Starbucks closing U.S. 600 stores

wskrs wrote:

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When I am the only one on bar all day (on a day when I am not running the shift and have no management duties - yes, I should get a share of tips) and on days when I am running the shift, I am still serving customers, etc.

Most supervisors don't just sit around barking orders -- they actually do some of the work. They're still mgmt.

Like I said up front, if SB wants you to perform mgmt tasks, they should pay you accordingly. That you think you should get a slice of the tips suggests that they are not.

$5 for a cup of coffee..no wonder they are closing

LMAO1 - I'm saying, not every shift that I work is one that I am 'supervising.' There are days when I am only following orders. If I didn't get tips, baristas would be making more money than me if you factor tips in.

Trust me, I'd love to make more, but we are not managers. Managers have a salary, place orders, interview, hire, fire, deal with corporate, make schedules, etc. We do not, and most of the time, our managers are in the back, sitting. We are out serving customers, just like everyone else. Who gets tips? The people who serve the customers.

If I was making what the assistant MANAGERS or store MANAGERS make, I wouldn't need, nor would I want tips.

What do you call it when Starbucks closes 600 stores?
A GOOD START !!!

Someone should put that on a t-shirt.
Oh, they did.
call Just Add Coffee in Utah.

Wow!! Seriously?? This is probably because there are a lot of coffeemaker machines available to the market so that they can make their own coffee at home that tastes just as great as the ones in starbucks..i have mine and I got it there on sale: http://capressocoffeemakerreviews.com/ .

As much as I love Starbucks, their coffee is just ridiculously expensive. I just make mine at home with my new coffee maker which I got on sale here: http://capressocoffeemakerreviews.com/

I like GANO EXCEL http://www.myganocafe.com/bts

BUT STARBUCKS IS STILL THE BEST!!!

I love Starbucks! But I do have to agree it is way too expensive. But I kind of cheat the system and either get coupons offline or get the giftcards from the online sites that give them away! Sad day that they are closing stores. Hopefully they won't be closing the one right next to mine!!
Here's a site for one of the giftcards http://clicks2offers.go2jump.org/SHC6G