so what can i get you can i get a caramel macchiato all jobs have rules you must follow
whether you work at the corner store or on wall street and starbucks employees are no exception
so let's find out 10 really weird rules starbucks employees are forced to follow rule number three
you will not cry or why muted and subdued clothing you have no style or sense of fashion
well um when was the last time you went to a starbucks and noticed what they were wearing
besides the green apron of course probably never and that appears to be very much on purpose just
read the style guide that every employee must follow according to the guide it says that the
subdued colors an employee is allowed to wear include black gray navy blue brown
and white and that's not all muted and subdued are terms they don't just associate with the color of
the clothing this holds true for any patterns on the clothes as well solid color shirts are the
preferred option but if you don't want to go solid then the pattern better not be too busy no big
loud logos busy embroidery or an inconsistent wash whatever that means we have to change your look
what's wrong with my look stripes are okay as long as they're small plaid is acceptable and
tight patterns work as well but none of those are allowed if they aren't in the acceptable color
palette of course thankfully most of us probably have a number of acceptable shirts in our wardrobe
and if you don't and you get a job at the bucks a quick trip to the gap should cover all your
employment attire needs i am here starbucks rules head to toe what am i going to wear
nope too spicy if you thought that the shirts employees where were the
only things controlled by the company well grab another mocha latte and listen up the
style guide all employees must follow has rules for attire from head to toe
literally when it comes to hats workers must follow the standard rules regarding
colors and patterns but the types of hats are also monitored so don't try coming to
work wearing your favorite fedora or cool hipster bucket hat and as for your feet
you can wear any socks you want as long as no one can see them can i talk to you just for a minute
i i dropped some socks so save your bright pink socks with flying aardvarks on them for those days
when you're wearing long pants however if your outfit is such that your socks might be visible
to anyone then they too must follow the standard muted and subdued guidelines as for the shoes mesh
and canvas are a no-no as are white shoes and you can wear a scarf or a tie but don't pick one with
crazy colors or a busy pattern that will clash with the ever-present green apron we've all come
across starbucks employees with big personalities but what you might notice now is that their work
clothes probably don't match those big outgoing personalities now totally calm thank you
no heavy petting dogs that is i'm a doctor i'm a dog too i'm a dog as well
most people love dogs and starbucks employees are no exception and while your pooch isn't allowed
into the starbucks with you they can be tied up outside the store where employees can see them
through the windows it probably happens even more when working the drive-through window with dogs
sticking their heads out to say hello and what do we all want to do when we see a cute dog pet them
of course but if you're working for starbucks that's just something you aren't supposed to do
and sure we get it do we really want someone petting random dogs and then making our
frappuccino heating up our croissant and handling our slice of banana bread no we don't although we
have read employee confessions about how they put on gloves in order to pet a dog or raced to the
washroom right after to give their hands a good scrub and in those cases we are totally okay with
them breaking the rules and speaking of your dog if you don't mind your rover on a sugar high ask
one of the green apron employees for a puppuccino yes it's a real thing and yes it sounds awesome
it's just a cup full of whipped cream but our question is can we order one even if we don't have
a dog come here girl let me see your squishy face stay as long as you want it's time for you to go
do you love starbucks but hate coffee do you dream of sitting down in one of those big comfy chairs
but aren't hungry and don't want anything to drink well guess what head on over to your favorite
starbucks joint grab a seat and enjoy and notice we didn't say buy something before you sit down
or at all for that matter that's because you don't have to that's right starbucks employees are not
allowed to ask you to leave the store even if you aren't making a single purchase this rule
came into being when a philadelphia starbucks employee asked a couple of men to leave who had
been waiting in the cafe and not purchasing anything the two men were african-american
and video footage shows that they were sitting calmly and not disturbing anyone
but when police arrived they were arrested this obviously wasn't good for anyone involved
starbucks put many of its employees through racial bias training following the incident and went on
to change their policy soon after as well now a starbucks employee can only report someone who
isn't leaving the store if they feel that there is a threat to people's safety and even then they
must only call the police and are not allowed to go and ask the person to leave themselves beanie
none of those people are real i'm stealing all your sugar packets and napkins you can use the
bathroom your honor with the court be willing to grant me a short bathroom break can't it
wait when you're out and about and have to go to the bathroom there's always that moment of panic
as you try to find a restaurant or business that will let you use the facilities many places will
just say no while others will force you to make a purchase in order to gain access to the precious
washroom well not starbucks just like you can hang out at the bucks for as long as you want without
making a purchase you can also walk right in and use the bathroom you might have to ask for a key
or a code but employees have to give it to you and you don't have to make a purchase to get it
okay break oh i too has to break p finding a starbucks location near you is generally pretty
easy and for the most part starbucks bathrooms are pretty clean as well so having that option
when you really need to go can be a lifesaver or at least a pant saver it happened it happened
they can't say no no god please no no no okay so that is a bit of an exaggeration a starbucks
employee is allowed to say no but they are encouraged not to in fact no matter what the
customer requests the policy is to just say yes obviously if you're a rude jerk asking
for something completely ridiculous then you could hear no but former starbucks employees
have said that they are supposed to focus on the yes whenever a customer asks a question or makes
a request yeah no let's say your coffee got cold and you want them to heat it up in the microwave
while they may not be able to do that the proper response would be something to the effect of
yes we can warm it up for you with some steamed milk now as with everything there are exceptions
and not just for rude requests if you ask an employee to let you in before opening hours or
let you stay just a little longer at closing time then the answer can and will be no the employees
have a whole checklist of things to get done and letting you in early so that you can get your
favorite comfy chair is not on that checklist so just wait patiently in the mornings and be
respectful and leave in the evening as for all those other requests you'll probably get a yes
no split tips he only tipped like four percent yeah that's daddy tipping has become second
nature to many of us and in most cases we like to tip the person that serves us the person that
helped us out however if you're at starbucks and you have a particularly awesome barista you should
know that your tip won't just be going to them the starbucks tipping policy states that all employees
must split their tips with everyone else we're gonna give you all the money in the world
and yes that's a nice way to keep things equal but it also means that your tip for employee a
will be split between employee b employee c and everyone else working that shift there
are reports of some customers trying to get around this policy by giving their favorite
baristas an envelope with cash inside and their name on it however we don't know if that works
or if employees are still made to split that cash with everyone else also there have been
employees who have posted online that in that situation they would feel bad not splitting it
with everyone and sneaking around the policy and we can totally respect that all right
i'll take care of the check you guys can get the tip no temporary hair stuff here we go do
you have pink hair and want to work at starbucks maybe you have half green half white hair in honor
of your favorite coffee joint and really want to be a barista well have no fear because the
color of your hair is not a problem there is no rule against having colorful hair my hair's blue
but it has to be permanent or at least semi-permanent if you plan on dying your
hair with that temporary stuff that washes out with one shower then don't plan on working at
starbucks and this is another rule we can totally get behind as the semi-permanent stuff takes 4 to
12 shampoos before fading while the temporary hair dye is much more likely to end up in many places
besides the person's head which also holds true for other temporary hair changes such as glitter
or chalk anyone who's been out at a club and comes in contact with someone with glitter in their hair
knows that there is a very good chance you are going to be finding glitter on your person
after just a few minutes with them and while yes a night out on the town and a little
glitter can be a lot of fun finding it in your morning coffee on the way to work not so much
they are working slower because they have to was he slow no it might seem weird for a
company to institute rules that force employees to work slower and be less efficient but that
is exactly what starbucks did back in 2010. just over a decade ago the company made some
changes to the workflow that their baristas had to follow which included such things as
employees not being allowed to make more than two drinks at a time uh-oh looks like you should have
ordered from hurry up shrimp and they could only start on the second drink when the first one was
almost done also employees can't steam a big batch of milk all at once but instead
must do it for each drink individually there are also certain tools they use that must
be washed after each use and they can only use one espresso machine at a time there's also no
moving from station to station as workers must remain at their workstation the funny thing is
that the head office introduced these rules in an effort to make things run smoother and faster but
instead it really slowed things down and led to longer lines and longer wait times for customers
as far as we know they haven't reversed course on these rules so if you're wondering if your
barista could be working faster the answer is probably yes but the boss won't let them
they're probably working as fast as they are allowed to chicken with
chicken with chicken fries fries no jewelry or perfume i heard ariana has a new perfume
starbucks employees are going to work and not on a date so they're asked to leave big pieces of
jewelry at home and forget the perfume or cologne while this might seem harsh it's actually pretty
reasonable if you think about it the rule against jewelry states that employees must
not wear anything that could chip or slip into food or drinks that makes sense right
no one wants an extra shot of bracelet in their latte as for the perfume and cologne thing this
also makes sense when you think about it the last thing you want when enjoying your coffee
is the scent of flowers or some employee who still believes that if you wear enough axe
body spray it will actually attract the ladies you want to smell those roasted coffee beans
smell is a big part of any culinary experience and maybe even more so when it comes to quality
coffee so we are all for this rule and we like to think that all employees shower regularly
so there's no need for the extra spray-on sense there's also a rule against wearing nail polish
which we thought was a little silly at first but it does fall into the nothing that can chip
category so again it makes sense we like our flat white without any red chips of nail polish please
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