Is Starbucks a good company to work for as a Assistant Store Manager?

Assistant Store Manager professionals working at Starbucks have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 322 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Starbucks employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Assistant Store Manager Jobs at Starbucks now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Assistant Store Manager interview questions at Starbucks .

Does Starbucks pay Assistant Store Manager employees well?

Assistant Store Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Starbucks with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 322 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Assistant Store Manager salaries at Starbucks.

How happy are Assistant Store Manager professionals working at Starbucks?

60% of Assistant Store Manager employees at Starbucks would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 10% in the past 12 months. Assistant Store Manager professionals have also rated Starbucks with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Starbucks?

Barista (45022) , Shift Supervisor (9824) , Cashier/Barista (4308) , Store Manager (3148) , Supervisor (1118) , Barista, Shift Supervisor (957) , Barista Trainer (845) , Starbucks-Barista (739) , Manager (658) , Shift Manager (588) , Cashier (458) , Assistant Manager (379) , Partner (332) , Assistant Store Manager (326) , Shift Lead (288)

What are the pros of working at Starbucks according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and the fact that they offer them for all partners is amazing." ((in 11796 reviews)); "you get at least one free drink and food item each day you work which is nice and convenient" ((in 4271 reviews)); "pretty much always great coworkers and very pro lgbt enviroment (ive worked at 3 now)" ((in 3753 reviews)); "Free coffee and Starbucks college achievement plan is a good benefit" ((in 3595 reviews)); "Met some great people there but the revolving door ratio is very high and not much people stay long" ((in 3581 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Starbucks according to real employee reviews?

"the pay is low and the way to climb is long and need to please a lot of people" ((in 4862 reviews)); "Poor management at my specific store (new people/supervisors were inexperienced or simply unwilling to help)" ((in 4454 reviews)); "Bad managers sometimes picked on me or withheld competition prizes from me after I won." ((in 2533 reviews)); "Little to no work life balance Unrealistic expectations around labor and metrics (do more with less mentality)" ((in 883 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 773 reviews))

Starbucks Assistant Store Manager reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(322 total reviews)

Brian Niccol

42% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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Assistant Store Manager/Store Manager employees have rated Starbucks with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 322 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Assistant Store Manager/Store Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Starbucks is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Assistant Store Manager/Store Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

322 reviews

3.0

Oct 3, 2025

Keeping it short and sweet

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The guests, the partners and the benefits!

Cons

It can be a stressful work environment at times.

Starbucks Response

9mo

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We want to do what we can to help our partners feel supported with mental health resources inside and outside of work. In addition to our mental health benefits such as Lyra, which offers on-demand support, we also recommend talking directly with your manager about how you are feeling and how they can best support you. If you still feel you aren’t getting the support needed, we recommend reaching out to the Partner Contact Center so that we can address your concerns.

1.0

Sep 20, 2025

Horrible Company

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One day I'll be able to say I quit

Cons

Horrible environment, evil management, evil CEO

3.0

Aug 8, 2025

Good for what it was.

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay at the time, good benefits.

Cons

Company policies, stifled progress at times made it difficult to feel like you’d get your own store.

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