Starbucks reviews

Underpaid and overworked, you'll be a barista (not really, the machines are automatic), cashier, dishwasher, handyman, janitor, security guard, HazMat (when people smear feces on the bathroom walls), pest control and verbal punching bag (birthplace of Karen). This company pays males more than females. They enable rude customers to be verbally abusive to employees, giving the abusers free drinks. Management and District managers will always take the customer's side, no matter what racist, sexist or threatening comments they make to the barista. Management would rather lose an employee than a nonpaying customer. If you get a raise once every five years (cost of living), it will be ten cents.

Due to the customizable nature of Starbucks menu, it takes longer to make many of their drinks than a place with a smaller menu would take. Thus, lines are long and wait times are long but it's a rhythm you'll learn. The impetus to both connect with customers and get them their order and have them out the window (in the drive through) in a set amount of time is hard to achieve. The learning curve is steep for the amount of time you have to learn before being tossed into the fray. This is less relevant for quieter stores - mine is always slammed and I only work 2 days a week so it took me a long time to feel comfortable on all positions.