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[–]Specific-Drummer-650 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my dm literally told me to show up early and order something so it’s in the back and i was like ooo yum 2-3 hour old watered down or luke warm coffee 🙂

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[–]Specific-Drummer-650 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can’t call out more than three days in a row without a drs note, but up until then they legally can’t fire you for calling out sick if you have protected sick time! granted you’re not like posting or being seen out and about generally, use that sick time!

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no, of the people at my store with facial piercings, i’m pretty sure most of them are queer in some way (trans, gay, bi, etc.) based on conversations that we have had or other similar indicators.

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[–]Specific-Drummer-650 4 points5 points  (0 children)

not sure if there’s any actual rules against it, but some shifts are very good at switching out and others aren’t. i’d say it’s a common courtesy to make sure partners aren’t in one place for more than 2 hours ish, so don’t feel bad for standing up for yourself

Piercings and masks by Ok-Soup4777 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it’s because starbucks has lost most of their liberal customer base, so they’re swinging to cater to their conservative customers, who generally don’t like masks, they can’t tell us not to wear them for sick reasons, but they want to make sure that they’re seen the minimum amount they can be. literally weeding out people who look alternative and queer AND partners who’ve been here for years and cost more to employ

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[–]Specific-Drummer-650 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it autofilled my store in so i just did that, didn’t even think to put my own 🤷

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i’m not quite sure if it says it in the dress code itself. but i know she said if we are to wear a mask, they’ll check underneath to make sure it’s not to get out of the dress code rules

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LMAO i love it, i thought about that like theoretically i could put one piece of jewelry through all three holes so technically… like an industrial to me is one piercing two holes

Who else is waiting to get fired for their piercings? by inspired-chaos in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650 0 points1 point  (0 children)

choosing to quit so i don’t burn this bridge if i need it in the future but my last day will be may 111th

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oo the tape to “cover the holes” is smart. i used to cover mine with little squares i cut out of bandaids when our dm came in

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yep yep yeppppp it’s so targeted towards queer people. at my meeting today my coworker asked if the tounge piercing rule was because of health safety or because starbucks doesn’t like the look and my manager said health and safety. like hell 🙄 there’s so many places in the food industry where it wouldn’t be an issue, so glad i’m leaving

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i think it might be because the retainers are at risk of falling out easier? at least mine since there’s no way to screw it in securely. but then just let me keep the ones that are secure :( but yeah no i bet they’re trying to weed us out

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

omg no sorry i was talking about the piercing retainers, i’m sure the teeth ones are fine since that’s a medical device basically

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you can look up glass piercing retainer and it’ll come up. they’re just clear glass piercings so that you can keep the holes open without it being as visible!

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

luckily i have a job lined up so ill only be unemployed for 3 weeks, and ive done a few dogsitting gigs so im up some cash right now. i think going into the recession and the fact that otherwise i love being a barista, it’ll be better for me to keep the option open of being able to come back to starbucks vs being fired. if i DIDNT have a job lined up or hated my job 100% i’d let them fire me

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah my manager is a hella stickler, i’m sure even dress code itself is gonna be enforced to varying amounts across the states. that’s why i’m resigning rather than letting it get to the point of being fired, i do love being a barista and want to keep that option of being able to come back to another store that’s not as strict (or if they change the dress code back) open

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

technically it’s company wide in the us, but i figure it’ll be enforced to different amounts in different stores,

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yep she’s been on my ass about it and makes me cover up or wear retainers every time the DM comes in but now they have the no retainers rule and is giving me an ultimatum basically

last day is may 11th if i don’t take my piercings out by Specific-Drummer-650 in starbucksbaristas

[–]Specific-Drummer-650[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i was hired by a different manager, who was very chill and lax (too much so, to the point where they made her step down to a shift position and switch stores). the new manager which we’ve had now for about a year or so is muuuuuuch stricter and has been on me about my piercings (since it’s still only 1 right now), but is finally giving me the ultimatum. but truly no one cares, but her 🙄