Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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tall rant // kinda dumb (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by sicksiren
so ive worked at starbucks around 8 months now, and for 2 years before i started here i religiously got acrylics nails done.
it makes me super unconfident that i cant do anything with my nails because i work here. i understand where the rule comes from and the safety behind it, it just makes me so sad. and i understand how it may sound stupid but my nails made me feel pretty and now i feel so bleh whenever i see my nails.
id even take acrylics with no polish if they'd allow it anything is better than how it feels with them naked. idk just a thought i guess.
it makes me super unconfident that i cant do anything with my nails because i work here. i understand where the rule comes from and the safety behind it, it just makes me so sad. and i understand how it may sound stupid but my nails made me feel pretty and now i feel so bleh whenever i see my nails.
id even take acrylics with no polish if they'd allow it anything is better than how it feels with them naked. idk just a thought i guess.
Nancy208 21 points 3y ago
Foodservice might not be your jam.
bubb1eb4th 3 points 3y ago
I painted my nails a lot so I can understand how it feels to suddenly have to stop doing it. But! On my days off I wear polish or some fun press on fake nails. Maybe that's the key for you too! Especially the press ons
glittterturtles 3 points 3y ago
It’s not dumb at all!
I’ve gotten my nails done religiously ever since I got my first job at sixteen and could pay for it myself.
I’m almost 26 now and honestly every time I look at my hands I’m just reminded of my ugly, dumb nails and how terrible they look without any sort of decoration/polish. It becomes a part of your personality, you know? Having a cute little manicure becomes part of your look.
I’ve gotten my nails done religiously ever since I got my first job at sixteen and could pay for it myself.
I’m almost 26 now and honestly every time I look at my hands I’m just reminded of my ugly, dumb nails and how terrible they look without any sort of decoration/polish. It becomes a part of your personality, you know? Having a cute little manicure becomes part of your look.
LemonRoyalSun 2 points 3y ago
I never got my nails done but I have naturally strong, pretty nails so I always grew them and groomed them and I loved looking at my hands. I also always wore a lot of jewelry and styled my long hair and always smelled like some delicious combination of perfumes...I work in a tarbucks and I was put in sbux by force, not choice. It has completely stripped away my image and broken down my self esteem. I hate it. But I'm a really good manager and barista and I love my team so it's a tough spot. Point being, I feel you, 100%.
sicksiren [OP] 2 points 3y ago
ahh, thats so sad. i hope you find other ways to make yourself feel good out of the bux/ on your days off! luckily im still in high school so im off often enough to still wear jewelry and perfume and style my hair, but i definitely feel for you lovely :( the things we do for starbucks i guess
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sicksiren [OP] 2 points 3y ago
yeah i could look into it, thanks for the advice! it'll be hard on weeks that i work multiple days in a row, but i could probably find something for my off weeks.
sneeze_trigger 2 points 3y ago
I used to do press-ons every time I had 2+ days off. I'm hard on my nails so the longest I could make them last was 4 days anyway. They don't actually look that bad! Great for events or nights out when you need a confidence boost.
TinyItalian 1 points 3y ago
I never do acrylics but I used to always paint my nails/ get gel. 2 years into sbux and I still look down at my dry, non polished, reptile skin hands in sadness T_T
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Disastrous_Pickle 1 points 3y ago
I literally just had to take off my first set of acrylics (for non work reasons) and I felt so sad. It was one of the first things that made me feel super happy after getting out of the food service industry.
jclene 1 points 3y ago
i’ve been doing acrylics and then SNS for 8 years. this is the first time i’ve not had anything on my nails and i completely understand. not to mention part of the reason i got manicures was because i have naturally thin nails that always break. it’s a suckfest these days for sure.
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