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1. pap3rf1sh
   

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   so I found out on myspace that this very unpleasant girl I went to high school with now works at starbucks HAH! what's even funnier is that she keeps bragging about it in her status, profile, and bulletins like she just got into some sort of exclusive country club.

   ex:
   "______________ is now a barista at starbuckssss!!!"
   "______________ first day as a barista!!!"

   she's acting like she just landed the most wonderful highly paid career a person could ever have.

   it's too bad she's one of those obnoxious trust fund kids and can quit whenever she wants. I kind of wish she was stuck with this job like the rest of us.

   Posted 3 years ago #

2. Sbrean
   

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   I love it. I've made more and hour at all the family owned businesses then Starbucks, rude awakening for her. Although I can't lie that Starbucks tends to look good on a resume because they think if you can work there you can work at any other cafe/restuarant/etc. I get asked by people if they should apply for Starbucks and I tell them no and to stay far from it as possible. No minimum wage job is worth your sanity...EVER.

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3. dragonfly123
   

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   Sbrean, I would have written the exact same post. I, too, made more money working at a family owned business, was treated with respect, and my mental health was perfect.
   That is no longer the case now that I work for the Grinch. :[

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4. Sbrean
   

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   I still don't know how much I would of made because they forgot to give me my 6 months raise. I stayed under $8.00 an hour after working there for a year and a half. I've worked at little drive-thru coffee stands and made $8.50 and that was starting...I have so many violations against Starbucks but I know nothing will get done. That is why I play dirty and seek revenge other ways. When I say this I'm not doing it because I'm **** that Starbucks terminated me (hell, that was the happiest day of my life) its because of what my manager got away with, she is possibly the devil morphed into a 5'2" white female.

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5. pap3rf1sh
   

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   I know I feel like I'm making sooo little at this job. every time I get my paycheck I'm like "....what?"

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6. amtrak
   

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   haha i felt the same exact way.

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7. dragonfly123
   

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   It's not just how much we make, it's what THEY take in return for that pathetic paycheck (i.e. our sanity, dignity, etc.). Also, Starbucks is doing VERY WELL, considering that we are in a recession still (http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/20/news/companies/Starbucks_earnings/). I said it before and I'll say it again: NEVER in my life did I have to work so hard for so little.

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8. pap3rf1sh
   

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   I started slowing down on the production quite a bit once I realized I was breaking my back for practically nothing every day.

   I'll still make drinks and ring at the normal speed but when it gets slow, I'm not gonna scrub every square inch of the store. I'll do really easy tasks and take my time so I feel like I really deserve what I'm getting paid :D

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9. Jett
   

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   You all should work for the government, then you can sit around all day. :)

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10. pap3rf1sh
    

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    I don't want to sit around all day, I want a job that's fun and busy but actually PAYS me for the work that I do

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11. becca001
    

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    I'm working from 7 to close tonight. Yeah. Pointless.

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12. dragonfly123
    

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    Most normal people don't want a job where they sit all day and do nothing. I think I speak for most of the people here when I say that we want to be treated with the respect we were promised before we started working for the Grinch. We want to be compensated fairly if we are forced to work like slaves. Since most of us are unable to find something else at the moment, the least we can ask is to be treated like human beings.

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13. 123nat
    

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    I love being a grad. student and working minimum wage with customers looking down on me as if I barely managed to finish high school. I'm more than positive that my education is better than that of many people who come in. No way will I go far an beyond when I get minimum wage and then the taxes taken out make it even less (the tips do nothing to bring it up either).

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14. decaff4u
    

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    Starbucks is not a job for people with degrees. Granted some baristas may (managers even), but it's because we can't find jobs for the moment that we're working there. It doesn't even require a high school degree to work at a fast food place/restaurant/SB/whatever. People with degrees should be working in the corporate office making much much more than those @ssholes (yes, screw you corporate suits, i bet you wish you could fire me) who make all these stupid rules like spilling out a gallon of coffee every 8 minutes or having to use new cups for refills but still being able to use personal cups.
    To become a store manager you don't need a degree-even DM and probably RM doesn't require higher education, but a lot of @$$ kissing and slave driving.

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15. fresh_ground
    

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    Yeah about that degree thing - I have two. I also have a full-time job where I am respected and valued. I have some student loans to be paid off and thought it would be *fun* to work at Starbucks on the weekends. I think I was one of those people with excited Facebook status updates about my first day, even.

    But while there I was made to feel completely incompetent by management and coworkers, was paid as and worked as a glorified janitor, and was considered "too incompetent" to even attempt bar. I've seriously made 10 drinks in 6 months (and on several of those I snuck in, customers came back to tell me how delicious they were. lol). But on the whole, I was treated like a high-school dropout by most customers. Not to mention the toll the drama and derogatory atmosphere took on my emotional well-being.

    Funny I managed to graduate with honors from a major university, am pursuing a doctoral degree, successfully remain employed in the scientific community, AND managed to keep my shoes tied almost all by myself.

    The only good thing about Starbucks was that I was able to bring coffee/day-old-pastries to my other job for my coworkers.

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16. pap3rf1sh
    

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    yeah I hate the way that people look at you like you're an idiot because you work at starbucks when really they have no idea. tuition doesn't pay itself.

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17. slavebucks
    

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    i know what you mean pap3rf1sh, i've been working at one on campus since Sept and im there part time because i still am in 3rd year at university. What's even worse is that we're a licensed store, so our prices are higher than the regular starbucks stores, and I get insane customers. Gahhhh
    & I actually was excited about this job, but this past week has been hellll

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18. milltown420
    

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    does anyone know....i just quit starbucks and they arent giving me my last check because i lost my freaking hat. ive called payroll...etc. but nada. im more than mad and have no problem raising my voice. but just wondering if anyone here knows what im up against.....ive offered to pay for a used hat...it was used when they gave it to me....let me know. thanks so much!!!

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19. toffeecoffee
    

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    ewww, u had to wear a hat?...im so glad we dont have to... lol

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20. decaff4u
    

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    They can't deny you a paycheck for all the hours you worked because of that.

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21. dragonfly123
    

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    Looks like the Grinch is trying to rip you off. Shocking, right? No hat is worth an entire paycheck (no matter how tiny the paycheck is), and especially not a freaking used hat. I would call the Dept. of Labor (Fair Wages division) and file a complaint. This is DEFINITELY not legal!

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22. milltown420
    

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    thanks so much guys......im on it tommorow when they open. ive allready quit so i dont have to worry about losing my job. so i truly dont care about making them mad. ive allready got another job so thats all good....but this makes me furious. i didnt sign anything when i started about a uniform or anything....so its all bs. ill let you know. btw...i was at starbucks for a month and a half and it was hands down the worst job i have ever had in my life. im a great guy and a hard worker...but i could not STAND how fake and corporate it was....i had no idea and i was truly excited about working there when i started. i wish all current employees all the best!!!! and keep your head high....

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23. toffeecoffee
    

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    when i got hired i got 2 used aprons....i hope they dont withhold my paycheck when i leaf. :(

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24. dragonfly123
    

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    I read/hear the sentence "the worst job I've ever had" from so many people regarding the Grinch! Don't give up on that last paycheck- it's the VERY LEAST this monster owes you!!! It's very easy to file a complaint with your state's department of labor and I wish you all the best!

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25. milltown420
    

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    dragonfly....thank you for the wishes and TRUST im on it. im gay and southern....my inner loretta lynn will come out up in that place...they wont know what hit them. trust me. i worked HARD for that little, minimum wage money and trust im gonna get it. secretely, deep down...i hope they continue to give me attitude about it. im calling everyone. im in the right...they are wrong. its gonna be on!!!!!

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26. milltown420
    

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    update... so ive talked to payroll...and they were NOT happy about the situation. they gave me the distric managers number (i skipped that broad and went over her head) and left her a message about her manager and shift manager. she is not gonna be happy!!! anyway...payroll told me that under no circumstances should i not be given my check. period. so ill let you know whats up!!!! this is kinda fun!!!

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27. dragonfly123
    

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    Yay! Get as many of them in trouble as possible. They deserve it!

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28. 123nat
    

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    I am so glad that you are making sure to get your money for all the hard work you did. When someone quits, how should they go about getting tips for the week prir to quitting? Just go in and get them and have them sent home? Can't wait to see the look on my SM's face when I kindly give her my two weeks. And I will be taking many of my last available days off. :)

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29. Jett
    

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    They deserve it huh? That is really terrible. See how well you do when you get yours. :)

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30. 123nat
    

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    Cruisyeyes, as funny and amusing you tend to be, you may not realize what ****h0le$ some people in management and even baristas are. Being a customer doen't let you get even the slightest glimpse of the things we need to put up with.

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