Work hard and do the job and listen and you will do great
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Barista
February 2013 • Los Lunas, NM
What I liked
Work environment and valued social connections
What I wish was different
Working conditions and staffing availability
Advice
Starbucks is a good company to engrave social skills and establish customer connections, but has become stressful with issues of under-staffing and increased/unrealistic customer demands.
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Barista
April 2017 • Denver, CO
What I liked
I love my partners (coworkers) and I loved learning how to talk and deal with all sorts of people. It is a learning experience every day that I work at Starbucks and I love it!
What I wish was different
I wish the store that I was at was a little better staffed. There were several times where I was doing the job of two to three other partners, which made my capability to make every customer's experience the best it could be.
Advice
A positive attitude is always the best answer to any challenge.
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Barista
January 2010 • San Marcos, TX
What I liked
Coffee markout
What I wish was different
Managment
Advice
Have fun and don't take the job too seriously.
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Restaurant Shift Leader
November 2018 • Edmond, OK
What I liked
Outstanding store manager
What I wish was different
Advice
It's a learning curve. It takes anywhere from 3-6 months to feel comfortable with the job
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Barista
May 2018 • Greeley, CO
What I liked
The people I work with are AMAZING and I just love the environment
What I wish was different
Advice
Come on during summer so you're ready for fall and holiday drinks!
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Barista
May 2019 • Chesapeake, VA
What I liked
I love that starbucks takes care of their employers! Starbucks offers many benefits that help many people gain many different things.
What I wish was different
I really wish there were more scholarship opportunities
Advice
Pretend like tou know everything when trying to make drinks and food
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Supervisor
November 2017 • Chandler, AZ
What I liked
I like the connections you make with the customers and your coworkers. They become a second family.
What I wish was different
My former manager there was kinder to the people who had started or transferred in and were willing to work hard. We have a new manager now who has made everyone feel much better about working there.
Advice
Be willing to work and learn a lot in a short amount of time. Ask lots of questions and be eager to learn lots of positions.
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Barista
May - August 2019 • West Bloomfield Township, MI
What I liked
I loved the fast paced work environment and the fact that I got to interact with a variety of people.
What I wish was different
The team atmosphere sometimes got pretty tense sense it was such a fast paced job that got stressful at times.
Advice
Be ready to be on your feet!
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Barista
May - December 2018 • Stony Brook, NY
What I liked
making coffee
learnig to make new coffee
socializing with customers and other baristas
What I wish was different
My shift schedules
Advice
You have to be very patient with this job. You might be quick in taking orders or making drinks but the customer sometimes takes their time
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Barista
May - August 2019 • Monroeville, PA
What I liked
I love making drinks and interacting with customers
What I wish was different
The management
Advice
I was a month into the job and you will learn and get better so don’t worry if you feel that you are too slow or ask a lot of questions! it’s okay!!
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Barista
April 2019 • Greenwood, IN
What I liked
Very active, constant use of what I've learned, community building, getting to know my coworkers
What I wish was different
Advice
It's good to exercise your brain in different ways. I always do better in school when I'm also working and giving that academic part of my brain a rest sometimes but still have structure and productivity
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Barista
May - October 2018 • Lewis Center, OH
What I liked
Making drinks required a level of interactivity that made the job interesting, which helped me avoid boredom.
What I wish was different
Customers could often be rude and impatient. I wish those kinds of people were more empathetic to how stressful this job could be.
Advice
Having co-workers you enjoy being around makes a tremendous difference. Working an eight hour shift with people who support you is much easier than a four hour shift with people who don't.
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Barista
February 2019 • Loveland, CO
What I liked
--People. My coworkers are amazing!
--Busy. Most shifts go by super fast because you're almost always hopping.
--Free coffee.
What I wish was different
--Not enough hours for everyone at my store.
Advice
--Great job if you're a people-person and love to multi-task in a potentially hectic environment.
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Barista
October 2017 • Palm Harbor, FL
What I liked
I liked the bond I've formed with my fellow teammates.
What I wish was different
Advice
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Supervisor
January 2015 • Bellingham, WA
What I liked
The partners I got to work with
What I wish was different
The pay for my baristas should be higher
Advice
People don't realize how much goes on behind the counter. You also will succeed if you are an extrovert.
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Barista
April 2019 • Meridian, ID
What I liked
team oriented employee structure
What I wish was different
training at home store as opposed to a different location
Advice
being a barista is much more fun/difficult to learn than i expected!
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Barista
July 2019 • Buellton, CA
What I liked
The people are amazing and make it really easy to work there.
What I wish was different
Advice
There was a learning curve with becoming a barista so the best advice I could offer is to be patient and take everything in.
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Barista
June - August 2019 • Neenah, WI
What I liked
I liked the fast paced environment and I enjoyed meeting new people everyday.
What I wish was different
I wish the hiring and training process would have been a little faster.
Advice
I would say that if you are planning to work at Starbucks, it is a really fun place to work but you have to be ready to be overwhelmed and to get yelled at by unsatisfied customers. You have to have thick skin.
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Barista
May - August 2019 • Minneapolis, MN
What I liked
It was fun, fast-paced, and I got to meet a lot of interesting people.
