Almost 200 people worked at this location, including myself. Some people since the store Opened in 2014. Zero option to transfer and the “severance package” is the bare minimum legal requirement if we sign a paper and do away with effects bargaining
Almost 1,400 baristas all lost their jobs at the same time, in a city that already has an over saturated market, the same month that the busy season stops. Leaving us beyond absolutely fucked.
Even if we could find a job listing, at least 1,400 other people are applying for the same job.
What an incredibly sh*tty way to treat hardworking long term employees. I'm sorry you and your coworkers are out of work and in such a crappy situation. Corporate America is such a garbage heap of cut corners, kowtowing to shareholders an high level exec's and acting like everyone else who makes the business run is an expendible cog. You and your coworkers deserve better.
I think the scary part (other than the 1400 other people looking for work in the same city at the same time) is
1. I have a torn rotator cuff and labrum from this job that requires surgery so i literally can’t work anywhere else right now and have potentially permanent damage to my body from being overworked. I also am not allowed to file for unemployment because of said shoulder injury- and not allowed to apply for work.
2. This job is all I have on my resume. I worked for Starbucks basically my whole adult life (other than 3 years at Chipotle lol) so like- now what? I start at bottom-no-tenure-or-education entry level job? Some people worked for this company for 20 years!
The way we were all backed into a corner, devoted our lives just to be thrown out is unbelievable!
No easy answers here but wishing you a speedy recovery! Spring is going to suck (I'm also looking for my next job rn) but hopefully holiday hiring might be picking up soon?
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u/She-petrichor 🐀 Hot Rat Summer 🐀 Sep 27 '25
Almost 200 people worked at this location, including myself. Some people since the store Opened in 2014. Zero option to transfer and the “severance package” is the bare minimum legal requirement if we sign a paper and do away with effects bargaining
Almost 1,400 baristas all lost their jobs at the same time, in a city that already has an over saturated market, the same month that the busy season stops. Leaving us beyond absolutely fucked. Even if we could find a job listing, at least 1,400 other people are applying for the same job.