Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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TRENTA RANT (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by BrOKen0318
So, I just started working for Starbucks about a month ago, and I’ve had coworkers make dumb comments and hurt my feelings in the moment, now I suffer from ptsd (which causes my emotions to be all over the place when I get triggered but since I’m in my work environment I try to keep calm as possible even though I want to explode.)
and I’m also part of the lgbt+ community, but I’ve had partners comment on how “girl squad”, and I quickly added that I’m non-binary, and then my whole entire team gave a look,
I never get any bar time since I first started, even though all of my partners think I’m amazing on bar?
I took lady’s order for some lattes and went over the order 3 times to make sure I got it all correct, then I took my break and when I came back I was told all of her drinks had to be remade because I didn’t type it in right? I apologized and explained my side, and then it just was a bad vibe for the rest of my shift. Should I consider switching stores if my team at my store isn’t working out for me in some ways? I’ve worked at other stores so it’s not a problem for me to switch..??
and I’m also part of the lgbt+ community, but I’ve had partners comment on how “girl squad”, and I quickly added that I’m non-binary, and then my whole entire team gave a look,
I never get any bar time since I first started, even though all of my partners think I’m amazing on bar?
I took lady’s order for some lattes and went over the order 3 times to make sure I got it all correct, then I took my break and when I came back I was told all of her drinks had to be remade because I didn’t type it in right? I apologized and explained my side, and then it just was a bad vibe for the rest of my shift. Should I consider switching stores if my team at my store isn’t working out for me in some ways? I’ve worked at other stores so it’s not a problem for me to switch..??
Yenasoul 3 points 4y ago
I can say from personal experience I have a non-binary person at my store as well, i know a few people don’t agree with it and sometimes even use wrong pronouns, for them but they don’t usually make a huge deal about it (im not saying you are) but I wouldn’t overthink this... you’ve only been working their for a month? I would try talking to them first (I know this can be extremely tough ((i have major social anxiety and anxiety in general so i got teased a lot for not speaking loud enough// not correctly// by everyone including my manager// i even had a problem with a shift at my store until i spoke out )) But speaking to them about how that made you feel is your best bet
1. because they DONT know YOU, they dont know your limits, or how far jokes can be made or where they cross boundaries, i know because sometimes me and my partners may joke around and sometimes for new people it crosses the line, so PLEASE talk to them because they also dont know what’s okay with you and whats not.
2. it helps build partner relationships because we get to bond and even get to know each other more and we can sometimes tease each other
If you continue to not tell anyone how they made you they wont stop because they dont know how far you’ll let them go, Also if you do happen to speak up and out about it and they continue being rude Speak to a shift and if the shift doesnt do anything speak to a manager,
until you have spoken to the person/people making you feel uncomfortable and the shift and your manager, and no action has been done I would then recommend speaking to a DM to switch stores
also remember they probably were kidding or joking, i know someone at my store always put a serious face and jokes about things that make me panic but just letting them know it makes you uncomfortable WILL help a lot
1. because they DONT know YOU, they dont know your limits, or how far jokes can be made or where they cross boundaries, i know because sometimes me and my partners may joke around and sometimes for new people it crosses the line, so PLEASE talk to them because they also dont know what’s okay with you and whats not.
2. it helps build partner relationships because we get to bond and even get to know each other more and we can sometimes tease each other
If you continue to not tell anyone how they made you they wont stop because they dont know how far you’ll let them go, Also if you do happen to speak up and out about it and they continue being rude Speak to a shift and if the shift doesnt do anything speak to a manager,
until you have spoken to the person/people making you feel uncomfortable and the shift and your manager, and no action has been done I would then recommend speaking to a DM to switch stores
also remember they probably were kidding or joking, i know someone at my store always put a serious face and jokes about things that make me panic but just letting them know it makes you uncomfortable WILL help a lot
BrOKen0318 [OP] 2 points 4y ago
Thanks it means a lot, I texted my gm and asked to talk, it’s just hard because of my ptsd It’s basically extreme anxiety, so I can’t really take a costumers order because I stubble on my words and they will tell me something and I’ll try to clarify it and then they agree and I get confused. My shift didn’t even tell me what the lady said was wrong with her drinks. And going back to the non-binary thing, no, I’m not the person to freak out over being called a she and a her,(my non-binary isn’t like that), and I feel like I try to be a reasonable person, I just needed to rant, when in reality I’m gonna wake up tomorrow for my morning shift and have a brand new day and have a positive look on the day how I always start my mornings. Just today got a bit stressful for me because they’ve pinned me on pos for my past 2 shifts (8hrs&5hrs).
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