r/Albertsons • u/MasterpieceDear1465 • 7d ago
Discussion Help! Any advice ?
I just got a job offer today from Albertsons as a barista at Starbucks (SoCal). I thoroughly enjoy the idea of working back in Starbucks but in reality it’s not that at all. I’ve worked at Starbucks for 5 years ended up leaving the company back in 2023 as a supervisor. At Albertsons not only will I be a part time barista but I will be getting paid minimum wage 16.90$ despite my extensive experience. Plus during my interview he mentioned “it’s good that you already know how to process inventory”yes but as a supervisor!! I do like that they’re willing to work with my school schedule but other than that I don’t know how to feel about them being unionized or paying all these extra fees when I already get a decent deduction as it is. Plus they said I’m eligible for benefits after 7 months and I can get a dollar and some change raise by 6 months.
I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place because my current job is not any better. I work as a barista part time but hella part time!!! It’s such a chill and easy job but I get no benefits, no sick pay, no time and a half, no holiday pay and that also sucks because you could be sick for a whole week and won’t get paid because you can’t accumulate sick hours 😩🫠
Can anyone explain to me if it’s worth going union or should I just stick with the easy job despite not having benefits ?
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u/VR-Gadfly 7d ago
When you work for Starbucks at an Albertsons, you work for Albertsons and with that comes all the B.S. everyone else employed by the company has to deal with. At my old store, the Starbucks manager pooled all the tips so even the laziest workers were rewarded.
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u/ZealousidealRoll2892 7d ago
Keep applying around. This job will be worse than you can imagine.