Starbucks Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"It was an awesome job for me because I have high energy levels."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"Great working environment with a fast pace and a lot of free coffee."

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

"A person interviewing should have good upbeat energy with a drive for face to face customer interactions."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"The small wages were a little tough to get by with."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The training for management was good and the company does well."

"It was a great experience during my college years but you are underpaid for the stress this job can cause. The line is never ending and people can be fairly rude in the mornings. It is also nearly impossible to live up to the standards of Starbucks at all times. But overall it was the best job I have ever had."

"Nice and happy place to work at."

"It's a positive environment and a great place to work."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"My coworkers and boss are friendly, easy to get along with, and they work with you to achieve your goals."

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

"Be yourself, part of being a barista is having a positive attitude and being compassionate/empathetic towards others. If you are being yourself in an interview, you'll get a feel as to whether or not you'll fit in the work environment. If the environment doesn't suit your personality it can propose some real challenges, especially if you aren't a people person."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"There is little room to move up or receive promotions, despite majority of the employees exceeding company expectations alongside the manager's expectations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work towards providing more opportunities and recognition for hard working employees. Pretty often overachievers extensive work efforts go unrecognized."

"Starbucks has given me the opportunity of a lifetime. I have grown quickly up the ladder, I have been given the opportunity to further my education, and with the thousands of locations, I have been able to travel and live anywhere without losing my job. I have met some amazing people-both partners and customers."

"I have worked for Starbucks since I graduated high school in 2013. I have become very invested in my customers' lives. They value customer connections as well as community connections. They have hundreds of locations around the world with unidentified number of employees."

"Starbucks is a wonderful company to work for regardless of who you are. This job taught me how to work in a fast-paced environment while still being accurate with my work."

"I've been with Starbucks since January 2019. It's been wonderful and most people are great to work with. Schedules may change week to week, but are made weeks out so you know ahead of time. Customers are mostly nice and it's nice seeing how you can make people's day. My boss has been very nice working with schedules as well."

"I've only worked at Starbucks for a little over a year now. When applying for this job I thought the job description was too much and there is no way you can possibly maintain all those requirements. Little did I know I was very wrong and that it's very true that Starbucks deliver legendary customer service as well as creating an environment not only for customers but for employees to enjoy and communicate well with those customers. The best part, those so called requirements from the beginning just become natural and you just do everything without much stress and hassle."

"My job involved working for continuous Improvement, production, and training staff."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"I love working in the food industry and with my peers."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Leadership wasn't supervisor-friendly, and was borderline abusive with their peers and direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Desperately need training on working cultures and lean manufacturing principles."

"I am new to the Starbucks company but in the short amount of time that I have been there I have grown to really enjoy the environment. It is a company that cares about its employees not just about the guest and making money. I feel valued and validated as a Starbucks employee."

"I found Starbucks to be a company with great benefits but extremely low pay."

"I’ve worked at Starbucks for over 14 years. The company really cares about their partners and values hard work. Starbucks has really stepped up during the pandemic to ensure that the partners are taken care of and that our environment is as safe as it can be, upon return. The resources available for the well being of our partners are remarkable and have really helped us navigate through these uncertain times. The work can be labor intensive, at times, but the connections you make with the customers and partners are worth the hard work."

"I’ve worked for Starbucks since 2014. This job has taught me how to work with a team. It has taught me how working with others to achieve any common goal makes work better day in and day out."