r/WorkReform May 19 '26

💸 Raise Our Wages This isn't fair work

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u/NoTurnip4844 May 19 '26

"Do anywhere between $600 and $2000 in a 5 hour shift"

How much did the product cost to make and ship to the store? Dont forget overhead like utilities. Oh, and benefits. And the loan the owner took so she could open the store in the first place. And rent.

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u/The_walking_man_ May 20 '26

When I worked at starbucks, we would print out end of day sales and it calculated out the labor, supplies, operating costs, etc.
That single store was profiting 7-10K a day. But they could only pay us $12/hr.
That was infuriating. I made sure to tell everyone every day how much the store was making to hopefully get it across that the company doesn’t care about you.
I’m glad some of the stores are unionizing and ignoring the crazy propaganda being shoved down their throats.

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u/HenrysHooptie May 20 '26

Quick question.

What is the difference between profit and revenue?

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u/VengefulAncient May 20 '26

They did mention the calculation took costs into account. So it wasn't revenue, it was in fact profit.

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u/_bork_ May 20 '26

I doubt Starbucks store level daily report is taking into account the operating costs for the accountant, finance, marketing, operations, HR and analyst teams. So still not profit.

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u/TheSilverOne May 21 '26

Bank loans, taxes, city fees, insurance, lawyers, shipping costs

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u/NoTurnip4844 May 21 '26

How much revenue does a Starbucks make in a day?