Starbucks Barista

Starbucks Barista

Green Siren

Central, TX

Female, 26

After working all day in a cubicle, I'd spend my nights as your friendly, neighborhood Starbucks barista! I remembered your name, made each drink exactly to your specifications and did it all with a bright smile. I've served celebrities, worked both drive thru & cafe stores, worked every holiday and have kept the customers from knowing about all the craziness that goes on behind the scenes... until now. Ask me anything.

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Last Answer on June 12, 2016

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What is your personal Starbucks favorite drink?

Asked by Starbucks Lover over 10 years ago

Either just a cup of black coffee or a tea lemonade with no sugar.

How much is withheld from your paycheck?

Asked by Emily over 10 years ago

Depends on your state. The IRS witholding calculator can tell you much more accurately than I can.

I'm turning 16 soon and I'm looking for a first job. I read on the Starbucks website that you don't need any previous job experience, so I was wondering what my chances would be to get an interview?

Asked by First Job over 10 years ago

This has been asked and answered before. Please read previous questions. 

A barista at my Starbucks is leaving for grad school. I'd like to give her a $50 gift card as a farewell gesture. Does Starbucks have a policy against that? And if it doesn't, would such a gift be seen as somehow inappropriate anyway?

Asked by Mike McEvoy over 9 years ago

I don't know if there is a policy against it, but in my experience, I'd say that if you were genuinely friends with the barista then why not go for it. But it'd be best to give it to her on her break or in a card so that not everyone else sees what's going on.

What's the hiring process like? Like, if you've been asked to go in and observe, is there a good chance you'll get the job afterwards?

Asked by Andy about 10 years ago

Please read previous questions, this has been answered multiple times.

Would you recommend the iced green tea latte or the sweetened iced green tea? I know they're different but is there any advice you can give?

Asked by 123 over 10 years ago

Iced green tea latte is made with a green tea powder called matcha powder, simple syrup and milk. The iced green tea is made with green tea in tea bags, simple syrup and no milk. It's really dependent on if you want milk or not.

Does the shift manager get a portion of your tip then or do you get the full tip?

Asked by Just Curious! over 10 years ago

I'm unsure of the exact policy, but I think everyone got a percentage of the tip for overall hours worked (excluding our store manager). So if I worked 10 hours and that was only 2% of the overall hours worked in store, I got 2% of that week's tips.

The shift manager who counted the tips had to record how much cash was received over the week and then evenly split the tips by hours worked. I never felt screwed by the shift managers (who often had to stay late to do so), but rather realize that we didn't recieve a lot of tips from customers.