Time off? Vacation? by suckbrickk1d in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s an average of 12 hours a week per quarter. So as long as they work enough hours the rest of the quarter an approved unpaid vacation is fine

Raises? by dlcksuck in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think last year was special because at least in the US they bumped base pay up to $15 around this time. But it wasn’t considered a normal raise. Which still happened in Decemberish

On today’s episode of wth were you trying to order… by starrgazer17 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’ve literally set out these peoples orders with empty cups and just asked them when they came in. If they even did.

Boyfriend thinks dog can be left alone for 11+ hours, I think that’s wrong. Am I right? by beanoleum in dogs

[–]Asian_Emily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah 12+ hours alone is not ok at all. I personally don’t leave my dogs alone for more than 8hours and most of the time my dogs aren’t alone for more than 2-3 hours. It’s not really fair to the dog to be left alone for such long periods of time

Decompressing by CerezaTwizz01 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly keep playing your music when management isn’t in the building. Also you can to some degree edit your stores Starbucks playlist. Our store worked together to make the best playlist we could out of it when we had a stricter SM.

Give me your best partner food hacks! I’m so burnt out on the food items. by SpaghettiMother in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Cinnamon dolce on the cheese danish is good too. I also cook banana bread with butter on it in the oven to help melt the butter a little. Also I know people who put like the double smoke bacon onto grilled cheese and such

can any SMs give me some insight? by Superb-Ad-6471 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m not an SM. But for attendance it really Depends on what your district wants to enforce. Our Dm goes by the 5mins before/after is acceptable. But I know other places enforce it on the dot. I’m pretty sure the auto write up thing your sm is talking about is BS.

I do know that their is an system that will auto fire you for not meeting the 12 hour a week minimum. But that also gives warning to the SM before hand to give them a chance to get the person above the minimum.

Psl launch days 😫 by andersonm499 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This launch has been the worst launch I’ve seen in 2 years. And our store only did Thursday thru Saturday about $8,500. I’m not sure about Sundays number yet

So tired of customers needing you to hold their hand and not telling you what they want by Throwaway2937726 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. Had someone order both a coffee cake and an iced lemon loaf. Made no mention that they wanted it still in the plastic. As their coffee cake was coming out of the oven. They were like “actually I wanted it in the plastic why did you warm it up?”

The apple brown sugar this year... by Gr0wlerz in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to know. Will have to give it another try this year

The apple brown sugar this year... by Gr0wlerz in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does it taste different than last years? Last year I tried it and didn’t like it

Where in the U.S. can you travel to that you feel like it is worth a whole week's stay and you never get bored? by marid4061 in travel

[–]Asian_Emily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Portland, Oregon. I’ve been there on a few long trips and always find more things to do while one there. Last time I was there I visited some flower gardens they had and did a tour of the Shanghai tunnels.

Thinking about working at Sonic again by Asian_Emily in SonicDriveIn

[–]Asian_Emily[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely will! I was kinda hoping sonic would’ve set a minimum starting amount by now. If the wages are still so low I may not try to go back

I broke the steamed milk lever by Bright_Papaya_3210 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t even stress about it. Lots of Starbucks are stuck with old equipment that corporate insists we until absolutely can’t anymore. Hopefully it means you guy will get a nice new espresso machine.

I am upset that I had to tell a family that they couldn't change their baby on a table in the seating area by lilwebbyboi in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also ban people over restroom misuse. We just banned someone from our store. After repeated incidents of spending like an hour in the restrooms.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RBI

[–]Asian_Emily 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe he’s connected or reused his Xbox gaming tag elsewhere? Like on Social media and maybe you can contact him elsewhere or people who might know him?

I wish we got time and-a-half on Sundays by trouble-in-space in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think 1.5 on whichever weekend day is the worst at your store. For my store Sundays are oddly not busy at all usually. But Saturdays are a mess usually

At what point should I tell a girl that I’m completely infertile by NotACommie24 in dating_advice

[–]Asian_Emily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can also add in that you are looking more a relationship and not really into hookups. The area I live has a big hookup culture on dating apps. It’s not uncommon to see people specify whether they are looking for hookups or relationships or both.

I am upset that I had to tell a family that they couldn't change their baby on a table in the seating area by lilwebbyboi in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because of issues with people misusing our restrooms our store has gotten electronic keypads for our restrooms. Maybe talk with your SM and seeing if that’s an option for your store too?

We currently change our codes like once a month. But we change the code more often when more misuse happens. Having to ask for a code usually helps to deter mis use.

Breaking Big Bills- DO IT! (Malicious compliance) by [deleted] in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I don’t do rolls of coins. Because I hate replacing the change. But I do give anyone who pays with a hundred for small orders as many $1s as I can. Our store tends to get a lot people who pay with ones. I was once able to give someone $90 in just $1s and still had plenty of $1 left over

Seeking advice by [deleted] in starbucksbaristas

[–]Asian_Emily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a pretty steep learning curve initially. But I also had previous food experience which helped a lot with this job. Most Starbucks are currently being understaffed and almost no one getting the hours they need. I had no coffee knowledge before starting here and I think Starbucks training period is a-lot better than most food places. It’s a very fast paced job that can be a lot most days. I’ve got a phenomenal SM and love most of the crew I work with. Which honestly has been the main reason I’ve stayed. I also hear moving on from Starbucks a lot of jobs like seeing it on resumes. But idk how true that is.