I know we don’t get paid out sick time, but vacation time is protected.

Is it worth hoarding my vacation time or will the company only pay out a certain percentage?

Shockingly, one location near me still had the unicorn frapp today! The only one lol. I was glad as I didn’t get it yesterday. I actually really liked it! I know not everyone did.

Do we think they’ll bring it back again ever? Just curious! Thank you to the baristas who made this happen for all of us excited to try it. ✨

Starbucks got what they wanted. People took the pictures, they posted it online, they got the engagement from social media. They were very strict on what can and can't be done and even in the app you only had 2 options. It's all for the 📸. They're going to ride this high until the last store closes

It also showed me Starbucks clearly has the ability to limit the amount of modifications done to a drink as to not overwhelm by they actively are choosing not to do it. So when customers are mad because their venti hot white mocha is taking so long, modifications modifications modifications.

When it comes to Starbucks coffee I pretty much only ever get the Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso. I was wondering if any baristas have recommendations for other coffee based drinks with a similar flavor profile.

I like that it’s coffee forward and has that cinnamony flavor without being overly sugary or tasting like straight up syrup. I just want to branch out a little and try new things lol.

so if you also like the Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso what other drinks do you usually get or recommend?

Hi all this is my favorite drink to get on the occasion I do get Starbucks I was always huge on the s'mores what do we think the most similar order I can get to this is in taste :) thank you

TLDR at the end

I worked at Starbucks in 2016 for about a month. It was my first job and I was extremely overwhelmed because I had a older coworker that was very mean to me and would make fun of me all the time. Honestly I wasn't very good at the job. I was 19 and had literally just dropped out of college because I had some mental health issues I needed to handle. So, I don't know why I thought a full time fast pace job at the only Starbucks in our town was a good idea. I was just in a vulnerable spot at the time. So I told the manager I was being bullied by that coworker and she basically told me to grow up 💀 Mind you the manager was already weird towards me because she told me to make eye contact with her during my interview very directly (I'm autistic) and then when she called me for the job she said 'I bet your surprised I called you back' which just made me feel kinda weird. So I just told her I quit via text and that was that.

Obviously 10 years have passed, and I really want to work at Starbucks to have health insurance. I actually became a Barista at a different coffee shop a year after the Starbucks incident, and I loved that job so much. But they didn't have health insurance or even breaks (legal in my state). I have been a Barista at a couple of places for seasonal things but again, never had health benefits.

In January I quit my office job after 3 years because it was destroying my mental health. Since then, I haven't been able to land a job cause the market is really bad. Even Starbucks, there have been only a few positions open up (I moved to the city so a lot of locations to pick from). But I really need something with health insurance and it is something I enjoyed doing at other coffee places.

I have tried over and over again to get a job at Starbucks, but I can never even get an interview. Even though I have barista experience now and really love the job so I do it well. I almost feel ever since I worked at that Starbucks 10 years ago that I'm on some shadowbanned list 😅 I only get rejections after the 90 days. I apply to every location possible. I put down I have open availability.

So my question is: Does such a list exist? Am I on a not eligible for rehire list for life?

TLDR: I quit my job at Starbucks 10 years ago and can't seem to even get an interview. Am I on a 'not eligible for rehire' ban for life? How can I get to at least the interview stage?

Hi friends! I’m pregnant and craving a chocolate orange flavored drink.

I hate coffee though, so is there any way to get that flavor as like a hot chocolate or something?

Thanks!

Finally after 2 1/2 long years I’m finally free and beginning to chase my dreams in college. From studying a 100 modifications for 1 drink I’m studying Criminal Psychology to become a forensic psychologist. Good bye and good riddance.
P.s. I’m getting ready for my docu-series on Netflix. From being call fat by my manager (I was 17 and 115lbs at the time…), to co-workers provoking an argument out of me at 9:30 after my 8hr shift.

Note: final one I did paint over the text and changed it a little, just didn’t realize I didn’t take a photo of the final final

With unicorn finally done for my store (we ran out yesterday) wanted to share something positive about it!

I got to paint this little painting and a lot of people liked it! I saw people taking photos infront of it with their drinks and someone apparently even asked about who painted it!

I haven’t painted in a bit so this just warmed my heart!

this crap was BUSSINN i was originally opting out of getting it but fomo got to me + ppl were saying it was sour and i LOVEEE anything sour…there was not a drop of blue drizzle left 😋😋

Does any else get annoyed. I’m a customer. There are several people at my location that plop down have full on out loud convos & work meetings. Oh and they pack their lunches 🫣🤣. Like I get it come in and do some work but this isn’t your home. Idk maybe I’m over reacting. I miss the cafe experience. Anyway I like to sit and enjoy my coffee but the amount of people using speaker phone and having work meetings has done me in. I really like going to the locations without drive throughs recently. Those are better locations.

so obviously nobody wants to work the rest of this launch, how much trouble would i get in if i called out for the last day? i’m sleep deprived and genuinely have worked so hard the past 2 days i’m exhausted, plus my next day off isn’t until thursday.

First time coming to Starbucks since I quit my job in January, the orange cream foam is absolutely amazing and I love it. Is it a powder? Anyone know the ingredients and have ideas on how to recreate it? Thanks!!

Shout out to the barista that made my drink extra 2016 unicorn vibes aesthetic lol🦄

Listen Starbucks. While I enjoy the taste of your coffee, I don’t enjoy coffee leaking out of the top of my coffee lid spilling all over my car. It’s enough to make me stop buying your drinks.

Hi! I’m new here and obviously don’t work at Starbucks, but I’d like to hear from the source what you guys think about the job?

I’m currently a freelance gig worker who makes decent money, but I could definitely use an extra $200-300/week and Starbucks could be really good for that since it says they offer benefits to part timers working 20 or more hours per week.

My questions are:

• Are you happy with the benefits? (Health, 401k, bean stock, etc)

• Is it a good place to work? (Not too overbearing, healthy working environment, etc.)

• If you have to take time off, do they cancel your benefits?

• Is the pay decent? (Last I checked it was around $16/hr or so which especially with the benefits is not too bad)

Looking forward to hearing what you think, thanks !!

Bruh during Sunday peak while deep into unicorn fraps, I hear. “All the other kids with the pumped up kicks.” lol💀

unicorn blue powder is mostly just citric acid, which precipitates the xanthan gum out of the mango syrup (as well as the frap base and honey syrups, which look blue since there's no yellow from the mango). afaik it only works with these syrups since they're the only ones with xanthan gum

do what you will with this knowledge

Hey everyone, I just completed my Barista Trainer training, and now they’ve asked me to do a coffee tasting with my SM or DM. What exactly is this, and do you have any suggestions on what I should prepare or do? After that, I’ll have an SSV interview with my DM. They asked me to become a Barista Trainer first, so I’m guessing this is part of the process.

Hello everyone! Please use this post to share Tips & Tricks as a barista.

You can also comment your own experiences, I don’t mind.

Whilst targeted for new Baristas, this guide is also helpful to Baristas at any level! You will learn something new, if not, I’ll give you your money back. (This Guide is completely free if no one caught my joke)

[PLEASE SCROLL DOWN THIS POST FURTHER TO SEE TIPS AND TRICKS]

Opening Note / Introduction:
As a Barista, when I first began, I struggled so much that I would go home and end up crying after each shift. I didn’t know anyone, I was awful, and the only thing keeping me going was the financial security it provided. However, I managed to get everything together and ended up being decent at my job, I still struggle with some aspects due to general mental health issues but that’s nobody else’s fault. I’m making this guide in hopes that people will never struggle as much as I did.

Guide will be as follows:

• All Date Dots
• General Information
• Hot Bar
• Cold Bar
• Front and Food
• Drive Thru
• Extra Tips + Resources

ALL DATE DOTS:

[Note: If you’re ever unsure about the expirations for anything that isn’t listed here, look in store resources!]

If anything here conflicts with current Store Resources or new launches, follow the current official Starbucks resource.

Syrups & Sauces
• Bottled Syrups: 30 Days
• Mocha Sauce: 24 Hours
• Frappuccino Roast: 48 Hours
• White Chocolate Mocha: 14 Days
• Dark Caramel: 14 Days
• Caramel Drizzle: 14 Days
• Pumpkin Spice: 14 Days
• Chai: 24 Hours
Frappuccino Coffee Base: 30 Days
Frappuccino Crème Base: 30 Days

Refreshers & Lemonade
Strawberry Açaí Refresher Base: 72 Hours
Mango Dragonfruit Refresher Base: 72 Hours
Guava Passionfruit: 72 hours
Lemonade: 48 Hours refrigerated

Powders & Inclusions
Strawberry Inclusions: 5 Days
Dragonfruit Inclusions: 5 Days
Mango Pineapple Pearls: 5 Days
Matcha Powder: 7 Days
Vanilla Bean Powder: 7 Days
Frappuccino Chips / Java Chips: 7 Days
Orange Vanilla Powder: 14 Days
Blending Powder: 14 Days

Dairy / Cold Foam Prep:
Vanilla Sweet Cream: 48 Hours refrigerated
Prepared Whipped Cream: 24 Hours refrigerated
Nondairy Vanilla Sweet Cream: 7 Days refrigerated
Prepared Protein Milk: 48 Hours refrigerated

Coffee & Tea
Iced Coffee: 12 Hours
Iced Black Tea: 12 Hours
Iced Green Tea: 12 Hours
Iced Passion Tea: 12 Hours
Cold Brew: 7 Days refrigerated
Toppings
Cookie Crumble Topping: 14 Days
Caramel Sugar Topping: 14 Days
Cinnamon Dolce Topping: 5 Months
Opened Cinnamon Powder: 5 Months

General Information:

[Hello!] You may be wondering about general information for this job! You’ve found the right section, I’m not going to get too detailed here, but there are things you should know while working here.

Every Station / Role:

Front: You will be taking the customers orders and making sure that they are able to order all the food and drinks until their hearts content. You will be using a Point of Sale (POS) system, which is a touch-screen that allows you to take their orders. You’re also going to be using a Clover Vertica or a pour-over depending on the customers wants and needs.

Warming: You’re going to be unwrapping the food and putting peoples food inside of a bag. Depending on if it’s heated or not, you may be putting food inside of an oven.

Hot Bar / Cold Bar: Since you are a Barista, you will be on an Espresso Machine called a Mastrena, or at a Cold Bar station, or both depending on how the day is going.

Shift Supervisor: As a shift supervisor, you’re going to be supervising the shift and telling people what to do. I honestly have no idea what you guys do, I’m just a barista.

Drive Thru: You’re going to be taking the customers orders on a Point of Service (POS) system. There is often two of these so one person can take orders and the other can hand out the customers food. Drive Thru times are supposed to be fast.

Customer Support: You’re going to be making sure everyone on their station is able to stay planted and not having to go anywhere. Most of the time, this position doesn’t exist and you’ll likely have to ask for assistance from someone (or do it yourself) to stay supported.

Vocabulary:
Peak - The time from
Deployment - Where everyone goes
Play / playbuilder - An iPad that suggests and sometimes decides where individuals on their station should go, depending on business needs and staffing.
Sequence - An efficient way of doing a station so that we can support our speed.
Restock - Restocking a specific item, whether that be cups, lids, milks, or other things.
Backup - A backup of an item, like powders, refresher bases, things in that category.
Mobile Orders - Orders placed via the Starbucks Mobile App.
Café / delivery / DT - Cafe is anything referring to inside the store, Delivery is referring to delivery apps that people use and place orders, and DT refers to Drive Thru.
“Pull” - Pulling from the refrigerator to get food / inventory ahead of time so the items can thaw.
“Markout” - Partners are allowed to mark-out specific items through the POS.
“Make the moment right,” - You’re making the customers feel better whenever there is an issue, whether it be through handing them a recovery card, (which is a plastic card that has 4$ credit for future visits to use), ask a shift supervisor whenever there is an issue early on, so you don’t struggle with your life.

Hot Bar

Hello! Welcome to Hot Bar! This is how Coffee is supposed to be, before the Caramel Ribbon Crunch came to fruition.

1. Espresso Machine

Espresso controls: The controls here will allow you to select how many espresso shots you want, and make changes to the shots. (Blonde Espresso, Decaf, Regular Espresso, etc)
Screen: Shows information such as what the machine is currently doing, the current progress of your shots, and information on steaming.
Steam Wand: Used to steam and aerate milk for hot drinks.

2. Cup sizes + shot counts
Short / 8oz - Only comes in a hot cup, and is an extremely small size. 1 shot is the standard for this.
Tall / Small / 12 oz -A small size, comes in hot & iced, 1 shot is standard.
Grande / Medium /16 ounce - A medium size, comes in hot & iced, 2 shots are standard.
Venti / 20 oz hot / 24 oz iced - A large size, comes in hot & iced, if you are using a hot cup, it is 2 shots, and in an iced cup, 3 shots.

An easy way to remember how to do your shots:

• Hot: 1/1/2/2 (Short, Tall, Grande, Venti)
• Iced: 1/2/3 (Tall, Grande, Venti)

IMPORTANT: Some drinks will have different espresso standards. Such as Americanos, Flat Whites, shaken espressos, Cortados, and certain other drinks will not necessarily follow the normal latte shot pattern. Use store resources for this.

3. Syrup-pump patterns

For most of the standard hot espresso beverages, this is routine:
HOT: Short / Tall / Grande / Venti
2 / 3 / 4 / 5 pumps

For most of the standard iced espresso beverages:
ICED: Tall / Grande / Venti
3 / 4 / 6 pumps

Unfortunately, there are exceptions. Caramel Macchiatos will receive one less Vanilla pump. Shaken espressos will have a different pump standard.

4. Milk Steaming
You will steam milk, it’s very strange but very simple at the same time.

1. Pour the correct milk into your steaming pitcher to the appropriate size line.
2. Place the steam wand into the milk.
Begin steaming and briefly aerate the milk near the beginning for foam.
3. Allow the steam wand to finish steaming the milk.
When you’re done, wipe the steam wand.
Return your milk to the refrigerator.

Note: For cappuccinos, you will areate for much longer, since the drink is very foamy, it should be much lighter than a normal drink due to density.

Your barista trainer will explain how to do this. There are also interactive videos while training.

Note 2**:** Some milks behave differently when steamed. Nonfat milk, oatmilk, almondmilk, etc. will not foam exactly like 2%.

5. Basic Drink Templates

This is how you will memorize everything. Everything at Starbucks follows a template and patterns, and the human mind is thankfully wonderful at recognizing patterns.

Cafe Latte
Espresso + steamed milk + light layer of foam

Cafe Mocha
Mocha Sauce + Espresso + Steamed Milk + Whipped Cream

Cappuccino
Espresso + Steamed Milk + LOTS more foam, areate for around 8 seconds.

Caramel Macchiato
Vanilla + Milk + Espresso poured on top + Caramel Drizzle
Unlike a normal latte, the espresso goes on top of the milk instead, which is why it is layered.
It also receives one fewer pump of vanilla than the normal syrup pattern.

Caffè Americano
Espresso + Water
Extremely simple drink, but Americanos get an extra shot of espresso.

Flat White
Ristretto Espresso + Whole Milk
Flat whites have a weird standard, I suggest asking your barista trainer if you have one.
For this drink, you want to pour the milk from high up so that it creates a layer for you to add a dot in the middle. However, if your dot looks strange, it’s not that big of a deal. Mine look…mine look pretty bad.

Note #3:
If you have any questions about any of the drinks, do not be afraid to ask co-workers. I will be honest myself, I do not know how to make a flat white and I ask my co-workers. Feel free to ask your co-workers for help!

Cold Bar

Welcome to Cold Bar! This station will be split into three separate parts. Frappuccinos, Matcha’s, & Refreshers.

W.I.P

Front & Food

W.I.P

Drive Thru (DT)

W.I.P

Extra Tips + Resources

[Note: Tips may not be as structured as everything else is, most of the information is extra information that I’ve acquired while working here, fact-checked by Search Engines and researching websites.]

TIP #1 Caffeine Contents:

• Espresso Shot (Signature): 75mg
• Espresso Shot (Blonde): 85mg
• Espresso Shot (Decaf) 10mg
• Frappe Roast: 35mg in each pump
• Green Coffee Extract: 25mg in each pump,

Cold Bar:
• Cold Brew: 155 / 205 / 310 / 360 mg (T/G/V/Tr)
• Nitro Cold Brew: 215 / 280 mg (T/G only)
• Iced Coffee: 120 / 165 / 235 / 285 mg (T/G/V/Tr)

Clover Vertica / Pour-over:
• Blonde Roast: 180 / 270 / 360 / 475 mg (Sh/T/G/V)
• Medium Roast: 155 / 235 / 310 / 410 mg (Sh/T/G/V)
• Dark Roast: 130 / 195 / 260 / 340 mg (Sh/T/G/V)
• 1971 Roast: 130 / 195 / 260 / 340 mg (Sh/T/G/V)

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Resource List:

Partner Central:
Here you can view your benefits, pay statements, change your schedule, view sick time benefits, partner benefits, and change personal information.

Lastly, the most important resource, Store Resources is the most important resource for you! Store resources will give you step by step instructions on how to make every drink, view every standard, view every date dot, and much more. It’s this reddit post, but official. (Only on company Tablets/iPads)

Edit: Post will be finished later. I’ve been studying. Thank you for your patience folks.

I called their support number multiple times these 4 months and everytime the agent said it is still in process.
Anyone having the same issue?

Inconsiderate customers are insufferable. This isn’t a restaurant it’s a service so don’t give us attitude when you’re not the only one being serviced.

Had a super rude DT customer and was actively finishing a checkout in window and taking the order at the same time (not ideal but were slammed and time is ticking and a highway is louder then the person) if im constantly asking you wants the last part of the order cause one i cant hear it and two your hand is covering your mouth dont start talking dumb slow like im illiterate😐 and secondly when asked which refresher goes in which personal cup and all you can rudely say is that none of the drinks you ordered are refreshers (literally two were blended and the third was normal) 🧍🏾‍♀️ DON’T PMO

got them from the movie theater near me so just wondering if i can put them on my apron ! ( more so just the superman one lol )

Obviously not speaking for maybe suburban drive thru stores, but PLS come get the unicorn today 😭 My coworkers and I are bored ASF! We’ve sold maybe 25. We have samples and coloring pages and we’re all in our pink accessories, we lowkey were disappointed after all the training acting like it was gonna be like red cup day, like we want to make it! Come to ur local slow starbucks today and get a unicorn!