Doesn’t that happen every January anyway?

I remember every new year hours would get slashed. Business would slow down a lot after new years, so it made sense but still sucked.

January is one of the slow months of the year. This always happens.

They’re already cutting hours. As an SM, it’s very hard for me to not give the hours deserved. It’s truly heart breaking and it’s making me really depressed and very stressed. I’ve been trying my best though and offering hours in other stores if possible. It’s only going to get worse.

This happens every year. January-February are incredibly slow times for most SBUX. Customers have been drained of their money because of the holidays and they’re cutting costs. The hours start to pick back up when things start to heat up in March/April.

Then why make a post if you’re not going to share the news?

Edit: Cutting hours even more than they did for the holiday season?

Are y’all only getting hours cut? Our SM has to demote 1-2 shifts…. And we still don’t know who.. #cantshitcantsleep

They cut hours in December and then again in January. I’ll never forget when I went from working ~35 hours in October to ~15 hours by January. It’s a recurring cycle.

well im hoping i’ll get a starbucks induced permanent nap in january but not all christmas wishes come true so what is happening in January what’s the news

this is nationwide?? holy hell, I thought it was just my store

They are saying we can’t go below 15 hours before losing benefits or being taken off the schedule yet only schedule me for 15 hours. How am I supposed to pay bills I need to work 25 hours a week. Not my GMs fault but ugh I wanna buy presents and my hours are shit so I’m broke

Hours are already cut though. Smh

It’s not just January it already started in my district… we’ve been doing 3-4 partner plays through all day parts except for peak.

They’re already cutting hours unfortunately :( my sm schedules over labor and we still only have 5-6 partners for peak and 3 partner plays in the afternoon. We’re the busiest in our district and consistently stay in the top 3 in my state. We make back the labor we used and even double it but they still continue to cut us :(

they can say its slow season all they want, fact is that shit picks up like crazy after the holiday season cus everybodys got gift cards and arent worrying abt saving up for gifts and shit. its not a good time

Happens at almost every retail & food service location unfortunately. People get $$ drained after the holidays, they make New Year’s resolutions, and then around Spring it goes back to “normal”.

My hours last year at when I was working at Best Buy during the holidays & Summer went from 45+ a week to 15 a week in the Jan-March months 😂

Same goes with some mall stores I worked at, a bakery, etc. It’s just the unfortunate part of running a business like ours, all the circumstances are predictable, but, I feel like because of Tik Tok it honestly might change.

Sorry for the long reply, I have these conversations with people every year 😂

ive already planned that im getting a second job after these holidays .

I know I'll get downvoted for saying this buuuut.... you can always pick up at other stores.
If I don't have the hours I want I usually pick up the extra from a closer store.

I was part of our uplift squad last year and have worked in 11 different starbucks since then. I have a pretty good relationship with most of those stores (sm, supervisor and barustas) and am still borrowed to a few of them, so I can pick up there.

Honestly if you've never tried picking up at another store and like what you do, please try it. It's fun, you get paid the milage and get on good terms with that team if you do it enough.

I've got silence here... what's happening??

What do you mean?

Afaik, Labour is scheduled based on sales from 3 weeks ago and a year ago in an algorithm. Last year at this time there was a big spike in Covid so although December is typically a busy month, our store is cutting hours because of these statistics. Like others have said January through March is typically the slowest time of the year. Slowdown Really gets going 3rd week of January after most have got their first post holiday credit card statement but the shift happens January 2 onward, especially with food since many start watching what they eat.

If they’re cutting hours in Jan, would it still be min 12 hrs to meet benefits? I honestly don’t mind if I get less than 12 hrs, this is my second job but would like to know for others.

GREED

Mine have already been getting slashed😑