Yall arent understanding. We are asking for a LIVABLE wage. We cant live on 16 dollars an hour. "Benefits are good" noooo theyre not. They are not, by any means, worth the job. Brian Niccol makes 57,000 dollars an hour, that is more than a baristas entire yearly salary by about 20k. They can afford to raise the pay a couple dollars.
@bjohnson1489 See you in the drive thru with all your special requests for that super manly drink you have to go with your Honda Civic. Please don't forget to tip your barista, please and thank you.
@bjohnson1489 Did you know that nobody can live off of 7.25 with 40 hours a week? Minimum wage is supposed the be the minimum amount of money needed to survive. I dont make enough money to survive. With full time hours. Hope this helps.
Give Starbucks a break guys,they only made a $24.9billion dollar profit last year.They simply can’t afford to pay the workers who make those profits possible 😂
If you are value-oriented I would recommend one of those hot vending machines or a convenience store or brewing at home if you have the resources. (Look for ASM certified brewers in particular if you are quality oriented, too!) Drip is a fraction of our tickets, and if you don’t want to subsidize the costs of other drinks I completely understand that. If it’s a question of respect I would recommend reviewing testimonials of people who work here. Our menu mix, standards (why the coffee tastes the same in Portland as it does in Florida), customer service promise, customer load, in-store retail offerings, wait times, training, and revenue per ticket is well above that of industry average. We track everything and hold one another to those standards as much as possible, including making sure every partner is prepared to operate tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. In a different comment I wrote about the incidents we face in downtown stores in particular, but let’s just say that Starbucks attracts a different sort of customer than one’s local coffee shop no matter where one lives. Part of that is because we allow people to enjoy our space whether they buy something or not. Our shift supervisors are also union and regularly manage floors of 8-10 baristas and about a 100 customers/hr. If our jobs and careers were as simple as pouring drip from a window in a safe part of town we would not be picketing, and definitely would not have gone through the painstaking process of unionizing. I don’t know if you care about all that, I assume so, but I do ask that you respect people of any job when they go through this process. It’s very challenging and never without cause. Thank you. ❤
Fair, it costs a lot to live in the metro and drip isn’t exactly the most value-oriented part of the menu! And please do! We want people to enjoy coffee, and hopefully find a way to connect with others, even if they can’t say hi in your local store. ❤ And, I don’t mean this with any ill-intent, but if our jobs and careers only required pouring drip in a safe area of town with a pickup window I’m sure we wouldn’t need to picket, or have gone through the painstaking process of unionizing. Hope your last cup is as great as the first, Logan ❤
work as barista but want income as much as doctor or engineer. Let them strike, find another worker. Let their union take care of them! the union take too much portion of their income anyways
A: $15 is not relevant to any metro store I can think of. In the metro baristas get just over minimum wage. Tips are well under industry average for all SBUX locations I’m aware of also. B: Almost all of the partners (coworkers) I know stay on OHP rather than accepting SBUX’ horrible insurance plans and rates. They’re designed not to be used. Other benefits are, well, let’s just say take them or leave them. We’re negotiating for wages we can live on adjusted for the cities and towns we serve, benefits that matter, and safe working conditions (especially in downtown stores.) Edited for grammar.
@@kristamonae I didn't say someone could live on it. I said it's what seems right for basic labor, or else everyone else should get even more since they got a useful degree.
But, this is a real job. A real job that requires discipline, knowledge, skill, customer service, cultural knowledge, long and hard hours on one's feet, to name a few. That is a REAL job.
I consider real jobs to require intensive training or prior experience or education. The reason the drink one gets in rural Florida is the same as in Portland, Oregon is because of our standards for ourselves. It separates our work from everyone else in the industry. Frankly, it’s a point of pride. - Starbucks Baristas train for literal weeks, and most come with prior work experience. Then there is the ongoing training and feedback. Starbucks is a crucible when it comes to food service and the company wants people who can take it. - Shift Supervisors (also union) regularly manage floors of 8-10 baristas, handle customer loads approaching 100/hr, and work inconsistently scheduled shifts to meet business needs. Those hired internally tend to have years of tenure, and those hired externally almost always have prior management experience. Finally, too many of us take up the mantle of social workers, especially in the downtown stores. But we have to be for our health. So the customer does not escalate and turn into our 28th incident this month: Want to see someone defecate in your store, cuss out your peers, commit hate crimes, push over tens of thousands of dollars worth of heavy metal equipment you were carefully trained on and now have on your leg, replace trashes only to be stuck by a needle, lock the doors with the panic button in the middle of business every day because you saw the stalker, or go into a real lockdown once a quarter? I do not expect you to care about any of that. But I do expect respect that we, collectively, are doing what the law allows us to achieve safer working conditions, fair pay, and benefits that matter. I expect respect for anyone, working any job, anywhere across this great nation. It might sound silly, but like the person commenting before me, a lot of people working in food service do it because they love the hard work, the people, and the craft. Please respect them.
Everyone is replaceable.
Who are all the Karens suppose to yell at now that all the Starbucks are closed? Their kids better watch out😂
They aren't closed loser. Just have losers crying in front of them . What a turd you are
Sorry your boyfriend lost his batista job
Who are " Karen's " racist? Ps catch you outside little boy
Yall arent understanding. We are asking for a LIVABLE wage. We cant live on 16 dollars an hour. "Benefits are good" noooo theyre not. They are not, by any means, worth the job. Brian Niccol makes 57,000 dollars an hour, that is more than a baristas entire yearly salary by about 20k. They can afford to raise the pay a couple dollars.
I agree! Have you ever been inside a Starbucks? Y'all WORK! Now be COMPENSATED!
Get a real job loser
Minimum wage is 7.25. Pouring coffee is a minimum wage job. Want a living wage find a better job.
@bjohnson1489 See you in the drive thru with all your special requests for that super manly drink you have to go with your Honda Civic. Please don't forget to tip your barista, please and thank you.
@bjohnson1489 Did you know that nobody can live off of 7.25 with 40 hours a week? Minimum wage is supposed the be the minimum amount of money needed to survive. I dont make enough money to survive. With full time hours. Hope this helps.
This is minimum wage work not a career. Doesn’t matter how much the ceo makes. He makes that because he is the ceo and doesn’t pour coffee
Switch to Nescafé instant. Get 150 cups per jar. About 7 cents per cup. The professional coffee-pourers can rot.
Give Starbucks a break guys,they only made a $24.9billion dollar profit last year.They simply can’t afford to pay the workers who make those profits possible 😂
A 'barista' is just a fancy term for pouring a cup of coffee. Gimme a break.
still, they deserve a living wage, if you don't want their coffee, don't buy
And...
If you are value-oriented I would recommend one of those hot vending machines or a convenience store or brewing at home if you have the resources. (Look for ASM certified brewers in particular if you are quality oriented, too!) Drip is a fraction of our tickets, and if you don’t want to subsidize the costs of other drinks I completely understand that.
If it’s a question of respect I would recommend reviewing testimonials of people who work here. Our menu mix, standards (why the coffee tastes the same in Portland as it does in Florida), customer service promise, customer load, in-store retail offerings, wait times, training, and revenue per ticket is well above that of industry average. We track everything and hold one another to those standards as much as possible, including making sure every partner is prepared to operate tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. In a different comment I wrote about the incidents we face in downtown stores in particular, but let’s just say that Starbucks attracts a different sort of customer than one’s local coffee shop no matter where one lives. Part of that is because we allow people to enjoy our space whether they buy something or not. Our shift supervisors are also union and regularly manage floors of 8-10 baristas and about a 100 customers/hr.
If our jobs and careers were as simple as pouring drip from a window in a safe part of town we would not be picketing, and definitely would not have gone through the painstaking process of unionizing. I don’t know if you care about all that, I assume so, but I do ask that you respect people of any job when they go through this process. It’s very challenging and never without cause. Thank you. ❤
Guess I’ll just have to keep getting my coffee at McDonald’s
Nonsense too much money to pour me coffee. I’ll make my own. 😊
Fair, it costs a lot to live in the metro and drip isn’t exactly the most value-oriented part of the menu! And please do! We want people to enjoy coffee, and hopefully find a way to connect with others, even if they can’t say hi in your local store. ❤
And, I don’t mean this with any ill-intent, but if our jobs and careers only required pouring drip in a safe area of town with a pickup window I’m sure we wouldn’t need to picket, or have gone through the painstaking process of unionizing.
Hope your last cup is as great as the first,
Logan ❤
Looking forward to when you or someone in your family begins complaining because of low pay at their job.
@@DavidMedina-e9s nonsense
A large black coffee was $4. They should go under
work as barista but want income as much as doctor or engineer. Let them strike, find another worker. Let their union take care of them! the union take too much portion of their income anyways
We don’t have a contract yet. No dues.
dont compare apples to oranges
I hear SB has some of the best benefits out there. If they expect more than $15 per hour, GOOD LUCK. Even that is a lot for basic labor.
Oh yeah it’s “a lot” You try living on 15$ a hour 😂😂😂😂
Look at these dumb whiners arguing with you
A: $15 is not relevant to any metro store I can think of. In the metro baristas get just over minimum wage. Tips are well under industry average for all SBUX locations I’m aware of also.
B: Almost all of the partners (coworkers) I know stay on OHP rather than accepting SBUX’ horrible insurance plans and rates. They’re designed not to be used.
Other benefits are, well, let’s just say take them or leave them. We’re negotiating for wages we can live on adjusted for the cities and towns we serve, benefits that matter, and safe working conditions (especially in downtown stores.)
Edited for grammar.
@@kristamonae I didn't say someone could live on it. I said it's what seems right for basic labor, or else everyone else should get even more since they got a useful degree.
@@LoganLaitylogzen Good to know. SB sounds as evil as most companies
Who cares? Don’t like the pay, get a real job
But, this is a real job. A real job that requires discipline, knowledge, skill, customer service, cultural knowledge, long and hard hours on one's feet, to name a few. That is a REAL job.
Whiney leftist brought up this way do not think logically. They think they are owed
I consider real jobs to require intensive training or prior experience or education. The reason the drink one gets in rural Florida is the same as in Portland, Oregon is because of our standards for ourselves. It separates our work from everyone else in the industry. Frankly, it’s a point of pride.
- Starbucks Baristas train for literal weeks, and most come with prior work experience. Then there is the ongoing training and feedback. Starbucks is a crucible when it comes to food service and the company wants people who can take it.
- Shift Supervisors (also union) regularly manage floors of 8-10 baristas, handle customer loads approaching 100/hr, and work inconsistently scheduled shifts to meet business needs. Those hired internally tend to have years of tenure, and those hired externally almost always have prior management experience.
Finally, too many of us take up the mantle of social workers, especially in the downtown stores. But we have to be for our health. So the customer does not escalate and turn into our 28th incident this month:
Want to see someone defecate in your store, cuss out your peers, commit hate crimes, push over tens of thousands of dollars worth of heavy metal equipment you were carefully trained on and now have on your leg, replace trashes only to be stuck by a needle, lock the doors with the panic button in the middle of business every day because you saw the stalker, or go into a real lockdown once a quarter?
I do not expect you to care about any of that. But I do expect respect that we, collectively, are doing what the law allows us to achieve safer working conditions, fair pay, and benefits that matter. I expect respect for anyone, working any job, anywhere across this great nation. It might sound silly, but like the person commenting before me, a lot of people working in food service do it because they love the hard work, the people, and the craft. Please respect them.
"essential workers" but also somehow "not a real job" hmm?
@hash8179 then your issues is in definition, not application. Kind regards.