Starbucks (YVR Flagship) - Barista HMSHost Employee Review

4.0
28 Apr 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Supportive supervisors - Approachable managers - Easy to make shift changes or call in sick - Elaborated training program - One (1) free drink order per shift - 50% off on food and drinks from other HMSHost affiliated stores

Cons

I worked during the Christmas season (Nov - Feb), so the cons below might be different for other months and store locations. - Customers come in waves (be on your toes for the queue so long that you can't even see the end) - Dress code - Hand skin become rough and dry after a while (due to constant hand washing)

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

Slow travel days equal long boring days

1.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free meal every shift, solid pay and tips.

Cons

There was one coworker in particular who was terrible. Management did nothing about this person. Me being the adult tried to handle the situation but this person kept pushing my buttons. They were clearly trying to start drama and I wasn’t having it. To this day this was probably one of the worst people I’ve worked with in my life. Crab in a bucket mentality at its finest. Incredibly immature, just awful to be around and brought others down around them. It was a mix of jealousy and insecurity. The thing is a boss needs to handle that and they didn’t. So I quit, I wasn’t going to stay in a place around someone so awful if the boss couldn’t rein them in.

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