181 Barista Reviews
Submit a Review"It's hard to find a place to hangout with friends in a calm environment but Starbucks is the place along with the free WIFI. I really like how sometimes we can control the moods of our customers, for example when a customer comes in one afternoon with a horrid mood most of the time it's possible to watch them leave with a much greater mood."
"Making a customers thirst vanish with something that they thought they never would like."
"I love making everyone's day by bringing them that black gold, we all need every day. I can't wait to wake up and cheer everyone up for their upcoming work schedules. I wouldn't say I hate anything. Cleaning and keeping my work space clean is a great way to make everyone know your coffee shop is the place to be."
"It's a flexible job that allows me to travel on a whim and pursue the perfect position in a career I would love. I hate the compensation, the late hours for very little reward, and the occasional disrespectful or condescending remarks."
"The customers, the pay, and the work all were not worth it."
"I love being able to see and chat with lots of people while working in a relaxing environment, but I hate how impatient people can get even when there are lots of customers in the store and all the employees are working, especially in the mornings."
"I love the people that I work with, but you get paid a minimal amount of money to do a large amount of work."
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"The only that changes are the faces, not the excuses"
What do you like about working at Sodexo?
"I like making coffee. The location I work in is great. I lucked out as far as the client goes. The customers are all really good people; they make it easy to work hard and are well worth the effort."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Make sure boss has time to care, the ability to make things run smoothly or at least enough creativity for a good excuse."
What don't you like about working at Sodexo?
"I don't like seeing/foreseeing problems and being powerless to fix/prevent them from happening... repeatedly! Management is too concerned with sales to bother putting any thought or consideration into placing an adequate order. Retail managers are stretched too thin to effectively manage anything; inventory, equipment, safety, product standards, attendance and even submitting accurate numbers for payroll is below their radar."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Manage! When problems arise-deal with them. Don't let them get out of hand. Work smarter so you don't keep solving the same problems, work out a solution so it's just not a problem anymore. Follow through- don't assume equipment has fixed it's self just because the complaints have stopped. Stop trying to crack the whip harder and just slow it down a bit to think things through-or just hire smarter managers..."
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"Awesome Company for a young person still living with their parents."
What do you like about working at Starbucks?
"The environment that Starbucks offers, along with the endless smiles and encouragement you receive from all the employees."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Starbucks is a healthy, fast moving, positive minded environment, so always bring a smile on your face."
What don't you like about working at Starbucks?
"As a barista you are only considered part-time, which means your hours range from 12 hours to 31 hours a week and if the store had a bad week of sales you will get the minimum hours."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Keep up the awesome job and encourage the partners for management."
What do you like about working at Starbucks?
"I like the flexible hours, and how often I am able to connect with my customers. Also, everyone does the same work, regardless of title, and that enforces our teamwork and rapport with our superiors."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be friendly! Show that you like connecting with people, and you'll do well. Starbucks is all about customer satisfaction!"
What don't you like about working at Starbucks?
"We are not really allowed to refuse service to a customer, and are often treated poorly by the people we serve. I think there is still the stigma of starbucks being a 'fast-food' type of business, and the attitude we receive may be related to that.Also, while there is flexibility to request time off, often your shifts are varied widely in time (an open after getting off at 9pm the night previous, etc) and hours. Some weeks, I have almost thirty, others only ten."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would relax the rules involving tattoos and hair color... provided they are not profane, I feel disallowing these things is counter-intuitive to the 'everyone is a unique, special customer' when we all look alike."
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"Fun, stressful, interesting."
What do you like about working at Starbucks?
"I love the customer interaction and philanthropic work we do."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Have a friendly, outgoing personality. Starbucks hires people who have great communication skills and have a welcoming aura to them."
What don't you like about working at Starbucks?
"The fluctuation of hours per week, the difficult and rude customers."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Become more well-balanced in your work and learn to take criticism."
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"It is great!"
What do you like about working at Starbucks?
"It is great, great people, great drinks, great atmosphere... Coffee!"
What don't you like about working at Starbucks?
"Sometimes customers can really, really get on your nerves. I guess it's good that we have great, great people, great drinks, great atmosphere... Coffee!"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Just keep up the great, great people, great drinks, great atmosphere... Coffee!"
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"It was good for a young person with no education."
What do you like about working at Starbucks?
"The people and the atmosphere. The regulars that you built a relationship with."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"All I can say is go in there and be yourself, and be honest."
What don't you like about working at Starbucks?
"The hours that you were scheduled, and the compensation that you were given."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would tell them to be a little more open to ideas and suggestions."
Update your browser to have a more positive job search experience.
Upgrade My Browser