Starbucks reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(85,193 total reviews)
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Brian Niccol

31% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Starbucks has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 85,193 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Starbucks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurantes y servicios de comidas industry (3.7 stars).

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85K reviews
4.0
Apr 14, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Free coffee is a great reason to work at Starbucks, where the java is always flowing to keep energy high as well as the spirits. They seem to do a pretty good job hiring managers, and are always looking to promote from within before they start looking elsewhere for new talent. I can't imagine why someone would want to work anywhere else, to be honest, the pay is reasonable and the demands of the job aren't exactly strenuous. Sure I could be doing more with my diploma, but for the time being this is a pretty good fit for my money.

Cons

The hours can be a little extreme, having to get to work by 5 to be ready for the morning commute rush, but other than that it's a pretty laid back place to work. I mean all you do is serve coffee to people all day, it's really not that bad.

4.0
Feb 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Starbucks is an extraordinary place to begin a career in retail. The pay is above average and there is a tremendous pride in employment from all of the "partners." This sounds silly for an outsider, but for those working at 5:00am to open their store, it is a point of pride. The job satisfaction is unparalleled and this is attributed by the positive work environment. This job will always be remembered fondly.

Cons

The only drawbacks from working at Starbucks is a limit on income without rising above the store manager level. And this itself is incredibly difficult due to growing pains in the company.

2.0
Feb 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

its a good place to work..if you can actually land a job

Cons

it was my experience that the hiring process for starbucks was almost impossible. When i first got my application they told me the best thing to do was to photocopy it and then just spread it around, so i put in applications at every single starbucks in my whole town and out of like 12 different applications it took more than a month before i even got 1 responce back, and then two more weeks before i got an interview and then another month before they even let me know i had the job. It was just compleatly frusturating and just totally rediculous so be warned if your in need of a job fast dont count on starbucks cause it wont happen...

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