Starbucks reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(85,183 total reviews)
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Brian Niccol

31% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Starbucks has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 85,183 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Starbucks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurantes y servicios de comidas industry (3.7 stars).

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85K reviews
1.0
Dec 2, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits, work life balance, easy work compared to most companies in the region, and you are often going to be smarter than your boss who was promoted from being a barista 15 years ago.

Cons

Turnover is constant among the sourcing groups here. Pay is low compared to other companies - even smaller companies. The food side of sourcing here is a nightmare! New leadership brought in a couple years ago from a fast food chain has caused fear in employees and no internal talent will move to the team. Old school mentality and being spoken down to is the norm in this group. I would be aware of the turnover among sourcing if considering a role with Starbucks -‘ you will often be doing two roles because there are always openings. If this does not bother you - just steer clear of the food sourcing team!

2.0
Sep 23, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

wonderful coffee, smart people, lots of opportunities for learning. a great place for self-starters to learn new skills. A great place to spend a few years of your career. Good work-life balance.

Cons

A lot of fatigue at HQ with regards to discussion of "ownership" and "process." Responsibilities are not in any way clearly explained, so the cycle of meetings is endless and the number of people that have to be consulted before anything is decided is way too large. After multiple reorgs, the discussions and problems are still the same. Way too many 'product owners' and not enough analysts or engineers to support the product goals. SMEs are rarely recognized, and many of the people who make key decisions don't care about their tech teams. Starbucks can be so consensus-driven as to be paralyzed, and if you ask management to do something they will often outsource their own job back to you, declining to give guidance, feedback or structure.

1.0
May 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and vacation are comparable with the area. Plenty of coffee to drink. Tuition reimbursement for those who want to pursue a college degree.

Cons

If you want to drink the kool-aide then you will fit in great. Technology group is very sub par. Company has no interesting in growing its infrastructure to the level it should be. Very culture driven. Not a great place for minorities to advance, hence the Philly incident.

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