For all my partners that feel like they’re stuck in a not so great environment, it really does get better.

I got hired as a shift at a store near my house. I was super excited and kinda missed the bux (took 9 months off to do other stuff). But wow. It was an awful environment. Incredibly toxic, catty shifts, straight up bullying going on. Eventually I talked to my manager and it only continued to get worse, to the point of my manager asking other stores to transfer me. I felt so unwelcome in my store, it was always a dark place to be and I hated feeling that.

Well, today I went to my new store and it’s amazing. Our manager is incredibly kind, and she’s like a mom. She was incredibly comforting and totally stuck up for me and even took statements to report a particular partner involved in the bullying. Today was luau day and all the partners were wearing Hawaiian shirts and leis, there was Hawaiian music playing in the store and everyone looked happy. My manager told me that she’s covering the whole store next month so she can have a pool party at her house. I am so excited to be here and finally can sigh a sigh of relief.

Hang in there, my friends :)