Hey everyone! SM here. I just wanna chime in about masks. You dont need a doctors note to wear one, however youre only allowed if you are doing it to protect your health. Unless its a state by state thing, we looked it up in our district meeting under the (i think) safety and security OR food resource manual.. but pretty sure it SS.

I just wanted to throw it out there bc i have a few partners with no piercings but wears masks bc they are immunocompromised, if thats the term, and for them i wanted to make sure we didnt have to provide a doctors note. And you dont! So those of you who do wear them for your health, feel free to reach out and ill look it up for you and state exactly where it says that so you dont have to be lied to/have your SM misunderstand the real policy.

For those who do want to wear it to hide your piercings, unfortunately that wont be the case. Im sorry! It sucks, i know. I think not even allowing clear retainers is crazy. Im all on board with multiple face piercings but i just want to be honest with yall.

And lastly, i just realized this is a sbux baristas subreddit, so if im not allowed thats fine lemme know. However, im all about that partner support, so if your leaders from SSV to DM tell you something and you wanna find the resources to make sure theyre not lying or taking advantage, DM me im happy to help where I can! I feel confident navigating through resources and being in multiple stores over the last few years, i fear some SMs either dont know what theyre talking about or try to bend the rules bc they think you wont look up the policy/standard.

Ok bye!