Does anyone know the hourly rate for Team Member at Caribou Coffee?
I was a team member at Caribou in Schaumburg about three years ago. I started at $7.80 an hour (plus tips). Tips vary a LOT depending on where and when you work. Morning shift people (who work from 5:30 am – 11 ish would generally walk with between $20-$30 per shift. Tips get shared out with everyone EXCEPT the store manager. I generally worked “nights” (from 5-10:30) and would generally take home about $10-$15 a night. You work a LOT harder during the day, but have a lot more “sidework” (cleaning, stocking, etc.) at night. Also, if you are ANY good at your job, you will most likely be promoted to a shift leader pretty quickly (I started getting asked to be promoted about a month after I started working for the ‘Bou) and that is about a dollar an hour raise. You also get a half a pound of drip coffee a week for free. You can also get one “fancy” drink per shift for free. You can drink all of the drip coffee you want. I worked for the ‘Bou in the Schaumburg area as a Team Member and a S
