Starbucks Barista reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(42,705 total reviews)
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Brian Niccol

30% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Barista employees have rated Starbucks with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 42,705 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Barista professionals have a good working experience there. Starbucks is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Barista professionals compared to other employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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43K reviews
5.0
Jun 2, 2026

Good temporary job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

coworkers were great and a great manager

Cons

early morning hours were a con

3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits such as decent insurance, free Spotify Premium, etc.

Cons

low pay, unreasonable demands from corporate, poor communication from corporate to stores, hardware and machines constantly break, slow POS system, "big brother" atmosphere.

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