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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2019 - 08 - 30 - ID#cxnlam
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How do I train someone who refuses to retain information/ follow simple directions (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by hotbref
I ask very little of our newest baristas, I have them do customer support until we have ample time to give individual training. This one on one time has been completed but I’m running into the same issues, causing rushes before and after peak. The girl refuses to put names on cups, and refuses to read back the order to the customer, resulting in nonstop errors. My supervisor only puts her on register and I’m not the type to harp on someone but when I have unnamed drinks and on top of that they’re wrong all together; I don’t know what to do. I make suggestions like maybe have her do something else but she doesn’t take the help I’m trying to give. I feel like I’m bearing down on her which feels bad, but I have to tell her that every cup needs a name and you have to make sure it’s right and you can only do so by reading it back. This shit is elementary. I want to see her succeed she’s super pleasant and we like her, but she does not want to listen to anybody.
sbucksbarista 8 points 3y ago
I don’t wanna sound mean when I say this, but she does not belong at Starbucks.

If you constantly have to correct her on the same things over and over again and she straight up refuses, she should not be working here. I hope your supervisor can realize this, or maybe she can realize herself - that if she is not WILLING to put in the work to do better, she should not be working here. (Obviously, give her a chance, but she sounds like she’s been given more than enough chances. I wish you luck.)
Cariboumoo 6 points 3y ago
Insubordination, defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders, requires disciplinary action.

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It is difficult for some of us as leaders to discipline and punish others because we come a functioning mindset of obeying authority and cooperating.

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The behavior must be called out and stopped. Warning followed by disciplinary action. At the end of the day, it's not about being nice or likable: It's about being effective as a leader.
pumpkinsnice 1 points 3y ago
God I wish I could help you. I have a coworker whos the same way. She’s new and absolutely refuses any sort of customer connection. She won’t say hi to customers, she won’t do anything but stare at them with an annoyed look until they tell her their order, then walk away when its done. Our score went from high customer connection to low after she was hired.

Eventually our manager (whos too nice for discipline) took her off register and shes only on bar now. And now we’re back to our high customer connection score. Sigh.
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