Any other partners wondering when we're actually "going back to starbucks"? 9 year partner, it doesn't feel like anything's changing? or will change ever? I think we've crossed a terrible threshold as a company and the idea of old starbucks or going back to it is just some more cliche word vomit from corporate to appease stockholders and say look how good we're doing.

And when they get to the window they complain that the cup isn’t filled, but apperantly every other Starbucks fills it to the top (I don’t believe you for half a second). She asked for a splash of oat milk but was mistakenly punched as oat base. Orders like these just waste time, and while I don’t care about the company of Starbucks losing money, why don’t they care that people are just basically cheating the system out of like 3 bucks?

Literally would be the most universally liked playlist, and far less annoying.

Oml accidentally pressed one freaking number. Imagine if I did pull 267 ham Swiss crossisants I’d look like a maniac

Can someone explain to me how to order something similar to a Trenta Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew but with decaf coffee on the Starbucks app. I don’t really care if it’s cold brew coffee or regular coffee as long as it’s iced.

I haven’t been able to figure this out so sometimes I just go to Dunkin’ because most of their drinks come in all sizes and have the ability to be made with decaf coffee. I much prefer Starbucks though.

Thanks in advance!

Edited to change the size from Venti to Trenta.

Or should I save my money?

As a former Starbucks barista, I thought you guys would enjoy this fanart I did a few days ago. It’s Star Butterfly, from my favorite cartoon, Star vs the Forces of Evil, as a Starbucks barista. I like to imagine she constantly gets dress coded by her manager, and likes the Unicorn Frappuccino because it’s pretty. :)

morning? night? mid? im trying to see something

JUST TURNED IN MY KEYS AND WALKED OUT MID-SHIFT!!! I’M FREE!!!!!

Has anyone encountered this issue and know how to fix it? this started spewing water during peak and they haven’t come out to respond to the ticket yet.

Hi all! I’m a college gym rat with a crazy schedule (stem major, lab assistant, part time job, sorority) and I CANNOT do black coffee most days. I try to minimize energy drinks, hence… Starbucks.

I was wondering if anyone had any recs for “healthier” but still tasty drink alternatives? My fave is the iced shaken brown sugar espresso, but that’s probably not great to be consuming on a weekly basis (for me or my wallet, frankly). Hoping to reduce my artificial sugar consumption to try and help some acne :) but I’m ok with SF options.

Let me know! Thanks :D

To make a kinda long story short, I’m a barista trainer and my store is one of the training stores for a new one opening in our district. My SM told me that I’d be the trainer for half of the partners at that store because he wants them all to know the same things.

The new store is hiring 30 new people and are set to open early November so the training is gonna be a little rushed and i understand that. I kinda talked to him about it but honestly there’s not much we both can do so I’m asking for advice.

How can I give the most concise training for both hot and cold bar in four hours while having some time to practice?

I tried with one guy but ended up staying and making the day 8 hours so… any trainers from the previous training lmk your style please.

i worked at corporate starbucks back in 2021 for a year and received a final written warning due to coworker drama (long story, i was 17 and immature), i had never received any verbal or written warning before this either. eventually, i quit because i was moving away and worked at a retail starbucks for a couple of years where i was promoted to barista trainer and then eventually to a shift supervisor. i just moved back to the area and applied to the corporate starbucks in the neighboring town, and my potential future manager reached out for an interview for a barista position. she mentioned in the texts about my previous employment at the other store (that i worked at in 2021), and now im nervous if she can see the final written warning i received and/or if that will affect my chances of getting hired. does anyone have any advice?

i used to love this job, now i dread it every single day. the stress is just too much for me now. i used to be one of the fastest baristas on bar at my store, now it just never feels like i'm never doing good enough.

the most important thing at my store used to be supporting each other, but that was 3 years ago. now there's a whole new CL, and entire staff change. only one person remains from when i started.

drive times are the most important thing now. 40 second drive thru times are the minimum at my store now. we barely pull 55.

my shift leaders are just so pressuring. i was having a panic attack the other day and my shift leader said i couldn't step off the floor and since then i'm just incredibly anxious.

i used to pride myself in being able to make a change in someone's day by writing a little note on their cup by choice when i had the time, or when the hardest drink used to be a caramel ribbon crunch.

work is consuming my life. even on my days off all i can think about is the next shift. it's getting unbearable but i can't quit because i don't know what else i would do. every single shift i leave disappointed in myself because i didn't do good enough. screw burrito boy for ruining this company.

if anyone has advice, please share.

And it seems people are being mostly normal! I got the last one at my local store, he’s so cute

Why in the world did Starbucks get rid of this drink 😭 I went last night for the first time in awhile and its gone. And no I don't want the Chi version

Hi guys, found this in my drink, was kinda rubbery? Looks like a snail 😣 help calm my anxiety

Hi friends!

SSV here, just trying to find some clarification on what to do with our regular syrup pumps? I’ve gotten three contradicting responses from some veteran partners, my SM and my DM in regards to this.

Are the syrup pumps to be thrown away when the bottle is finished or cleaned and re-used? Or are they good for a certain period of time and then are to be thrown away?

Any info would be great as I couldn’t find any info in SCEMM. Thanks for your help in advance!

I was a former 321 partner that quit after a year, and then I got a job at a sbux kiosk in a grocery store earlier this year. I finally am done with the starbucks scene. I'm tired of the random launches every month, the mysterious ingredients in the powders, the unreliable coworkers who always left their shifts an hour early, never restock ice or cups or lids (and I'm not being picky, there was usually 4 scoops of ice max and entire slots of lids empty), and call out 30 mins before their shifts, leaving me alone all day. my last straw was working 3-7:30 (we close at 7 and luckily never stray over that time) because my coworker forgot he worked at 4, I wasn't even mad at him, he's young and his dad drives him to work and wasn't used to be scheduled on Tuesdays. it was the fact that my manager didn't even try to reach out to anyone to come in and help me, I had to remake so many things and do pull and closing tasks alone, and had to stay overtime because most of the tasks required after close because I had to leave the kiosk alone. I turned off mobile orders without asking because I didn't care anymore. I understand if it's normal to have one person working at a kiosk alone but it is so physically and mentally draining that I was at an absolute last straw, especially because I was usually scheduled for it compared to my other coworkers. anyways I have been applying for small coffee shops and hope and pray I am in luck to be hired soon :)

Hey guys it’s been well over a year since I’ve had a job and I really needed one soo…

I applied to Starbucks and got the interview!
And now I have to go to a second interview 😔.
Well I got told it’s the same questions and it’s way shorter than the first interview, and mostly that the DM wants to know who I am before I do get the job(or something like that). I’m also kinda good socially(kinda I feel like I’ll do fine with customer service, it’s just that I don’t want to be awkward with my coworkers). Also I’ve heard a lot of drama and issues with working at Starbucks. But I feel confident that I’ll tank whatever happens to me.( and trying to become more social).

All I want is just tips from you guys and also what do I say to my coworkers? Wait do you guys even interact with each other while working?(do you even become like friends at all or just kinda acknowledge each other????)
Anyways any tips or advice helps, thanks!

We're design students researching how people with food allergies navigate ordering at places like Starbucks. This is not a real Starbucks feature—it's a concept we're testing.

Imagine that when you're placing a mobile order and the app lets you select an allergen (dairy, tree nuts, peanuts, etc.). It then changes what you see and provides allergen-specific information for each menu item.

If you have a food allergy, we'd love to know:

- What, if anything, would this help you with?

- What information would you still need before you felt comfortable ordering?

- What about this would you not trust?

- Is choosing the right menu item actually the difficult part—or does the bigger problem happen somewhere else in the ordering/preparation process?

We're especially interested in hearing about your actual experiences ordering, rather than whether you simply like the concept.

If you could provide us any feedback on this idea, we’d greatly appreciate it!

I’m a new SSV and I’ve been opening 2-3 days a week but also closing 2 days a week. I’m struggling a lot with opening and either can’t fall asleep the night before or can’t stay awake during the day. I also feel so tired and anxious/can’t think straight after opening. Is there any advance that anyone has to adjust better? Especially with the opens and closes during the week? I’m in school and it’s starting to mess with me a lot too.