weigh the negatives.

I utilized the benefit of Lyra health and she suggested I leave the company from the amount of stress. Plus with my hours going from 32 to 19 in a matter of two weeks, I can't even afford my $15.50 an hour (I guess my 50 cents comes from the little raises we got.) And I'm transitioning out to my old company. I'll get 18.50 with 33 hours being my full time minimum and the DM there is ecstatic to have me return. I'd rather have a company that's excited to take me back then one that could give two fucks about what I need to survive.

This sounds like a post that’s kinda tone deaf to the fact that $15 an hour is not even a good wage anymore. After begging for 10 years for $15 it’s no longer $15 that we need, it’s more like $20. Think about the fact that this company makes billions of dollars every year and they still cut hours and lie about why. They’re selfish, they don’t care about you or your coworkers or anyone else. That’s why they cut yours at the most profitable time of the year. And guess what, it’s because there are people like this that the manipulation from corporate starbucks works on.

I just worked my last shift last night and will not miss Starbucks at all. Out of the 8 jobs I've had over the last 15 years it was the worst by a large margin. I really liked pretty much everyone I worked with including managers. The problems my store had were bigger than the box the managers/district managers were allowed to operate in and I don't see that changing.

november & december, this job is brutal and it’s difficult to find things to like about being here. july & august, i’d say the same. i guess hating this place 4 months out of the year isn’t so bad.

but yeah, i’ve put a lot of thought into it, and i definitely don’t want to be here full time anymore. a little more time to recover from some personal traumas, and i’m going back to fitness training.

eta: i’m a shift supervisor, so i think having to be so committed to the job is part of why those seasons are awful. everyone calls out over the fall and some of winter because they get sick or need mental health days because they can’t handle the sudden increase in business. it’s terrible.

This just in: person finds out people complain about their jobs.

Seriously you think other people don’t complain about theirs? Starbucks baristas get so much flack for it no reason. Not to mention this is a Reddit pretty much FOR ranting. I love my job but I also love to complain

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The experience definitely varies depending on your store location, coworkers, and management. Everyone at my store is like one big family and we’re really relaxed on dress code, break time, etc. Of course the customers suck but that’s a job 🤷🏾‍♀️ $15 an hour to go to work and have fun is the best

I absolutely love my job.

I love making coffee, drinks, and connecting with my fellow partners and my customers. I’m very passionate about the work that I do and the product I create.
In my area, $15/hr + tips is wonderful. I will say that being a Starbucks barista is not for the faint of heart. My first job ever (2018) I was paid 7.25. My second job (2020) I got paid 10.50 and thought I was making the big bucks, and when I was hired at the bucks I started at 10.50.
I also feel as if out of any fast food places, Starbucks has the best benefits and maybe even wages. I also appreciate how inclusive Starbucks is (even if it’s to look good). Many of my coworkers are trans, so the health insurance is helping then transition, which I think is wonderful.
The job has many downs, but overall I think the pros outweigh the cons.
I do think though, that experiences differ drastically store to store depending on the work environment. I know my store has done a 180° in the past year, making it a much more enjoyable work environment.

Unfortunately, Starbucks baristas have the reputation of hating their job, which I don’t think represents the majority.

I would like to also say, I come from an non-unionized store, that does not really have any major issues with upper management. We are treated very well by our higher ups, which makes the job more enjoyable. My manager is often on the floor and loves to learn new things along with us, which is true from the two managers I’ve had (transfer).
There are plenty of partners in countless stores who have not had this experience, which is awful and I feel for those partners.

Edit: I would also like to point out that minimum wage in my state is the federal wage ($7.25/hr) and a living wage here is considered to be around $16/hr and I am a full time student who is working 20-25 hrs a week.

Preach. People complain so quickly on this sub but yet Starbucks has the most toxic employees I swear. Life is what you make it. Starbs sucks? You hate it so much? Do yourself and co workers a favor and move on. Life is too short.

Honestly, it depends on the store.

Personally my store just opened and is very adamant on being up to standard, which honestly saved the drama of people doing things their own way.

But the stores previously, I honestly could not stand and do not think I could stay with the company there. Shifts do things however they want, SM’s do whatever they want, and then baristas are left to pick up all the slack.

So yeah, this job is honestly great, when surrounded by good workers and good management. But in a bad store, it can also be horrible which is why this sub is a good place for those people to rant so that people like us in good situations can feel grateful and give good advice 😊

Do any of y'all not get that some people like to come here and bitch about their job?
No job is perfect and we should be able to complain about the parts we don't like. If you're tired of seeing these posts then take a break from the subreddit. Holidays are coming and more of those type of posts will be popping up.

no, but i stay here anyway because my coworkers are nice, not working harms my mental health more than the job does, and maybe (just maybe) itll help me get educated. im a hs dropout. i will take free college tuition where i can get it.

I adore my job. I've had lots of jobs over the years (been working for 35 years)... and this is definitely the best, in my opinion. That said, we go thru a lot. It can be high pressure & on occasion, the customers can be real jerks. I think a lot of us read this Reddit &/or post on it as a way to blow off steam with people who "get it". ✌💚☕

I like the job itself, it’s the customers that piss me off

I really enjoy my job, but it’s hard to be happy when you’re short staffed, your hours have been cut (again), and now you’re on the chopping block because you can’t pickup enough hours within your availability.
I hate feeling like you’re drowning at work with no way out. It’s a really miserable feeling and I don’t wish it on anyone. It’s been getting better lately, but I’m still on the short hours list to be “separated.”

I love my job, I’m just tired of being taken advantage of

yes i love working at starbucks!! who you work with and your management makes a huge difference. we have amazing benefits and pay for a first job (a lot of times) as we hire at 16, and it’s incredible! i don’t know many other first jobs that have such amazing benefits. however, i know that if i didn’t like my amazing team or my management i would be absolutely miserable. i’m lucky to have a great manager and a team that i like to calm my family.

Yeah lots of polarizing takes on here. I feel when i see someone showing hate for the job and complaining greatly, it's likely their first job or they haven't had much work experience.

I've worked for Winco, Costco, FedEx, Ubreakifix, Sprouts and Kroger. None of them can even compare in any regard to how amazing working for Starbucks is. Genuinely think there's just some out of touch people. Yeah it could be much better, yeah i know unions are historically effective at increasing wages and promoting employee security, as well as help mediate the amount of control a corporation has.

Starbucks is far from perfect, but sometimes i think all the smear campaigns on social medias and news outlets are funded by other corporations to take the heat away from them, because Starbucks is a dream job compared to most all other retail/food service businesses you see.

It's not complacency it's just appreciation for a corporation that i actually feel like i have some sort of value to. I make good money, I get full benefits, i get free food and drink and that is big savings for me with groceries, theres avenues to promote, i'm attending free university and finished my first two quarters of college education ever in my life.


Starbucks is a popular "upper-middle class" brand, and as such, lots of the employees come from well off families, so they contrast Starbucks to their parents, or how their lives have been fulfilled and of course it won't measure up even close to your likely six-figure salary your parents make. idk, just my take as someone who has been around the block for several years and lives on my own and only provides for myself in SoCal.

Absolutely love my job. However, my manager is unbearable and I want to quit every day she’s there.

my job valid

at the end of the day, it’s a job. but i’ve been working with some of my coworkers since i was in high school, and my lifelong best friend got me the job. i’m so lucky to have my coworkers and a good manager. it has its ups and downs, but after working other jobs at college (i’m in a licensed store and i take educational leave of absence), i am more grateful than ever for my job at the bux <3

My dad always says even if it is a job you love there will be days were you want to just walk out.

Some days I love it, some days I just like it, other days it literally makes me cry.
I'm an SSV working 30-35 hours a week and still really struggling to make ends meet. My mental health is in a constant state of flux. My physical health is declining due to stress. My friendships are deteriorating because I work varying shifts and have next to zero spoons when I get home from work/on days off. My housework is put to the wayside because work is all I ever seem to have energy for.

This is truly an all or nothing job imo. You either give whatever you have left to it or you leave. There's no surviving in between at Starbucks.

I've grown increasingly sheepish towards corporate and their "partner centric" attitudes. They claim the partner experience is top priority yet don't actually respect us. Labor shortages are increasing with cold/flu season and callouts are on the rise, and we're supposed to roll with the punches and deal with being short one, two, three partners a shift without adjusting operations at all. Customer connection and drive times weigh in so heavily on store metrics and there's incredible pressure to have "top performance" when we're understaffed, overworked and burnt out.

I'm grateful for this job because it pays the bills and gives me insurance and other benefits. It brings me joy some days, and I love my coworkers. It allows me to express myself in my attire and appearance. It's not the worst job I've had, but it's definitely not one of the best. I had a great job pre-covid and had to leave mid lockdown with no notice due to personal reasons. If they called me up today and asked me to return, I would leave the siren immediately.

I like my job, but at the end of the day, It’s just a food/ customer service job. You don’t need to write a paragraph explaining to us why we shouldn’t complain. We shouldn’t be praising companies for doing the bare minimum bc even tho it’s more than usual, $15 is shit. We all have to work n that means working jobs that you may not like or love, this job is nothing more than a stepping stone for a lot of us.

One of my favorite jobs I’ve had but $15/hour just isn’t enough 😩 i used to get paid $18/hour as a front desk for a little family owned inn 😅. Upsides are i really like my partners and making drinks but overall pay really isn’t good oh and yay 😀 our hours are getting cut… went from almost 30 hours a week to 13

I actually like working here, it’s a hell of a lot better than my previous job and I get paid a lot more too, but my SM can sometimes make the environment toxic. Also with Starbucks always cutting hours it kinda makes it feel a little unstable working here you know ?

For me, I really liked my job. I enjoyed making drinks really quickly, I enjoyed the regular customers and the new ones, and I LOVE my co-workers; it’s actually one of the few places I’ve worked where my co-workers felt like friends rather than just co-workers! What made me leave, though, was the lack of hours I’ve been given as well as the overall management.

I’m glad you’re having a great time, but as someone who left, some of your coworkers aren’t having the greatest time. Management, corporate, location, coworkers, customers, it’s all different based on what store you work at; I’m glad you’re having a great experience, but be aware there are others who aren’t as fortunate. I loved my job and my coworkers, but there were days where I hated it, and I had one of the best stores I think. All work is work, just because you enjoy your work doesn’t mean there aren’t things that drag it down, and saying “I hate it here” is much easier to say and communicate than “I love it here just not in this moment for this exact reason.”

This is without mentioning how garbage corporate is (to the point of trying to take away benefits from workers, union busting, etc etc) which makes it difficult (or downright impossible) to love the company itself.

I like the job. There’s a lot of blue collar jobs out there paying 20+ and hour though. Dairy’s and a
Many more

I really do like my job, and am an optimistic person by nature- so I’m always trying to look for ways to fix things I can, rather than complain about them.

But with that being said, I am a barista. I am just a person. And I, like a lot of people (I think the majority) in this sub, work for Starbucks and believe it can be so much better than it is.

Management is *terrible* in *most* if not every single store I’ve worked at or filled in at. People who worked during Covid and were “an essential worker” aren’t being treated essential anymore, (if they ever were in the first place). It’s the holiday season and a lot of people are getting sick all at once, but Starbucks is putting profit over their people and sacrificing their values to stay (short) staffed and in a lot of cases- putting a LOT of stress that shouldn’t be on baristas, on baristas, because of corporate greed.

I’ve met wonderful people here. I’ve also met people I wish I never met.

This sub has a lot of ranting because we’re stressed and want a safe place to voice our concerns and be understood by other baristas dealing with the same stuff.

Starbucks does have incredible perks- but to maintain them, a lot of us feel really fucking burnt out. Our time isn’t respected and **we’re all just so tired**

I love my job since day one. I think it’s mostly because my coworkers make my work day easy. Sure there are times I’ve thought about leaving and almost did. But thankfully my coworkers always made me feel safe, appreciated, and laugh. Even if some customers are shitty.

Love my job but my social anxiety doesn’t, doesn’t mean I hate my job. Some days are just worse than others.

I love my job. I was so nervous starting bc s lot of my family said it would be super stresful and I probably wouldnt like it. But i have an amazing manager who values all of us and makes sure we have a proper work/life balance etc

Yes I love my job

Job can be frustrating at times but my coworkers definitely make it bearable. Always look forward to seeing them :)

I love my job too. My last job was super toxic & the Siren's been treating me right. I can actually sleep at night & my store has become my "third place".

I love my job but $15 an hour is barely enough to live on where I’m at

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Like a lot of others are saying in this post, the job itself is easy and enjoyable. I love making drinks and being creative in our lobby, but its mostly the customers/management that makes it difficult. I work at a licensed location and we dont get most of the benefits you might at a corporate location (one free drink or food item, collage assistance, etc.). We also have less support throughout the year up until our holiday quarter when we get seasonal team members and personally the management sucks at my store all around. I've thought about moving to coporate instead but I wont lie, some of the horror stories i've seen on here have made me apprehensive to do so lol.

this is a loaded question!!! i really like my coworkers, like all of them, for the first time in forever i feel comfortable with 99% of the people i'm spending 35+ hrs a week with. (i know this is partially a "luck of the draw" situation). i enjoy seeing the regulars and chatting with them, the fast paced nature of the job (to a point of course lmao), i like to be busy and not bored at work, a big reason i left my previous desk job to dive back into this industry (for now).

anyways, some days i do leave feeling defeated, exhausted, and disheveled. idk, it's still a job and i inherently am not a workaholic in any sense of the word 😅😅

i love hearing everyone's feelings on this!

I like the job but

2) i live in CA and the minimum wage is $15 and most jobs alike this, starting pay is $17 or $18 so to be paid around \~$15 in an area where they have lower customer service standards AND pay better makes me AGE

2) i live in CA and the minimum wage is $15 and most jobs alike to this, starting pay is $17 or $18 so to be paid around \~$15 in an area where other similar jobs have lower customer service standards AND pay better makes me AGE

...but I do enjoy the job, it's just those two things that make it the worst for me when I think about it too hard.

I love this job so much it's my career, but sometimes even the best job fucking sucks.

I literally cried over my shift on Wednesday. I haven't cried over a job in over 3 years up till two days ago. Sometimes it *sucks*

people who choose to stay at Starbucks forever are the same as UC Berkeley students: they love to complain

I love my job (most days). I love my coworkers and they make it fun. I love that I can have free Starbucks coffee every day I work. Yes, there are days I’m exhausted. But I don’t have to take work home with me (like previous work I did). I find it funny when customers are mean or look down on us. (I think to myself:) “Like you sir/ma’am/ etc… are here because you enjoy Starbucks, get over yourself, work on your issues, don’t take it out on me, and just enjoy your damn coffee.” Lol! I will say i have realized that I am mostly happy because I have made the decision to be happy. The days I let my thoughts go to: “I hate this place…” or “I have to find a new job” I see that my feelings and thoughts go downhill real fast. So I decide to find gratitude and not take it all so seriously. ALSO I do wish our salaries were more livable wages. I’m an SSV and the wage is not enough for independent living.

I love my job. Your work environment (management, coworkers, store vibe) Make or break your time at Starbucks. I have an amazing store. The $16.80/hour is higher than anything in my area I could get with just a high school diploma. The health benefits are great to have.


I genuinely enjoy going to work most days.

worst job i've ever had but also the best benefits i've had so 🤷🏻‍♀️ gotta pick your battles lol

how long have you been with starbucks out of curiosity?

i do hate my job, but the pay and benefits are hard to compete with so i just still work here.

love it 🙏

i mean i’ve just hit my 5 year mark. it’s definitely better than my last job, but i’ve been doing this for too long that i’m getting bitter because of it. it doesn’t help how anti-union starbucks is nowadays that it’s leaving a sour taste in my mouth. i’m leaving in a few months now that i’ve finished my degree and i think it’ll be a good change of pace. don’t get me wrong i love everyone i work with and the benefits are good, but 5 years is getting to me.

no i didn’t like it and i got a better cafe job paying $15 + tips. the job is good though, it’s just mentally taxing and toxic. but sometimes you need to make sacrifices to be able to make a living (not for some ppl) wage and it sucks.

I work at one of the roasteries and I genuinely love my job. I’ve never been a person that was able to stay in one place long, but I’m going on 2 years at Starbucks and I love it so much. My coworkers are my family and I love them. 🖤

definitely the best job in customer service that I have ever had

Depending on your area, managers, etc it's different lucky for those that get to enjoy it. Mean while I'm soloing four bars and drive alone, getting screamed up, dealing with half brained managers etc.

I’m hoping to just go to a different cafe within the same area b/c I like the short commute and pay

I absolutely love this job. It gets exhausting at times, but I still love it. I love making drinks and my coworkers awesome. I also really like learning more about coffee to the point of me trying to become a coffee master. As a corporation, I hate it. But I like being a barista so it's ok

I actually love my job, customers make things really difficult and days really hard sometimes, management playing into it at times as well. But overall I’m so happy to work here. I can definitely see where you’re coming from though, the way I see it this is partners’ place to vent about the hardships and have a community of people who can relate, understand and support them.

I absolutely love this job! I love the management, my coworkers, and making drinks:) I honestly don't have any complaints. It can be super stressful this time of year but it's a solid job.

i love this job. rude bitter people exist everywhere, but i love making connections with sweet people and regulars almost as much as i love coffee. my caffeine addict extroverted self is content. ofc its not perfect, but i rly cant complain abt free food, drinks, spotify premium, and healthcare

For me it’s a love hate relationship I love working at other stores but my main store is not good I hate my sm and svs they miss gender me and deadname me constantly and target me with complaints for every detail ie drive through time goal was 45s but my average was 50s but I’m about to put my 2 weeks after holidays because I got another job for a pharmacy technician for 23 dollars and hour

I love the job but I hate my manager, so in turn I hate going to work. If I had a better manager I’d be happy

It’s not bad. I want to get out and work in video editing/media production as my full time gig asap, but for something to give me steady money and health insurance it works. My co workers are great, and our manager does a lot to keep us happy. We all have our grievances with corporate, but at a store level it’s well run.

As long as we got people on the floor. It’s pretty fun and love my coworkers

only reason I hate it is management at both stores I've worked at and certain people. things don't get done pr fixed in my district. it took nearly 6 months to get hr to investigate my store after our former sm was reported for sexual harassment. nothing got done and people started so much drama for no reason.

managers don't do their jobs, baristas not being paid as shifts are doing shift duties, people being lazy. it's terrible. it makes it miserable to work here. not to mention the amount of times customers yell and scream at me for things out of my control. like what do you want me to do? pull the syrups out of my ass??? it's stressful..

im in it for the insurance tbh. pay isn't even that good in my area. I think im at like 13.50 or 14/hr?

I’m really grateful for my job now I just started like 3 weeks ago. I cannot tell you how to make a drink for my life.. I guess I wish we had more in depth training on how to craft drinks. Today was my second day on the floor and my manager just threw me on bar :/ during peak. Low key sucked. Otherwise great job and I’m trying my best to get the hang of it

i mean it depends on your store/managers/partners/location ig

also i hate it now bc of the leg pain and close call with carpal tunnel

granted starbucks is a better employer than most, even here in california, but here i don’t get paid as much as a great amount of other jobs in my area. i love my coworkers (most of them anyways), and some days are really great but some people should absolutely NEVER be managers or be allowed to run a store. i do also think that while customers can be ruthless, starbucks isn’t for everyone and some people shouldn’t be in a customer service type of job. that’s where a lot of this hate comes from

I really like it so far (2 or 3 months). My coworkers are a million times better than my old job. Its pretty stressful but lucky for me i work well with people so i like working with the customers as long as theyre nice. My least fav is bar when theres like 20 fraps in a row.

I love the job. It’s people that make it difficult. And shortages.

I love my job even the stressful days the people I work with make it worth it

Love it for what I need it for, which are the health benefits because on the flip side being a small business owner and paying out of pocket for health insurance is expensive- I've also been with the company for almost ten years and genuinely like my coworkers which always helps. Lots of long term partners at my current store and a great manager (over ten years I've seen a lot of them and she's one of the best I've experienced). All those factor into how you do/like/work your job. Do I wish I didn't have to hustle for health insurance? You bet. I'm glad I have the option for now.

Like any job, there are aspect of it I don't like, but generally speaking I love my job.

I love it!! Plus the free drinks and food! I only called out once since I’ve been here but I’m always on time and ready to work. Can’t say that about my other jobs I had.

What you said! 👏 I love my job. It’s stressful and challenging at times, but I make it what it is - joyful and fun - and I learn something new every day! I focus on the partners I like, the customers who are great, I hone my craft every day. You take your self wherever you go, so I always try to bring my best self.

i really love my job.

There’s always going to be people complaining about something. For everything and anything. It’s just really hard to please people in today’s society. I like my job! If you like it, stick to it and I hope you get promoted within :)