Starbucks Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Get Back to the Basics!"

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"In the beginning, Starbucks was the 3rd place experience and individual customer service was a priority."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Interview with as many retail companies as possible because they are as much the same as they are different in policies, people management, and advancement.Never settle just to get a job, but instead seek a career that you want to do."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"However, as the CEO changed, so did the ethics, standards and vision slide. Most were at best trained minimally at each level and the bottom line was all about money. Competition to be the best at outdoing Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's and others eventually ruled on way too many corners. By the time the corporation decided to get down to the basics again, all the tweaks of attempting to compete with others (closing locations, removing ovens, and cutting back offerings) became useless. The idea of being thought of as a chain is exactly what Starbucks wanted to avoid. Greed for the dollar was overwhelming."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Set realistic goals with each employee on paper every 6 months and don't miss the date no matter the cost to you. Find something good to say to your employees about their contributions each day no matter how small this may seem. Seek to teach a new skill each week and regularly maintain standards!!!!"

"Excellent company to work for!!!"

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Multimanagers dependency."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"People need different individual approach."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"One of the best places for anyone to work, to guide, educate and help you grow down your career path. They are a company that stands behind each of their employees."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Working till 4 am some nights."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Great TEAM."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"They were super flexible and accommodating with my schedule."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest and positive."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Making drinks."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More positive encouragement."

"It was a good place to work."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"Stock options, benefits, the enviroment."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"The hours."

"Great place to get real customer experience."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"Lots of room to grow and training process was very thorough."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"No room for work/life balance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Upper management should visit more often."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"The team I worked with and the coffee."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Not much."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work with your people."

"10 yrs ago I would have rated them higher but they tried to grow too fast and buried themselves."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"I enjoyed the aspect of working with people on a comfortable, leisure work place."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just to be relaxed and personable."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"The idea of not knowing the difference between work and play, people not treating others with proper respect especially for a professional atmosphere."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To perhaps learn where to pick your battles when dealing with a progressively younger staff, that are not looking for a career and to recognize those looking for a career that can only benefit the company."

"Good Company but too many bad employees!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Try somewhere else! That's the better bet!"

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Because they hired too may managment level people don't know what's the business really mean!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to hold themselves accountable!"

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"Make customer's drink."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work hard, encourage step to step."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"Costumer were awesome."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Upper management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more conscious of others,"

"general overview of the complexities of the company"

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"Challenging business decisions, constantly thinking outside the box. Learning to lead without authority and critical decision making."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be open and honest. Be authentic. Never answer questions that a company wants to hear. That may work for the immediate needs of each party, but will ultimately lead to the demise of the person, project, client, or company."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Not fully understanding diverse talents of the team. Having people reach their true potential."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Mentoring. Challenge people to be better than what they are. Encourage ones to think outside the box and never give up on any ideas. To learn to work as a team and learn from everyone they encounter. Management is just a title and need to be a student and teacher at all times to be truly successful."

"Starbucks is a good part-time job opportunity."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"The flexibility of the hours and the medical benefits they offer."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are looking for flexibility and some health benefits, this is a good fit."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"The salary is too low."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Increase the minimum wage and promote better ethical standards."

"Excellent place, excellent people."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"The people and type of projects."