Starbucks reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(85,293 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 85,293 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
5.0
Mar 8, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The hours are flexible and time off is fair The benefits are good, especially health/dental. They also have a college plan with ASU to help partners get their bachelor's.

Cons

Hours can also be erratic Stressful at times, especially during high volume. Pay is on the low end.

3.0
Feb 29, 2016

The creative studio

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Overall, I have tremendous respect for Starbucks. I strongly believe in it's corporate mission and values. Good healthcare, 401K, free coffee, gym, talented people.

Cons

I work in the creative studio. It's a culture of consensus and there are many layers (up and lateral) to get anything approved. There is no accountability when creative briefs are late by months. The studio simply makes up for lost time which creates an incredibly stressful working environment. Designers are given hours to a few days to concept or design projects. Leadership in the studio is bloated and could be axed by a quarter. They need more designers to do the work, not management who seem the need to justify their roles by giving feedback when feedback is not needed. The culture in the studio, which comes from the top down, is similar to that of a high school. There is the popular crowd and they get the high profile projects and attention. The studio claims to be inclusive but if you do not "fit in" because you are more quiet, opinionated or louder, you will be marginalized or "forced" out.

5.0
Jan 15, 2016

Starbucks

Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work nice coffee great benefits

Cons

Little political of a workplace, the news is always up Starbucks butt about everything they do... So it feels like everything you do is watched.

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