Starbucks Employee Reviews for Assistant Manager
Browse Starbucks Reviews by Job Title →Assistant Managers at Starbucks give their company a 4.3 out of 5.0, while the average rating for Starbucks is 3.9, making them 10% happier than every other employee at Starbucks and 12% happier than every other Assistant Manager on CareerBliss - the happiest Assistant Managers work for Regions Financial.
"I love my job. It allows me to work hard and give superior customer service."
What do you like about working at Starbucks?
"I love that we are all partners. We are all treated equally and recognized as such. There are also plenty of opportunities to grow and expand within the company."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I would tell them that they need to want the job, not just for money reasons, but because they want to be there. It is important to have passion while doing this job because it requires a high level. Also that it is a lot harder than it looks. There is a lot to learn and plenty of resources to assure complete knowledge, but definitely a high pressure position."
What don't you like about working at Starbucks?
"The early mornings are one of the only complaints, but people love coffee and I love helping them get it."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I really have no large suggestions at all. I believe that my manager is great at what they do."
Average Assistant Manager Ratings in the Past 2 Years
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $3 |
| 2012 | $4 |
"Overall ok. It was not challenging enough."
"Wonderful growth opportunities and great people to work with."
Average Starbucks Attributes by Assistant Manager
"Constant movement and fun atmosphere. It's the best bar - without all the drunks."
What do you like about working at Starbucks?
"I liked that I was asked to work at other stores to help fill in the schedule. It's all the same procedures but a different crowd wherever you went. Sometimes I'd see repeat customers from my home store and that was nice, I could quickly make their drink and help that morning line move as fast as possible. I liked the training process, we had to go to Starbucks University and taste all coffees, compare with store bought brands and document these experiences. That way we knew how to describe one coffee from another. I learned skills on engineering machines that I never knew I had in me. They have recently gone to fully automatic machines and I'm sad about that, but, hey, in this fast world, you gotta have fast machines. My growth in that company happened fast! I had awards and bonuses and still loved every bit of the friendly competition."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"BE KNOWLEDGEABLE! Coffee is no joke to these people and if you have the passion they do, this won't even feel like a job."
What don't you like about working at Starbucks?
"Early in the morning sifts (4am) was a bit much for a budding college student but it was nice to have my day over my mid afternoon. There was ALWAYS new drinks and products to learn, it was hard to keep up when traveling from store to store."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I know this company is worldwide, and their methods have made this a successful Fortune 500 company. There are some managers that I feel were too un-informed of standards and procedures, and I feel that a bit more training could have been placed. The movement from a cashier to barista to shift lead to manager is a tough road, but a good road if the person has enough patience and great observation skills."
What do you like about working at Starbucks?
"Benefits and atmosphere."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be yourself and know the coffee industry."
What don't you like about working at Starbucks?
"Some corporate politics."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Screen DM's."
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