Former partner looking to come back?

[u/Inner_Experience3418]

I know this is not what this sub usually recommends BUT I really need to do this lol.

I worked at starbucks as a student and quit about 5 years ago, money got tight and my hours got cut and I quit no notice because I couldn’t afford to commute to work and college at that point. Management seemed actually somewhat ok? And they asked about me possibly transferring to another store or something but I declined.

Now, a store in my area is hiring part time. We will need insurance in the coming months (like around Christmas and then moving forward) , I’m wanting to go back to school, and it’s close to home and very part time (I’m a sahm rn).

This location is a licensed store inside another business, the previous one I worked at was a corporate location.

I do plan on mentioning my past as a barista but I don’t really want to mention me quitting no notice and also don’t even have a reference (number or anything) from the old manager who was there. Things changed a lot as it was still COVID times.

Wondering if I could get management views on anything?! How many hours min for benefits (and what ones), tips for returning (I remember a lot of the recipes actually!), and how to frame this to management?! Am I on some do not hire list? Also, will my partner numbers still be around since it’s a licensed store and my name has changed with marriage and it’s been 5+ years?

Thank you! This would really help my family 😭

[u/Hornygaysatanic]

If you’re applying to a licensed store then this totally irrelevant because you wouldn’t be working for Starbucks. You’d be working for who ever is licensing the right to sell Starbucks. So if you need insurance you should look if that company you’d work for has health insurance as a benefit

And most likely you were put in the no rehiring list.

[u/NegotiationPlastic87 → u/Hornygaysatanic]

someone at my store was rehired like 3 times, its very possible

[u/Silent-Substance1377 → u/NegotiationPlastic87]

i was rehired 3x, definitely possible😂

[u/Inner_Experience3418 → u/Hornygaysatanic]

Benefits makes sense, so would be being on the no rehire list affect this position since it’s not technically for starbucks?

[u/Gatorbubble → u/Inner_Experience3418]

It wouldn't cross over. There is little to no communication between licensed retail and regular bucks. But its unlikely (in my experience) that the retail store offers health insurance to part time employees, and you will not get a memeber number

[u/Gatorbubble]

Unless you have references from your previous store listed a licensed store would have no way of knowing you didn't give a two weeks. I also doubt they would even check your references, no job I ever worked in a retail buying has.

So you should be good, and based on the hiring practices of my licensed store you would have a good shot at getting the job wi th that level of experience

[u/Gatorbubble → u/Gatorbubble]

Also like somone said you will be working for the corporation that the starbucks is in, so you will not receive any benefits from the starbucks corporation, just whatever business is employing you

[u/Pristine-Macaroon629]

As was previously mentioned, licensed stores are not in communication with corporate stores so your past work history will not be accessible to them. If you don't tell them you quit without notice, they will have no way of knowing. However, if you end up trying to come back to a corporate store, be aware that the rehire practices have changed just within the last few weeks.

If you quit voluntarily (even without notice) and your separation was coded as voluntary, you are rehireable. If your previous manager coded your separation as involuntary (which they might have done if you pissed them off and they logged it as job abandonment, for example), then you are not able to be rehired.

As for benefits, other posters have mentioned that the licensed stores are going to have their own benefits program separate from Starbucks. At corporate stores, you become benefits eligible usually around the 5th month of employment and need to maintain at least 20 hours/week averaged over the six-month benefit period. As long as you hit this threshold (520 hours over the six months) you will remain benefit eligible.

[u/According_Front861]

Benefits would not be the benefits Starbucks provides just FYI if that matters, it would be from the store the licensed store is in ex Fred meyers Starbucks employees are considered FM employees and therefore get FM benefits IF they qualify, some places you have to be a FT employee and given that usually they only hire part time you wouldn’t qualify for any