Post #142844 by MonkeyBoy on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 4:03 PM

Hey there MaiTai!

I started with Sbux in July, '02. My prior backround was 25 years in nightclubs and fine dining. I started at the bottom and worked up to asst. mgr. in14 months. I got fired in May, '04 for something really stupid on my part. Though they didn't want to let me go, they had to. I took the summer off, built a tiki bar on the deck:

https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=10547&forum=2&30

and re-hired, at the bottom, in Aug., '04. I'm getting promoted again next month. Never in all my years, working for perhaps 15 different establishments, have I ever been treated better. Sincere interest in my well-being, real respect and an 'employee first' attitude. Most stores have their 'Mission Statement' posted, and they truly do live by it.

Management starts in the 30K range, depending upon your education and experience. You go through an 8 week training program before being assigned to a store, usually as an asst. Promotion to manager is usually a year. On top of your salary, based on an enforced 40 hour, no more!, work week, you get quarterly bonuses which can be quite nice. It has worked well enough for me that I'm willing to work my way up again.

That is my two cents, hope this helps, Tim

"Laugh while you can..."

[ Edited by: MonkeyBoy on 2005-02-23 16:04 ]