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1. nomorefbux
   

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   I was officially 'separated' from Starbucks, on Weds... The reason why? I was told that 'well, you had a final written warning (for following policy, mind you) and I told you that if you had any more issues you would be fired... so, because you 'threw' the broken timer across the counter, you made your partners and the customers uncomfortable' I know I'll never find out the real reason why I was fired, but I hope that store is one of the 600 that is supposed to close... And I also hope that karma bites my old DM and the SM right in the butt...

   I loved my job-not for the money, not for the benefits, but for the customers... (p.s. I still get benefits through the *$... through my wife)

   Posted 4 years ago #

2. givemedrip
   

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   Nomore, it sounds like they were just looking for a reason, and once they are, there is nothing you can do because eventually they will find one. Glad you still get benefits through your wife.. although the way they are administered sounds a little uncomfortable.

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3. fivestarservice
   

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   Large companies are good at keeping records that will insulate them from lawsuits re: firing. It is also interesting that the incompetent, by the book and the heck with using your head managers, will almost always score you low in areas when you have your review--it may be totally untrue but it lays the groundwork for their eventual dismissal of you for literally any reason. Sometimes it may be a good reason, a lot of time it is about politics, sheer jealousy of the manager that you are showing them up, etc.

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4. nomorefbux
   

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   Politics do suck... just because I was the 'black sheep' in the store.... The whole staff is religious (which is fine with me, because my closest friend at the store is a youth minister)...and I'm an Atheist. I'm also out and proud... and the customers adore me. I'm so glad that I gave some of them my email address... It is like a tiny piece of revenge every time I hear that the store isn't the same without me.

   Posted 4 years ago #

5. fivestarservice
   

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   nomorefbux: Sorry about your situation. In my case, being retired and not really needing a job, I just dropped my apron in the middle of my shift and walked out the door without saying a word. My comments on this site are written under the title "Take this job and shove it", which is exactly what I did and certainly enjoyed doing. I enjoyed my customers and I have seen many of them since I left although I have never been back to the store--as a matter of fact the only SBUX I go to is the one where my first manager now is in charge--he was one of the good guys who understood that good baristas were smart baristas who knew how to deal with customers in an efficient and lighthearted way. My old customers, like your comment, are always telling me that the lines are long and excruciating and the friendliness, especially to "my kids" who I always gave stickers to, is just missing. They probably still get their coffee there but at least I do not have to deal with sheer managerial incompetence.

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6. nycshiftista
   

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   I still gotta defend the *bux on this one.

   I've worked at 5 stores in the last 3 years, since I started (was separated) and rehired twice with the company.

   You have some managers that don't know ****, but you have to stay persistent. There's a reason why I'm still with the company. I recognized that Starbucks isn't the one at fault here. When you grow to the level of corporation that Starbucks has, micromanagement becomes impossible. You cannot possibly 100% ensure that every manager has the best business ethic, the most common sense and the best set of skills. You have to rely on the judgement of your District Managers. That's why I make it the best effort to stay where I know I'm wanted and appreciated at. I stay with a particular manager.

   You see, the one thing Starbucks can't deny you is a transfer. Unless you're a Store Manager, you can transfer quite easily (this goes for ASMs too.) All you have to do is stay in contact with your DM and if that doesn't work, the PCC.

   But there's always a way to avoid getting fired if you feel you're being misrepresented. You just got to look for it.

   Posted 4 years ago #

7. jackpot110
   

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   I've realized that Starbucks is all full of ****! Our "partners" are all smiles with us and pretending like we're best friends when next thing you know, they're talking **** about you and plotting a way to make you get fired.

   I had a partner that was the most annoying **** on the planet. But unlike everyone else, I expressed to her from the beginning that she wasn't on my "top favorite partner" list from starbucks. as if i had one. But everyone else, they'd be all over her all the time, saying how great she was and what a wonderful worker.

   A week later. She had to quit and you could smell the sigh of relief that my manager had from a mile away! What's the big deal!? Just because we work in Starbucks doesn't mean that we have to pretend to be nice to someone we don't like.

   I hated it how everyone just crossed their fingers for the day she quit. Starbucks has **** for partners and **** for morals, if you ask me. (except for the few awesome partners that actually brighten your day with their car... but sometimes those are a dime a dozen.)

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8. Yeswehavenobananas
   

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   nycshiftista, tell me more about the transfer, I have been considering it. what do I do first and who do I talk to first, I dont want to step on anyones toes ...

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9. IloveSBUX
   

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   Anyone who requests a transfer to my store gets a phone call to their current manager. I ask about performance and how the partner requesting a transfer gets along with their current partners and customers. Now, I can smell a **** answer a mile away, so a manger trying to unload a partner who just can't seem to **** get with the program never makes it in.

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10. Yeswehavenobananas
    

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    Can a transfer be denied? If so what are the reasons???

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11. IloveSBUX
    

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    Of course a transfer can be denied! I don't have to accept a transfer...just like I don't have to hire everyone who hands in an application. The reasons a transfer can be denied include but are not limited to: not having a position open; the partner requesting transfer does not have an availability that works with current business need; poor performance comments from current manager; not being a good "culture fit" for that particular store; you get paid too much/are too expensive(if you've been with the company a long time)....the list goes on and on.

    Not only that, but the transfer can be denied by your current SM and DM...not to mention the DM of the district you want to transfer into, as well.

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12. Yeswehavenobananas
    

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    Why would my SM refuse to let me transfer.

    Here is my situation.
    I spend about 60 bucks a week on gas and they just opened a store right next door to my house...
    The new store manager said that she would take me, I just don't want to stir the pot with my SM if its not worth it ya know...

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13. IloveSBUX
    

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    If you're in good standing, I don't see any reason your SM wouldn't let you transfer.

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14. sbuxemployhawaii
    

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    tell me why that when a fellow barista transferred from one store to another she took a paycut. No seriously, they start baristas on this side of the island at like 8.00 and on the other side around 9-10 dollars. Why would they give a paycut if the position didn't change?

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15. IloveSBUX
    

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    Because different markets have different pay rates. Standard of living kinda stuff. A lot of the starting pay rates are different in cities versus the suburbs. And, your friend didn't have to take a pay cut, she could have stayed where she was...

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16. sbuxemployhawaii
    

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    Sure, stay where you are at a two hour drive through a mountain with gas at 4.50 a gallon, as opposed to a ten minute drive.

    A company shouldn't penalize someone's pay who has been with the company for two years only because they finally had a position available closer to home.

    I don't really have much against the company, I knew what they were about really when I accepted the job, but being Polly-Anna about anything is just as bas as hating it.

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17. IloveSBUX
    

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    Look...I'm not being "polly-anna" about anything. It was your friend who made the choice to accept a job that required a 2 hour drive through the mountains.

    A different store in a different location is a different pay-rate, sometimes. That's all. Nobody is being penalized.

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18. nycshiftista
    

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    Yeah. There's no penalization. If there were let's say 100 baristas in every state who had to transfer to another store because it was closer, but the store was a different payrate, that would be 5,000 a week Starbucks is losing, paying those 5,000 baristas that dollar extra, but they've got nothing to recoup that loss with, especially when business is struggling now.

    So... uh... no.

    Posted 4 years ago #

19. jobbamison
    

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    count yourself lucky. being fired from yr situation may have been a blessing in disguise.

    Posted 4 years ago #

20. nomorefbux
    

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    That's what my customers say... My former SM is a 'tank-****' and the ASM is just about as useless as a wet roll of toilet paper in the middle of the woods. I will still cross my fingers...and hope that store closes...

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21. sbuxemployhawaii
    

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    Oh that's just a load of grounds not worthy for my garden. She was never told that she would be taking a paycut when she made the transfer.

    Look at it this way nyc- if you were to transfer from one of the Union Square SBUX (last I counted there were two, not including the Barnes and Noble Cafe, because they are dealt with by B&N) to a SBUX in Brooklyn and took a substantial paycut for the same job with no prior notice, wouldn't you be **** off?

    And as for you ILOVESBUX, I've seen your other posts, can't you just let people vent? It's bad enough that the company holds this image that it doesn't realistically keep up with, and some people need to air out without someone playing devil'sadvocate.

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22. DARKROAST
    

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    Just goes to show, identify the variables before making a move. Otherwise, you'll end up stuck in a very uncomfy position.....

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