How many hours are required to be eligible for insurance?
You must work an average of 20 hours a week over the course of three months (240 hours).
Can I do Starbucks part-time, along with a full-time job?
While it's difficult to work a part-time job on top of a full-time job, it's definitely doable! From the women I've seen going the Starbucks route, it seems like at least half to 3/4 of them also work a full-time job! My biggest piece of advice to people doing this is make sure there is time to shower between Starbucks and going to your next job!!!!!! I can't put too many exclamation points on this. You will smell and look terrible after finishing a shift and there is no way on earth you want to hop in your car and drive to another job. I promise you, this is important.
How long is a shift?
Shifts are generally a minimum of four hours and up to eight hours. Your store's hours will vary depending on it's location but shifts will start 30 minutes before opening and end 30 minutes after close.
How far in advance will I know my schedule?
My manager puts schedules out 3 weeks in advance, however he looks at the "time off" book 4 weeks in advance. I'm sure most managers do something similar. When you get hired you will fill out a form that tells your availability as well as your preferred hours to work.
What happens if I need time off?
My store has a book where we request time off. Be conscious of how much time you take off so that you can meet the 240 hour requirement in three months. You wouldn't want to be a few hours short at the end because you decided to go to the beach one weekend! I would recommend working more hours towards the beginning so that you have a reserve built up and if you need time off, it will be okay.
What if my store manager isn't scheduling me for 20 hours per week?
First, you should definitely talk with the manager to see why you are not being scheduled for 20 hours (assuming you told them in your interview that you wanted 20 per week). Sometimes it's hard to get 20 the first couple of weeks when you are training. Stores also have less hours to give in the summer and there are more people fighting for summer hours. If you have a decently flexible schedule, you can always try to pick up other people's shifts. Sometimes if I have extra time and want to pick up hours, I just text people and ask if I can work a certain shift for them. Nine times out of ten, they happily let me have the hours! You can also pick up shifts at other Starbucks stores. I've never done this so I'm not sure the best way to go about it.
What does your schedule look like, working two jobs?
Thankfully, my job at the dental office is only 4 days a week! So I work there Monday- Thursday. On Tuesdays, we work 11-6 pm so I work at Starbucks from 4:30-8:30 am, run home to shower and then head to the clinic. Then I work 8 hour shifts at Starbucks on Friday and Saturday. I prefer opening (4:30 am-1:00 pm) but don't always get that. I'm never scheduled past 5:00 because I still like having a life ;)
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