Starbucks Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"No work life-balance. If you want to work every day this is the job for you."

"I have worked for Starbucks in a number of states. The store manager position is not given enough time and resources to do the job that is expected of them. Senior leadership is so removed from what the needs and day to day life of the store is that there is very little support. There is little or no work life balance if you want to get the job done properly."

"The company is great, I am getting older and the inconsistent schedule is not very appealing to me anymore, I need more of a balance between work and life. Waking up at three thirty in the morning to be at work by four thirty is not so great and getting home after my family is asleep is also not so great. If I were fresh out of high school this would be a great first job, but not when you have a family relying on you."

"Never again, supervisor was good, the pay and customers sucked to be honest."

"I've worked for Starbucks for about 6 years and it can be a very demanding job, but they have good benefits, flexible hours, and the people can make it an enjoyable and rewarding job."

"I have worked for Starbucks for the past seven years and for the most part the company has been good to me until I left two months ago. After working under a manager who had no feelings for his workers, I decided to search for better opportunities and then the company took my earned stock. While you're working for the company it is great till you leave, then it's as if you have never even existed."

"Love Starbucks. It's flexible with my life schedule and the people are phenomenal."

"I've worked for Starbucks since June 2013."

"I love what I do as a barista, including all of the customer service, but it is time for a change."

"Most frustrating job I've ever had."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"Benefits that the company offers are great. Discounts are good."

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

"If you are looking for a job to work through school, schedules are flexible."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"They want mindless automatons to work for the company that just do what they are told and no encouragement for new ideas."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recognize the positive instead of focusing on the negative. Try to make people feel like they are wanted."

"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."

"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."

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."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"I love being able to lead my team to success whether it be collaboratively or for an individual barista. It brings me joy to be able to take each member of my team to their next platform of success. I enjoy the passion behind what we do. We take ownership and pride in our product, store and customer service."

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

"Be engaging. Smile! Be passionate about what you present. And most of all- present your people skills :)"

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"Inconsistency in upper management. Constant district adjustments and changes of people in upper management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would make less changes and moves in upper management to keep things more consistent."

"This was my first experience in management and I did enjoy it."

What do you like about working at Starbucks?

"I really liked the copmany's culture and attitude. I liked that we were encouraged to come up with new ideas and that the atmosphere was very relaxed."

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

"Be professional, but don't be afraid to be yourself. They love creativity and personality."

What don't you like about working at Starbucks?

"I had a hard time interviewing potential employees. After awhile they all just ran together in my head."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggrest that they keep a closer eye on their company growth and security in uncertain times."