Vantaggi
You get all benefits by working just 20 hrs/week including healthcare, dental, vision, 401k with matching. All employees get Starbucks stock as well as incentives to open a savings account that some of your paycheck goes to each time. They pay for college tuition if you go through ASU online. The pay starts at $20 for shift supervisors and $15 for baristas with yearly raises.
Svantaggi
Starbucks has become devoid of all personality in its stores and employees. When I started, we were allowed to wear unique pins on our aprons, we were allowed to wear shirts with soft patterns and muted colors, and could wear hats we wanted as long as it was within health code in our state. Now, there are no pins allowed on aprons, dress code is plain black or starbucks-speficic shirts and only starbucks hats allowed. Starbucks used to be a "third space" where people could come and sit down, use the bathroom, ask for water even if they didn't order anything. Starbucks has since revoked that "third space" policy it built its brand on and now you are not allowed to sit in a Starbucks, ask for water, or use the bathroom without being a paying customer. They will overwork you and still won't give you the hours needed to survive. Shifts are understaffed, having a maximum of five people to deal with the morning rush and then dropping down to three for the rest of the day. Corporate does not respect any of their employees.