Salary of a Starbucks Barista/Cashier

[Hummer]

Anyone know their salary?

I wanted to get a job just to earn enough for a sidekick 3 and then quit. I don't want to be working forever and/or really hard at that, so I decided to ask for an application at the starbucks right near near my school. I can work for 3 hours after school and 8 hours on the weekends. I was just wondering if I would quickly save up 300 bucks.

[puckhead193]

i have no clue to what they make.
my question is why do u want a sidekick?

[Hummer]

i have no clue to what they make.
my question is why do u want a sidekick?

Unlimited AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and full web pages on the go. I currently have verizon and I can't stand their watered down phones (plus they have no unlimited data and text package for regular phones like "the V" and the smart phones are too expensive). 1 dollar a day for unlimited texting and stuff is pretty good.

[technicolor]

Lmao! HOw about keeping the job to pay the bill. The sidekick plan adds about 30 extra dollars to the price of a regular plan, no?

Thats pretty tho, getting a job just for a sidekick and then quitting.:D

[Hummer]

Lmao! HOw about keeping the job to pay the bill. The sidekick plan adds about 30 extra dollars to the price of a regular plan, no?

Thats pretty tho, getting a job just for a sidekick and then quitting.:D


I'm actually using their prepaid service as I'm not old enough to sign the contract for a plan.

[technicolor]

I'm actually using their prepaid service as I'm not old enough to sign the contract for a plan.
oooh I didnt know they had a prepaid service....
*goes to check it out

[AvSRoCkCO1067]

You could save 300 pretty quickly, but you don't want to work for a company JUST to save up for ONE product...it doesn't look good on a resume, and the company will 1) not likely hire you ever again and 2) definitely not give you positive references (which are important when looking for a job)

I'd say, get a job - and keep it - and enjoy your new Sidekick :)

[thedude110]

I don't want to be working forever and/or really hard at that

Um ... so, you need to realize I'm saying this while biting my tongue.

Life = working forever and really hard at that.

Those who around you, and all those who support you = working forever and really hard at that.

Such that:

Working forever and really hard at that = Ethics is a decisive experience.

[calculus]

Is a barista someone who has been called to the coffee bar?:)

[Hummer]

Um ... so, you need to realize I'm saying this while biting my tongue.

Life = working forever and really hard at that.

Those who around you, and all those who support you = working forever and really hard at that.

Such that:

Working forever and really hard at that =

Well for one, I could just lay around and not work at all, begging my parents to buy me one. I actually want to work to get it on my own. I don't want to work forever during school. I still have my studies to deal with and I can wait till after I get my diploma to start working a full time job forever.

Is a barista someone who has been called to the coffee bar?:)

The barista is the one that makes the drinks at starbucks.

[calculus]

The barista is the one that makes the drinks at starbucks.
Er...I know that.

[Hummer]

Er...I know that.

:P oh I thought you were actually asking what a barista was, sorry.

[calculus]

:P oh I thought you were actually asking what a barista was, sorry.
No. It was a joke (barista / barrister)

[Kwyjibo]

I've never seen someone who is under 18 working behind the counter at star bucks ... I don't think it would work out that well.

[Rickay726]

One of my bestfrineds works at a starbucks, i no he got a raise and is making 8.35 an hour, plus about 50 dollars in tips a week, it really depends on how busy your starbucks is, but why would you quit after making 300 dollars, what about the payments u need to make per month on the S3 i have one and i no it cost me a preety penny.

oh and also im preety sure u dont become a bartista right when hired

they give you this huge ass book and you have to memorize every drink.

and you also need to get bar certified idk what that means i just know my friend had to do it

however if your not looking to stay wiht the company for a long time i dont recomend it. perhaps you would rather go into retail or maybe a grocery store? something that wouldnt require so muhc training so you just dont quit

[AvSRoCkCO1067]

One of my bestfrineds works at a starbucks, i no he got a raise and is making 8.35 an hour, plus about 50 dollars in tips a week, it really depends on how busy your starbucks is, but why would you quit after making 300 dollars, what about the payments u need to make per month on the S3 i have one and i no it cost me a preety penny.

oh and also im preety sure u dont become a bartista right when hired

they give you this huge ass book and you have to memorize every drink.

and you also need to get bar certified idk what that means i just know my friend had to do it

however if your not looking to stay wiht the company for a long time i dont recomend it. perhaps you would rather go into retail or maybe a grocery store? something that wouldnt require so muhc training so you just dont quit

That book is a b**** to get through, too. Plan on working for Starbucks for at least a month or so before you can make near 300 bucks (and at least 3-4 weeks before you'll make a single drink). Oh, I do think you need to be 18 as well...

[Coolnat2004]

Working somewhere for only a few weeks wouldn't look good on a future application, now would it?

If you only want to save up for the phone (and what, have your parents pay the bill? personally I think you should pay for your own bill.. that's how it is in my family and that's why I don't have a phone...yet) then try something freelance or do stuff for your neighbors. Babysitting, lawn mowing (or snow-shoveling in a couple months), etc. are examples.... or you can do something with computers for ..someone...

Starbucks wouldn't like you if you leave quickly. What would you say when they ask 'why do you want to work with us?' ? Will you say 'Oh, I just want to get $300 then quit'? I don't think you would.. because they wouldn't hire you.

Oh wow I am rambling. Apologies..

Edit:

I would expect around $5.50 for that job.. at least in my state.. Maybe $6.50

[Hummer]

I've never seen someone who is under 18 working behind the counter at star bucks ... I don't think it would work out that well.

Most of the baristas at the starbucks I frequent are 17. I asked them about the ages they usually hire at and my "main" barista said they would hire me.

Working somewhere for only a few weeks wouldn't look good on a future application, now would it?

If you only want to save up for the phone (and what, have your parents pay the bill? personally I think you should pay for your own bill.. that's how it is in my family and that's why I don't have a phone...yet) then try something freelance or do stuff for your neighbors. Babysitting, lawn mowing (or snow-shoveling in a couple months), etc. are examples.... or you can do something with computers for ..someone...

Starbucks wouldn't like you if you leave quickly. What would you say when they ask 'why do you want to work with us?' ? Will you say 'Oh, I just want to get $300 then quit'? I don't think you would.. because they wouldn't hire you.

Oh wow I am rambling. Apologies..

I'm actually using their prepaid service.

Thanks for the other ideas.

Why would I tell them what I'm doing and lose my potential for getting a job?

One of my bestfrineds works at a starbucks, i no he got a raise and is making 8.35 an hour, plus about 50 dollars in tips a week, it really depends on how busy your starbucks is, but why would you quit after making 300 dollars, what about the payments u need to make per month on the S3 i have one and i no it cost me a preety penny.

oh and also im preety sure u dont become a bartista right when hired

they give you this huge ass book and you have to memorize every drink.

and you also need to get bar certified idk what that means i just know my friend had to do it

however if your not looking to stay wiht the company for a long time i dont recomend it. perhaps you would rather go into retail or maybe a grocery store? something that wouldnt require so muhc training so you just dont quit

Thanks.

That book is a b**** to get through, too. Plan on working for Starbucks for at least a month or so before you can make near 300 bucks (and at least 3-4 weeks before you'll make a single drink). Oh, I do think you need to be 18 as well...

Also thanks.

[Blackheart]

Why are people so lazy? I started working as soon as the law would let me at 15.5... even then, I got a job at a local grocery store only because the person who I turned the application into was the wife of a friend of my dad. I've been working part time and going to school ever since (not as a grocery bagger though ;) ).

[quigleybc]

Dude, if you wanna just score some retarded job to make quick $$ for a toy...

Don't go with Starbucks, they want you to learn a ton of crazy ass drinks, deliver pizza's, that's the way to go...

i'm serious

[amateurmacfreak]

Just do something like mowing lawns.

May not be well paid, but it's the only thing where you can quit @ $300 and it won't look bad on future applications.

And I can understand not wanting to work while in high school. I don't think I will, once I am old enough to work...

[kretzy]

I thought about getting a job at Starbuck's (and other coffee places) so I had a look into it, but the low pay rate put me off. Compared to my other job at the time (in a supermarket) where I was earning around $15.50 p/h, Starbucks was only about $12-13 p/h. Mind you this is in Aussie dollars and the wage markets are slightly different so they may not pay too badly over in the US.

[jamesmcd]

I can't understand why people run off to places like Supermarkets, McDonalds, Starbucks etc. when they need a job at a young age. When I was 16 years old, I looked a little harder, and got my first paying job at $13.50 per hour, with a 19% income tax rate.

[kretzy]

I can't understand why people run off to places like Supermarkets, McDonalds, Starbucks etc. when they need a job at a young age. When I was 16 years old, I looked a little harder, and got my first paying job at $13.50 per hour, with a 19% income tax rate.
Because it's pretty easy to get a job at such places and they're often very flexible in terms of the hours you work, which is pretty important when you're a student.

[Coolnat2004]

I'm actually using their prepaid service.

Thanks for the other ideas.

Why would I tell them what I'm doing and lose my potential for getting a job?
I understand that you are using the prepaid service, but you still have to pay for it, right?

Most employers are looking for someone reliable who intends to stay for a while. It technically costs them money to hire and train a new employee, so they want to do that as little as possible.

[Hummer]

I understand that you are using the prepaid service, but you still have to pay for it, right?

Most employers are looking for someone reliable who intends to stay for a while. It technically costs them money to hire and train a new employee, so they want to do that as little as possible.

Yes, but not monthly. I can refill whenever I get money so I don't need to pay a bill. (I already have enough money to pay for a good amount of minutes)

And I might stay longer. I really don't know how it will go considering I've never worked at a steady income job before. If I am able to keep up my grades with the job, I will stay.

[Rodimus Prime]

see going to work for a place just for quick cash is a very bad idea. It looks bad and even if you dont put it on your application when you apply elsewhere employer can still find out.

Find a job some where and just work over the weekend 10-15 hours a week and keep it. It gives you a slow steady income and doesnt take to much time out of your life.

Also quiting after a few weaks is a good way to make sure you are NEVER hired by that company again and could easily be what ever other company goes with the same pay role company. They do store those records for years to come if not forever. Now if you stay their for a while when you are in school you can quite on good terms and it is a great place to go back to for some holiday work or summer work during collage

[furious]

the money becomes an addiction. you won't be able to leave once you realise you have money to buy all the things you see. clothes, games, watches, better phones, cars, skateboards. you will be sucked into the vortex. :eek:

[extraextra]

Starbucks seems to pay around minimum wage here (So. Cal), maybe a little higher, depending. I hope you're not living in a state where the minimum wage is $5.15, or even a state where they have no minimum wage!

They give you A LOT of benefits though. And overall, it's a nice environment to work in.

[MacFan782040]

I can't understand why people run off to places like Supermarkets, McDonalds, Starbucks etc. when they need a job at a young age. When I was 16 years old, I looked a little harder, and got my first paying job at $13.50 per hour, with a 19% income tax rate.

doing what?

[Foxglove9]

My roommate works at Starbucks and makes $8/hr + $30-60 wk on tips.

She worked there 1 week, then quit because she got a job somewhere else, then quit that job after 2 days, and got rehired at Starbucks but had to make a 6 month commitment. There is a lot of training/learning to do, and it's a lot of work.

Consider yourself lucky you can go to school and not have to work a full time job is you don't need too.

[Blackheart]

when you apply elsewhere employer can still find out.

Since when?

[technicolor]

Since when?
If an employer happens to do a credit check or background check.

Although I dont believe this would really be a problem for the original poster, he is very young and its Starbucks.

[shecky]

exactly. its a McJob (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mcjob) so nobody is going to care. let the boy go work for a couple of weeks to earn some cash, he should not be worrying about an employment history at a place like that.

go for it, dude.

[Blackheart]

If an employer happens to do a credit check or background check.

Although I dont believe this would really be a problem for the original poster, he is very young and its Starbucks.

Neither of those should show past employments.

EDIT: Why the hell would an employer need to do a credit check?

[Aeolius]

Most of the baristas at the starbucks I frequent are 17.

The quickest way to save $300 would be to lay off the Starbucks and switch to Folgers :D

[puckhead193]

its seems at my starbucks depending on the person, they have been working their for a day. I lost count as to how many drink i "returned" But i'm friends with the manager so its all good, he knows i'm picky

[someguy]

Neither of those should show past employments.

EDIT: Why the hell would an employer need to do a credit check?
They wouldn't, and can't without your authorization.

Besides, it's not likely the OP has any credit. ;)