Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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I’m just... confused (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by girlwhoplayswithbugs
I have been back at the Bux for a whole month. My first time around I did not receive any bar training so I only know POS and how to clean. When I started here, the store was on fire. The SM has let everything go and it was just... bad.
New SM steps in. Things are improving by leaps and bounds. She’s incredible and so nice. She promised she would get me proper bar training. I was working 3-4 days a week (part time 2nd job)
And then
I was cut to 1 day a week.
I’m honestly hurt. I am basically still a green bean with little experience. What did I do?
I know worldwide labor is being cut, but I think this is something else because she cut my hours and is still borrowing partners every day?
I have asked her to call me after peak as I never actually see her. I’m nervous about what will be said.
New SM steps in. Things are improving by leaps and bounds. She’s incredible and so nice. She promised she would get me proper bar training. I was working 3-4 days a week (part time 2nd job)
And then
I was cut to 1 day a week.
I’m honestly hurt. I am basically still a green bean with little experience. What did I do?
I know worldwide labor is being cut, but I think this is something else because she cut my hours and is still borrowing partners every day?
I have asked her to call me after peak as I never actually see her. I’m nervous about what will be said.
bracketta 17 points 3y ago
It could also be your availability combined with the labor cuts. That’s what my SM has told me multiple times.
girlwhoplayswithbugs [OP] 11 points 3y ago
And I totally considered that, but my availability is the same as what the borrowed partners are covering when I’m not scheduled 🙃
bracketta 6 points 3y ago
Oooooh, yea I’d definitely talk to your SM then. I’ve had to go so far as to talking to my DM about it because my SM kept brushing me off.
autumnisaclown 4 points 3y ago
honestly i think it is because january and february are the slowest months. i just got cut back on hours too and asked someone about it and she said it’s just so slow these months, the holiday rush happened now the warmer months will bring frappuccino season so i wouldn’t worry too much about it. it does suck though :(
whattheelle_ 3 points 3y ago
one other thing could be the borrowed partners being key holders? maybe someone calling out was a SSV and your SM needed to borrow someone that could handle those duties? also a green bean so i might have no idea what i'm talking about but just a thought. let us know what happens!
JCaligirl420 2 points 3y ago
January to April is when we will have our biggest labor cuts, I’ve been with Sbux for almost 4 years and a shift for 2 of those years!!! I would talk to her about it thought that seems weird maybe it’s not being able to bar, maybe you can see if you could come in on a day you’re available and learn. That’s how I did it because of my availability was during peak only for a year and a half
BlueBearRex 1 points 3y ago
Do the borrowed partners know how to bar? Your store manager may not be able to schedule you due to a mismatch in skills for the needs of that time period.
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