I DON'T FEEL SUPPORTED BY CORPORATE AND THINK THEY ARE HANDLING THIS APPALLINGLY. MY DM EVEN TRIED TO CONVINCE ME TODAY THAT I DON'T GET THREE PAID SICK DAYS FOR GOING HOME SICK WITH RESPIRATORY ISSUES AT THIS TIME. PEOPLE ARE BEING FORCED TO GO TO WORK SICK AND CUSTOMERS ARE COMING IN STILL TO TRY AND "SUPPORT US" EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THINK OUR STORE SHOULD BE CLOSED.

I'M HERE BECAUSE THEY SHUT MY STORE DOWN AND TOLD ME I WOULD RECIEVE CATASTROPHE PAY. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALL ME AND SAY I DON'T QUALIFY FOR IT, SO NOW I HAVE TO WORK MY SCHEDULED HOURS AT OTHER STORES. WHY DID YOU SHUT DOWN MY STORE TO MINIMIZE CONTACT ONLY TO SEND US TO OTHER STORES STILL OPEN?????????????????????

I'M A RADICAL LEFTIST THAT JUST STARTED WORKING FOR STARBUCKS AND I WAS HONESTLY LIKING MY JOB AND FOR LIKE HALF A SECOND I THOUGHT "MAYBE THIS GIANT CORPORATION ISN'T 100% EVIL" BUT NOPE IT TURNS OUT THAT, LIKE THE REST OF THEM, THIS CORPORATION IS INDEED 100% EVIL

I FEEL SUBHUMAN AND I TRUSTED STARBUCKS TO DO THE BARE MINIMUM AT LEAST AND THEY’RE NOT EVEN DOING THAT

I TRUSTED THEM TO NOT MAKE ME *LITERALLY RISK LIVES OF PEOPLE I LOVE* OR GO WITHOUT PAY

FUCK YOU. FUCK YOUR FAMILY. FUCK YOUR CAT. I’D SAY FUCK YOUR MOM BUT YOU ALREADY DID THAT SO.

***FUCK. YOU. KEVIN. JASKSON.***

IM ONLY WORKING AT STARBUCKS TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR FREE AND I'M GENUINELY SHIT TO QUIT. I HATE FEELING LIKE THEY THINK OF ME AS A LITERAL NUMBER AND NOT A HUMAN BEING

IM HERE FOR THE TRANS CARE AND NO OTHER COMPANY WILL COVER A HAIR TRANSPLANT WHICH I NEED SO IM STUCK. THE CITY IM IN HAS SHUT DOWN ALL NON ESSENTIAL BUSINESS, BUT STARBUCKS SPINS SOME BS STORY ABOUT US "PROVIDING A SENSE OF NORMALCY". UM IM SORRY BUT THIS ISNT NORMAL SO WHY ARE WE PRETENDING IT IS. AT THE SAME TIME, IF MY STORE SHUTS DOWN, I DONT THINK IM GONNA GET PAID. SO IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE GIVE ME THE VIRUS SO I CAN GET SICK AND GET CATASTROPHE PAY THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!!!!!

UPDATE: WHAAAAAAAAT SOMEONE GAVE ME GOLD?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! THAAAAAAAAAANKS

YALL REALIZE WE NEED TO UNIONIZE NOW, RIGHT? STARBUCKS WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF US AND OUR LABOR UNTIL WE FIGHT BACK. WE NEED TO STRIKE OR UNIONIZE!!

NOT JUST CORPORATE BUT CUSTOMERS ARE TREATING US LIKE GARBAGE. IF YOU ARE SCARED OF GETTING SICK, STAY THE FUCK HOME, STOP ORDERING FRAPPUCCINOS, DO US ALL A FAVOR AND LOCK YOURSELF INDOORS!!! TODAY A GUY YELLED AT ME HE WAS SO DEMEANING AND TREATED ME LIKE I WAS SUBHUMAN, ALL BECAUSE HE WAS SCARED I “STUCK MY FINGER IN HIS CUP” WHICH DID NOT HAPPEN.... IF YOU ARE THAT PARANOID STOP BUYING DRINKS HERE!!!! IT’S LIKE ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, CORPORATE AND CUSTOMERS DON’T SEE US AS PEOPLE BUT AS THINGS TO USE, TREAT, AND DISCARD AS THEY PLEASE!!!

I FEEL LIKE IM THE ONLY ONE IN MY STORE THAT ACTUALLY CARES ALL THE OTHER BARISTAS ARE MAKING JOKES AND STUFF AND MY “AT RISK” (IVE HAD BAD ASTHMA SINCE I WAS A KID) ASS IS OVER HERE LIKE CAN YUU N O T

AND AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE THE NEW THERAPY OPTIONS AND STUFF IT DOESN’T CHANGE THE FACT THAT I DONT WANT TO DIE.

PLUS SINCE MY STORE ISNT A DRIVE THROUGH THERES ALMOST NO COSTUMERS SO FOR HOURS DURING MY SHIFT TODAY THERE WERE JUST FIVE OF US STANDING AROUND DOING NOTHING CAUSE WE HAD ALREADY CLEANED EVERYTHING

IVE ONLY BEEN AT STARBUCKS FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND ITS SO MUCH BETTER THAN MY LAST JOB BUT M A N THIS IS SCARY AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NO VOICE WHATSOEVER

IM HERE BECAUSE I WAS MOVING AND STARBUCKS WAS THE FIRST APPLICATION TO CALL ME BACK IM NOT MAKING ANY MONEY AND THE CUSTOMERS ARE MEAN I WANT TO BE A PLUMBER

PARTNER CONTACT CENTER?! MORE LIKE PARTNER *NO* CONTACT CENTER! THEY DELIBERATELY SEEM TO TRY TO CHAT WITH YOU ACT LIKE THEYRE YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS TO KEEP YOU ON THE LINE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND MAKE WAIT TIMES EVEN LONGER FOR EVERYONE ELSE SO THAT PEOPLE HANG UP AND GIVE UP AND THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINT CALLS ARE FEWER. CALLED SUNDAY, WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAR FROM THEM MONDAY TO BE TOLD WHERE TO SEND MY DOCTORS PROOF OF BEING IMMUNOCOMPROMISED TO AND HAD TO CALL THEM AGAIN TODAY TO GET THEM TO LOOK AT IT! THEN I WAS TOLD THEY CANT DO ANYTHING, “ITS A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT” AND ALL I CAN DO IT WAIT! IM NOT GOING TO GET DISASTER PAY STARTING UNTIL THEY GET MY DOCTORS NOTE! AND MY SCHEDULED SHIFTS ARE GOING TO RUN OUT BEFORE THEN! PEOPLE ARE GETTING FIRED FOR VOICING THEIR OPINIONS OF THE COMPANY ONLINE! WERE RISKING OUR HEALTH TO GO IN AND MANAGERS ARE RISKING THEIR JOBS TO STAND UP FOR US TO CORPORATE! EMPLOYEES ARE NOT DISPOSABLE SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU ARE A BIG COMPANY. MY DREAM IS TO RUN MY OWN COFFEE SHOP/CHAIN AND I WILL TAKE THIS AS SUCH A LEARNING EXPERIENCE ABOUT MANAGEMENT AND HOW NEVER TO RUN A COMPANY. THE “BENEFITS” ARE A LAUGH FOR MANY PT PARTNERS BECAUSE NO ONE EVER GETS SCHEDULED ENOUGH HOURS! UNTIL GOD FORBID I ASK TO GET ONE DAY A WEEK OFF REGULARLY AND THEY CANNOT ACCOMMODATE IT FOR SOME REASON THENNNN SUDDENLY I HAVE HOURS THAT DAY! AND AS FRUSTRATED AS I AM I KNOW IT IS 1000X WORSE FOR SOME OF YOU. AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES ME TRULY ANGRY.

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHOSE READING THIS BY IGNORING THE CAPS (READING IT AS IF SOMEONE IS TALKING NORMALLY NOT SCREAMING?) ALSO IM UPSET TOO.

MY STORE MANAGER HAS HAD A COUGH AND BEEN FEELING WEAK/FATIGUED FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS AND IS STILL COMING IN TO WORK. WE ARE IN AN AREA WITH A STEADILY GROWING CONFIRMED CASE RATE. I HAVE AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED COWORKER WHO WORKED WITH HER ALL WEEKEND BEFORE TAKING LEAVE TO ISOLATE. THIS IS NOT OKAY. IF SHE HAS IT MY WHOLE STORE IN INFECTED NOW. I ALSO LIVE WITH THREE OTHER SBUX PARTNERS, SO THEY COULD NOW BE SPREADING IT TO THEIR STORES AND CUSTOMERS. THIS IS THE REASON WHY OUR STORES SHOULD BE CLOSED AND WHY ALL THESE "PRECAUTIONS" ARE POINTLESS.

MY DAD WAS KILLED LAST SUMMER AND NOW ALL I HAVE LEFT IS MY MOM AND BROTHER. BOTH ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED. AND STARBUCKS EXPECTS ME TO STILL GO TO WORK AND PUT MY SURVIVING FAMILY AT RISK? I'LL BE DAMNED IF STARBUCKS THINKS MONEY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY FUCKING FAMILY.

AND!!! THE LAST SHIFT I HAD, I HAD TO BEG A FELLOW SSV TO GO TO THE DR BECAUSE SHE WAS DISPLAYING ALL THE SYMPTOMS AND SHE'S ALSO IMMUNOCOMPROMISED BUT THE DR REFUSED TO TEST HER. FUCK STARBUCKS' CHOICES DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND FUCK THE GOVT.

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I HAVE WORKED FOR STARBUCKS SINCE OCTOBER 2019 AND JUST STARTED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE AND AT EASE WITH THIS JOB. I WORK IN A LOCATION ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. I WORKED A SHIFT AND GOT HOME TO SEE ON THE NEWS THAT THE FIRST OUTBREAK ON THE BIG ISLAND WAS ANNOUNCED THAT DAY. WE HAVE LIMITED THE SEATING INSIDE AND OUT BUT CUSTOMERS STILL HOVER LESS THAN 6 FEET AWAY FROM YOU WHILE YOU MAKE THEIR DRINKS. WE ARE EXPECTED TO NOW POUR NORMAL DRIP COFFEE WITH SUGARS AND HALF AND HALF BEHIND THE BAR OURSELVES. YOU, BEHIND BAR, HAND THEM THE STIRRING STICKS WHEN NEEDED, THE SUGARS THAT ARE WITH HEALD FROM THE LOBBY, AND THE HALF AND HALF THAT IS USUALLY ACCESSIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. THIS SLOWS BUSINESS DOWN WHILE ALSO CREATING FURTHER CONTAMINATION AS THE BARISTAS ON BAR ARE NOT REQUIRED TO USE GLOVES WHILE THE WORKER(S) BEHIND THE COUNTER ARE *RECOMMENED* TO WEAR THEM. THAT MEANS THAT THE BARISTAS HANDING CUSTOMERS THEIR STRAWS, SUGARS, HALF AND HALF ETC. HAVEN'T WASHED THEIR HANDS AS FREQUENTLY SINCE THEY ARE SLAMMED WITH ORDERS FROM IN STORE AND MOBILE, FORCING MORE HANDS-ON CUSTOMER INTERACTION. THIS IS UNFAIR.

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I HATE THAT SOME OF MY FELLOW BARISTAS DON’T SEEM TO GIVE TWO SHITS ABOUT WHATS GOING ON. IM ALSO ANNOYED THAT MY SSV TODAY WAS SO FOCUSED ON PEAK TIMES LIKE WTF I DON’T GIVE AF ABOUT DRIVE TIMES RN. MY THROAT HAS BEEN SORE TODAY AND IM AFRAID OF GETTING MY IMMUNE COMPROMISED SO SICK. IM JUST SO UPSET WITH HOW STARBUCKS IS HANDLING THIS.

ALL WHO CAN FINANCIALLY DO IT SHOULD START CALLING OUT SICK. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FIND COVERAGE WHEN YOU ARE SICK ACCORDING TO CORPORATE POLICY! HOPEFULLY ENOUGH OF US WILL CALL OUT AND THE STORES HAVE TO SHUT DOWN DUE TO LACK OF STAFF. WE NEED TO GET MORE PUBLIC AND MEDIA ATTENTION TO FORCE CORPORATE TO GIVE US CATASTROPHE PAY. $1

DRIVE THRU LINE WRAPPED AROUND THE CORNER ALL DAY TODAY. CANT HELP MAKE DRINKS BECAUSE I’M DOING WINDOW AND WE CANT HANDLE MONEY AND MAKE DRINKS AT THE SAME TIME. SO I FEEL USELESS BECAUSE I CANT HELP AND ITS REALLY BUSY AND MY FRIENDS ARE STRUGGLING AND I JUST HAVE TO WATCH. AND THEN THIS BITCH HAS THE AUDACITY TO TELL US THAT WORKING IS BETTER THAN STAYING HOME WITH PAY”

I AM IMMUNOCOMPROMISED AND I’M STILL FUCKING HERE BECAUSE TWO OF OUR OTHER SHIFTS ALREADY CALLED OUT UNTIL THE PANDEMIC IS OVER AND MY SM WHOM I LOVE IS FREAKING OUT ENOUGH AS IT IS. I HAVE GRAD SCHOOL AND INSULIN TO PAY FOR. I CAN’T NOT GET PAID BUT I ALSO CAN’T KEEP FUCKING WORKING IF I’M DEAD, YOU CORPORATE MORONS. WE’RE A *COFFEE COMPANY*. PEOPLE WILL GET BY JUST FINE WITHOUT US.

I SLOW DOWN ON BAR. THAT’S HOW I STRIKE. FUCK.YOU.DRIVE.TIMES.

THIS IS LITERAL HELL. SHUT IT DOWN

IS ANYONE ELSE READING THIS IN THEIR HEAD LIKE THEY’RE SCREAMING??? ALSO I LOVE ALL OF MY FELLOW BARISTAS AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT AND STICK BY EACHOTHER’S SIDES IN THESE WEIRD ASS TIMES, LOVE Y’LL AND STAY SAFE!! 🤍

ALSO I FEEL SO BAD FOR EVERYONE WHO’S DEALING WITH SHITTY MANAGEMENT BECAUSE MY SM IS ACTUALLY TAKING OUR SITUATIONS AND FEELINGS INTO CONSIDERATION AND WILL WORK WITH US IF WE AREN’T COMFORTABLE COMING TO WORK.

MY DM DEAD ASS LOOKED ME IN THE EYE TODAY AND SAID "WELL CASH HANDLING IS ONLY DANGEROUS IF THE CUSTOMER PHYSICALLY LICKS THE CASH" I'M LIKE BITCH DO YOU THINK I'M A DAMN FOOL.

I DO NOT WORK AT STARBUCKS BUT I CAME ACROSS THIS SUB AND WAS HELLA INTRIGUED AND NOW I'M JUST MF FURIOUS FOR Y'ALL. I HAD TO GOOGLE SOME OF Y'ALL'S STARBUCKS ABBREVIATIONS BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT Y'ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMETIMES BUT THROUGH DOING THAT I JUST GOT MORE PISSED BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE ABSOLUTELY NO ONE IN THIS CORPORATE HIERARCHY IS DOING JACK SHIT FOR Y'ALL OR TAKING YOUR HEALTH, YOUR FAMILY'S HEALTH, OR THEIR CUSTOMER'S HEALTH INTO CONSIDERATION OR CONCERN. I AM SORRY CUSTOMER'S ARE CONTINUOUSLY BEING JACKASSES AND IT HONESTLY DUMBFOUNDS ME THEY BELIEVE THEIR DRINK FROM STARBUCKS IS ESSENTIAL RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY BUT I DO ADMIRE AND APPLAUD THE ALL CAPS DEDICATION IN THIS THREAD - HONESTLY, IT FEELS FUCKING GOOD. BUT AGAIN, I DON'T WORK AT STARBUCKS, BUT I SEE Y'ALL AND I RECOGNIZE Y'ALL AND THE APATHETIC AND IGNORANT BULLSHIT Y'ALL ARE DEALING WITH.

IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO, AS A NON-STARBUCKS EMPLOYEE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BECAUSE I WILL ***BLAST*** THIS SHIT AND TRY MY BEST TO HELP Y'ALL IN ANY WAY I POSSIBLY CAN BECAUSE THIS IS FUCKING NUTS

THE FACT THAT WORKERS STAYING HOME CRASHES THE ECONOMY PROVED THAT THE WORKERS ARE THE ONES WHO DRIVE THE ECONOMY, SO THEY OUGHT TO DECIDE HOW IT RUNS.

My boss tried to be cool and close our store letting people only mobile order and get it from the door, BUT, thank you to our district manager who came from the safety of her home to come check on us we will now be opening our cafe orders too, because fuck our safety! ✌️

I'M SO FRUSTRATED. I'VE BEEN PULLING 35-40 HOUR WEEKS OF ONLY CLOSING SHIFTS FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS BECAUSE MY STORE IS SO SHORT STAFFED DUE TO THE HIRING FREEZE AND I KEEP GETTING CALLED TO COME IN EARLY TO SHIFTS OR TO COME IN ON MY RARE, VERY SPACED OUT DAYS OFF. I JUST WANT TWO DAYS OFF IN A ROW TO WIND DOWN BEFORE CLASSES START.

DEAR CUSTOMER WITH A MESH MASK, YOU SUCK, AND THE FACT THAT YOU BOUGHT IT TO MAKE A STATEMENT AND THAT YOUR LITTLE BROTHER WAS WEARING A NORMAL MASK MAKES ME HATE YOU MORE BECAUSE AN 8 YEAR OLD KID HAS MORE COURTESY AND COMMON SENSE THAN YOU DO

I HATED THIS JOB BEFORE I TOOK MY LOA AND I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK BECAUSE I STILL HATE MY JOB NOW!

I WENT TO COLLEGE. I GOT MY DEGREE. WHY CAN'T I GET A BETTER JOB!?

If we use catastrophe pay how much do we get? Is it based on your hours??

TODAY I ASKED MY MANAGER IF WE COULD CUT DOWN ON THE TILLS WE USE DURING THE DAY SO THAT WE COULD LIMIT THE CASH WE HAVE TO COUNT AT NIGHT AND SHE TOLD ME THAT CASH CANT HOLD GERMS IM GOING TO QUIT I CANT

I DONT GET HOW ALL THESE BIG BOX STORES AND CHAINS CAN COMPLETELY CLOSE THEIR DOORS, CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR BENEFITS YET STARBUCKS IS HERE AND WONT FUCKING CLOSE

I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THE FUCK THEY EXPEXT US TO STILL SERVE & THEY CANT EVEN MAKE SURE WERE SAFE. MY STORE DOESNT EVEN HAVE GLOVES. MY STORE MANAGER SAYS THAT IT ISNT A BIG DEAL IF YOU GEH SICK. IM IMMUNOCOMPROMISED. ITS A BIG DEAL TO ME. & EVERY TIME I BRING IT UP THEY JUST ALL GET MAD AT ME!!!!?!??!?!! SERIOUSLY DO FUCKING BETTER

I ASKED MY STORE MANAGER IN A WEEKLY SHIFT HUDDLE ABOUT THE NEWS LETTER THAT SAID “ EMPLOYEES SHOWING SYMPTOMS SHOULD GO HOME AND NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL 24 HOURS SYMPTOM FREE” AND IF WE SHOULD ASK RETURNING SICK EMPLOYEES FOR DOCTORS CLEARANCE OR ASK IF THEYVE BEEN SYMTOM FREE FOR 24 HOURS,
SHE SAID WE CANT SEND EVERYONE TO THE DOCTOR OVER A SORE THROAT AND COUGH. WOULD YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR FOR A SORE THROAT? “YES” WELL WE CANT FREAK OUR PARTNERS OUT THE CLOSEST CASE NESR US IS IN MIAMI( WRONG THERES A KNOWN CASE 71 MILES FROM US) SHE CARES MORE ABOUT STAFFING OUR STORE THAN WHETHER OR NOT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE HEALED BEFORE COMING BACK. ONE PARTNER HAD A SORE THROAT COUGH FEVER AND SNIFFLES AND HE STILL CAME BACK FROM WORK AND DIDNT EVEN SEE A DOCTOR. NOW HE HAS PASSED IT ON TO ANOTHER SHIFT SUPERVISOR. WHO HAS SEVERE ASTHMA. BUT GOD FORBID WE WAIT 24 HOURS SYMPTOM FREE BEFORE COMING BACK TO WORK

IM TIRED OF BEING TOLD WE ARE AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS. WE ARE NOT. I HATE WONDERING IF EVERY TIME I COME IN CONTACT WITH A CUSTOMER AM I GOING TO GET SICK. I'VE LITERALLY HAD PEOPLE COUGH ON THEIR CASH OR CREDIT CARDS AND STILL HAND THEM TO ME. YOU DO NOT NEED A "MEDICINE BALL" IF YOU FEEL SICK. ITS NOT WORTH PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK.

I WOULD GET PAID MORE NOT WORKING FOR 30 DAYS WITH CATASTROPHE PAY THAN I WILL WORKING THE NEXT 4 WEEKS WITH THE INCENTIVE RAISE BECAUSE OF REDUCED HOURS OF OPERATION.
TOLD MY SM AND SHE SAID I CANT TAKE THE CATASTROPHE PAY BECAUSE SHE DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO RUN THE STORE SO SHE WONT APPROVE IT . WAYTO GO STARBUCKS, I AM AT RISK EVERYDAY FOR LESS MONEY THAN BEING SAFE AT HOME. WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER :DDDDDDD

North Little Rock Arkansas store is closed due to a partner testing positive for Corona virus. All partners are in quarantine and the store manager is getting tested. I hope corporate hears. I hope our district makes the right choice and shuts down so we can stop putting our health at risk! We moved to drive thru only today but it's not enough.

ITS SO FRUSTRATING TO SEE THAT DT STORES ARE BEING CLOSED DOWN AND TRANSITIONING TO TAKE AND GO ONLY. BUT IF YOU WORK IN A GROCERY STORE STARBUCKS WITH NO DT, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO BE BLATANTLY EXPOSED AND CORPORATE JUST DOES NOT CARE IN THE SLIGHTEST BECAUSE WE CANT CLOSE SHOP. AND THE CUSTOMERS ARE FLOCKING TO LICENSED STORES SO THEY DONT HAVE TO WAIT FOREVER IN DT, MAKING US TWICE AS PACKED AND BUSY. AMERICA EXPLAIN!

STARBUCKS IS NOT AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS. THE SOCIO ECONOMIC STABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY WILL NOT BE DEVASTATED WITHOUT STARBUCKS. WE ARE PEGS IN A MONEY MACHINE AND NOTHING MORE.

THERE WAS 2 HURRICANES HEADING TO MY STATE AND I WAS TOLD THAT WE WERE CLOSING FOR SAFETY . THEN NEXT DAY MY SM WAS TRYING TO GET ME TO COME IN LIKE I VALUE MY LIFE MORE THAN THIS SHITTY JOB.

I DONT WANNA GO BACK TO WORK TBH. A BIG REASON IS THE FACT THAT I KNOW ONE OF MY PARTNERS WHO IS NY FRIEND IS LIVING WITH SOMEONE WITH COVID. THEY ALL SLEEP CRAMPED UP IN ONE ROOM. THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY AGREED THEY ALL PROBABLY HAVE IT. SHE TOLD OUR MANAGER AND HE ALLOWED HER TO RETURN TO WORK AND JUST MONITOR HER SYMPTOMS!!! SHE MIGHT BE ASYMPTOMATIC. SHE HASNT GOTTEN TESTED.

SHE COULD BE EXPOSING PEOPLE AND OTHER PARTNERS EVEN WITH MASKS ON. THATS SO SCARY.

WTF IS THIS NEW COVID ISOLATION POLICY?? "OH WE THINK ASYMPTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISN'T REALLY A BIG DEAL AND IT'S **SOOOOO HARDDDD ON THE BUSINESSSSSS** TO HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE OUT AT ONCE SO YEAH PLEASE JUST KEEP COMING TO WORK UNLESS YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OR CAN **PROVE** WITH A **POSITIVE TEST** THAT SOMEONE YOU'RE IN **ONGOING CONTACT WITH** HAS COVID??? THIS IS HOW WE GET DISEASE OUTBREAKS. THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO START BEING LESS CAUTIOUS 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US CURRENTLY HAVE COVID THIS ISN'T OVER AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE AND YOU'RE MAKING IT WORSE!!!

HOW THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO FOCUS ON CUSTOMER CONNECTIONS OVER TASKING AND THEN YOU COMPLAIN TO ME ABOUT THE LACK OF TASKING BEING DONE WHEN YOU'RE LITERALLY PUSHING TASKS FROM THE OVERLY STAFFED MORNING CREW TO THE UNDERSTAFFED CLOSING CREW! IM LITERALLY TRAINING NEWBIES EVERYDAY AND YOU WANT ME TO SPLIT MYSELF IN 5 TO GET EVERYTHING DONE! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!

FUCK NOT BEING DEEMED ESSENTIAL TO THE GOVERNMENT AND WORKING SINCE COVID FIRST BLEW UP IN MY COUNTRY. FUCK THE LACK OF INCENTIVES BECAUSE THE COMPANY "IS NO LONGER DOING WELL". FUCK THE LACK OF ENFORCEMENT OVER DINE-IN POLICIES AND ARROGANT, ENTITLED CUSTOMERS. I'M JUST AMAZED I HAVEN'T CAUGHT THE VIRUS EVEN THOUGH I WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

TWO PARTNERS AT 2 DIFFERENT STORES NEAR US CLOSED BECAUSE TWO DIFFERENT PARTNERS GOT COVID SO WE'RE GETTING ALL THERE BUSINESS TOO. WE'RE DEAD TIRED AND HAVE BEEN CLOSING LATE AND WHAT FUCKING SUCKS IS I'M NOT GONNA GETA FUCKING RAISE FOR THIS OR SHIT.

I TOOK THE LOA BECAUSE O FEEL EXTREMELY UNDAFE AT WORK. MY COWORKERS THINK COVID IS A JOKE AND MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR EVERY DAY. MY MANAGER WANTS ME BACK TO WORK ALREADY, AND I ONLY HAVE THIS JOB TO ATTEND ASU BUT I’VE NEVER BEEN BENEFIT ELIGIBLE BECAUSE I’VE NEVER BEEN GIVEN ENOUGH HOURS. I’M NO LONGER SURE THIS JOB IS WORTH THE FREE BACHELOR’S DEGREE *someday.* I DIDN’T THINK I MIGHT POSSIBLY CATCH A DEADLY VIRUS FOR THAT BENEFIT WHEN I GOT THIS JOB. THAT SAID, I CAN’T AFFORD COLLEGE IF I DON’T STAY HERE. CHRIST.

THEY FUCKING OPENED THE GOD DAMN MOTHER FUCKING I DONT FEEL SAFE!

TODAY MY DM SAID WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO COMMENT AT ALL IF A CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE A MASK ON, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING. (MENTIONING IT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW OR TO WEAR ONE NEXT TIME) IT MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE AND THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE ARE REGULARLY TALKING PAST PLEXI SNEEZE GUARDS. SOME REGULARS ARE ACTIVELY COMING IN WITHOUT MASKS. SOON EVERYONE WILL BE BACK WITHOUT MASKS AND NOT CARE WHATSOEVER.

STARBUCKS HAS NO STANDARDS OR POLICIES. ANYTHING THE COMPANY SAYS WILL IMMEDIATELY BE WALKED BACK IF A CUSTOMER COMPLAINS. THEY HAVE NO BACKBONE AND REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS. THEY WILL BE A PETRI DISH FOR FURTHER INFECTIONS OF COVID AND CORPORATE IS TOO COMFORTABLE OUTSIDE THEIR STORES TO SEE WHAT STORE PARTNERS DEAL WITH.

THEY HAVE SUPPORTED PARTNERS THROUGH LOCK DOWNS, SURE. BUT IT DOES NOT PROVE A BLIND LOYALTY THAT WILL LOOK PAST BULLSHIT. THEY ARE ACTING EXACTLY HOW THEY ALWAYS DID BEFORE AND THE CAT PAY TIME WAS JUST TO WIN EMPLOYEES OVER ENOUGH TO STAY.

IM TIRED OF BEING UNDERMINED AT EVERY TURN NO MATTER WHAT I SAY. ITS EXHAUSTING.

I FEEL REALLY BAD BECAUSE APPARENTLY MY STORE IS LIKE ONE OF THE ONLY STORES IN THE COUNTRY (ALLEGEDLY) TO STILL BE MAKING JUST AS MUCH (IF NOT MORE) MONEY THAN WE WERE BEFORE COVID AND I CAN’T EXACTLY RELATE TO EVERYONE’S CURRENT SITUATION, BUT I’M STILL JUST AS MAD AND I WISH STARBUCKS WOULD ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING HELPFUL FOR ONCE, BUT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW CRAP THEY’VE BEEN SO FAR SO.

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I (a disabled employee) was fired for missing shifts while involuntarily hospitalized. My district manager reinstated me and put me on medical leave. That means I cannot collect unemployment or sue for wrongful termination.

I THINK I GOT COVID FROM GOING BACK TO WORK AT STARBUCKS BECAUSE I WAS TOTALLY ISOLATED FROM EVERYONE BEFORE WE REOPENED AND IM BIG UPSET/ SUPER SCARED

I’M SO SAD BECAUSE IF I WORK I CAN’T SEE PEOPLE I LOVE AND IF I DON’T WORK I CANNOT AFFORD TO GO TO COLLEGE BUT I FEEL EMPTY WITHOUT THE PEOPLE I LOVE

I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW REOPENING HELPS ANYONE!! THEYVE GOT TO BE LOSING MONEY FROM HAVING US OPEN RIGHT NOW, SO WHY ARE WE RISKING OUR LIVES FOR COFFEE??? MY COWORKERS AND I FEEL LIKE MAYBE IT’S TO MAKE STOCKHOLDERS FEEL BETTER, BUT I HAVE NO CLUE. WE HAVE A MANDATORY MASK RULE IN OUR AREA, BUT PEOPLE STILL ARENT WEARING MASKS, AND OUR SM SAID WE CAN’T ENFORCE THAT RULE. I DON’T WANT TO CONTINUE TO PUT EVERY IDIOT’S SAFETY OVER MINE!!!

Just came back from CAT leave and I’m quitting for another job I just got , I’m excited

I AM MAD BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I CANNOT COME BACK TO WORK AND HAVE TO BE A STARBUCKS EMPLOYEE WITHOUT PAY BECAUSE I WORK AT A HOSPITAL. I UNDERSTAND THE RISK OF COVID19 BUT ITS NOT MY FAULT AND I NEED HEALTH INSURANCE AND MONEY TO PAY MY BILLS. MY HOSPITAL IS CUTTING HOURS SO I ONLY WORK ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK. THERE IS NOTHING IN STARBUCKS PROTOCOL ABOUT LETTING GO PARTNERS WHO WORK AROUND POSSIBLE COVID PATIENTS. ARE THEY MAKING IT UP??? WHAT DO I DO TO PAY MY BILLS??

MY STORE IS RE OPENING AND WE HAVEN’T BEEN SUPPLIED ANY FACE MASKS AND MY STORE MANAGER SUGGESTED T SHIRTS OR BANDANAS AS MASKS. WHICH HAS ZERO PROTECTION AGAINST COVID AND I AM IMMUNE COMPROMISED

WHILE I’M NOT MAD AT HOW THEY HANDLED THE COVID RESPONSE AS OF NOW I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED! THEYRE FORCING PARTNERS TO WEAR MASKS ?!?!? BUT don’t HAVE ANY TO PROVIDE TO THE PARTNERS?! THE FILTER MASK IS MAKING ME ANXIOUS AND BREAK OUT! ALSO WHY DO WE USE SO MUCH PLASTIC?! THE DARK CARAMEL AND WHITE MOCHA COULD COME IN CARDBOARD BOXES LIKE EVRRYTHING ELSE BUT THEY don’t????? SO ITS TECHNICALLY SINGLE USE?! ALSO (WHEN WE HAD PASTRY CASES) SO MUCH FOOD WENT TO WASTE?! SAME WITH THE FROZEN FOODS THAT ARE PULLED?! WHY don’t THEY LAST! WHY don’t ALL STORES DONATE AND WHY IS IT AGAINST POLICY FOR PARTNERS TO KEEP PRODUCT THAG WILL BE PUT IN THE TRASH?! THEYRE LACK OF SUSTAINABILITY IS APPALING

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE VIRUS BUT WHY DO PEOPLE ORDER THEIR REFRESHERS BLENDED?! IT TASTES LIKE ICE?! YOURE PAYING $5 FOR SLIGHTLY FLAVORED ICE?! WHY?!

I'M NOT A PART OF THIS GROUP BUT ENJOY YOUR COMMITMENT TO CAPLOCKS IN THIS THREAD, AND WISH YOU THE BEST WITH YOUR JOBS AND HEALTH DURING THIS TIME

MY DISTRICT MANAGER WANTS A PARTNER TO SIT NEXT TO THE DOOR TO DIRECT CUSTOMERS TO STAY SIX FEET APART AND HAND OUT MOBILE ORDERS FROM 7 to 11am. THIS PUTS US WITHIN 2 FEET OF CUSTOMERS. I SOBBED IN MY CAR OVER THIS. I AM A SHIFT AND WILL BE THE ONE SITTING THERE BECAUSE I CANT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE ASK A BARISTA WHO MAKES EVEN LESS THAN ME TO DO IT. I FEEL VERY HELPLESS AND FRUSTRATED.

I DON’T CARE IF I’M SICK. I’LL SURVIVE IT. I DON’T WANT TO PASS IT ONTO CUSTOMERS WHO TRUST ME. WE’RE THINKING ABOUT GOING ON STRIKE.

TO THE CUSTOMERS WHO COME IN REGULARLY AND BITCH A FIT WITH ME ABOUT WEARING A MASK.. GET YOUR “I HAVE A MEDICAL PROBLEM, I CANT WEAR ONE”-SHIT OUT OF MY FACE OR I WILL COUGH ON YOU JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT. WEAR A MASK, I HAVE TWO BARISTAS ON FLOOR WITH BAD HEARTS AND YOU THINK WE WANT TO BE AT RISK, LAID OUT IN A HOSPITAL WITH IVS IN THE BEND OF OUR ELBOWS AND RESPIRATORS HELPING US BREATHE JUST BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO BREATHE THROUGH A MASK FOR ALL OF TEN MINUTES AT MAXIMUM!? SERIOUSLY, GO FUCK YOURSELF WITH YOUR BULLSHIT ASS “BREATHING MY OWN BACTERIA IS MORE HARMFUL THAN THE CORONA VIRUS” AND YOUR “I HAD THE VIRUS, IT WASNT BAD AT ALL AND THE BEST PART IS (WAIT FOR THIS ONE FOLKS) YOU CANT GET AGAIN” I NEED SOMEONE TO TELL ME EXACTLY, EXACTLY WHERE I STAND SO I CAN FEEL BETTER BEING FORCED TO ENGAGE WITH THESE GODDAMN IDIOTS. THEY’RE OPENING SEATING AND OUR BATHROOMS.

WHAT EVEN HAPPENS AFTER SEPTEMBER?

COVID HAS RELEASED ME FROM THE SIREN‘S CALL. (I DONT HAVE COVID I JUST DONT GIVE A SHIT ANYMORE) I STEPPED DOWN AS SHIFT SUPERVISOR. SHOVE IT STARBUCKS. IM GONNA DTO AND BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY OR PUT LATTE ART ON EVERYONES BEVERAGE WITHOUT WHIP AND FUCK DT TIMES! ALL IN TIME FOR

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PUMPKIN FUCKING SPICE

BASIC BITCHES STAY THE FUCK HOME PLEASE

I GOT THIS JOB AS A SIDE GIG BC I'M A PROFESSIONAL DANCER AT THEME PARKS, AND RIGHT AFTER I GOT THE JOB FUCKING COVID HIT AND NOW I'M ONLY AT STARBUCKS AND I MISS MY CAREER AND IT SUCKS

SO WE DO NOT GET CAT PAY ANYMORE IF YOUR STORE CLOSED OR YOU CAME IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE AND ALL YOUR CAT TIME IS USED UP. I ALREADY HAD TO USE ALL OF MY SICK PAY DUE TO SOMEONE TESTING POSITIVE AT MY STORE AND WE HAVE SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES NOW. I LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE MINUTE. MY DAD LIVES WITH ME AND HIS BOSS AND WIFE TESTED POSITIVE. I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL TO DO?? PLEASE HELP. MY SHIFTS ARE SO STRESSED. OUR HOURS ARE 6AM-1PM DUE TO SOMEONE ON NIGHT SHIFT TESTING POSITIVE. MANAGER IS A SWEETHEART BUT IS OVER HER HEAD AND TOLD ME HERSELF I HAVE REACHED MY CAT PAY LIMIT.

I EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF COVID...AND MY DOCTOR ORDERED ME A TEST. I TOLD MY SM AND SHE ASKED ME IF I "REALLY" FELT LIKE I HAD COVID OR IF I FELT LIKE I HAD THE FLU/COLD. BECAUSE IF I FELT IT WAS JUST THE FLU OR COLD I COULD COME BACK IN A COUPLE DAYS AND USE MY WHOPPING 10 SICK HOURS/SHIFT COVERAGE. BUT IF I FELT LIKE I 'REALLY' HAD COVID, THEN I WOULD BE OUT FOR 14 DAYS AND NOT HAVE CAT PAY BECAUSE I ALREADY TOOK IT PRIOR AND STORE COULD POTENTIALLY SHUT DOWN. TALK ABOUT PRESSURE...OMG. MY TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE BUT MY DOCTOR WARNED ME IT HAS BEEN INACCURATE AND HAS BEEN A FALSE NEGATIVE FOR SOME OF HER PATIENTS DUE TO EARLY TESTING. IDEK ANYMORE ....

HAPPY HOUR DURING A PANDEMIC IS ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. I USED TO LOVE MY JOB, OUR REGULARS, AND WORKING WITH MY COWORKERS. NOW I HATE IT ALL. MY JOB PUTS ME AT RISK EVERYDAY, I’M NOT SEEING HAZARD PAY FOR IT. ONE OF OUR OWN WAS EXPOSED TO HER FIANCÉE WHO WAS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF COVID19. THE STORE STAYED OPEN. OUR REGULARS EITHER DON’T COME IN ANYMORE, OR REFUSE TO WEAR A MASK WHEN IT’S MANDATED, PUTTING EVERYONE AT RISK. MY COWORKERS (ALONG WITH MYSELF) ARE ALL OVERWORKED AND IT’S GETTING ANNOYING WHEN I GET 15 TEXT MESSAGES A DAY ASKING TO COVER PEOPLES SHIFTS BECAUSE OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. LIKE FUCK Y’ALL TOO, I DON’T WANNA BE HERE EITHER. I WANT TO QUIT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, BUT I DIDNT QUALIFY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND STILL WORKS. ITS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT OUR BILLS. I WOULD LOVE TO STRIKE, BUT NO ONE HERE HAS GOTTEN TOGETHER!!!

OUR PLEXIES HAVE A LARGE SPACE BETWEEN THEM AT THE REGISTER AND CUSTOMERS ARE CONSTANTLY LEANING INTO THE SPACE AND LOWERING THEIR MASK TO GIVE THE ORDER BECAUSE IT’S “HARD TO TALK IN A MASK”. Really stressing about the July 4th weekend.

I just found out that another store in my district has two confirmed cases of covid amongst their partners, and A PARTNER FROM THAT STORE WORKED WITH US LAST NIGHT. THIS ISN'T WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN RIGHT? IVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL THEYRE DOING IS CLEANING THE STORE AND OPENING BACK UP AGAIN TOMORROW. I DONT KNOW IF THIS IS A SILLY QUESTION BUT what am i supposed to do now :( if any of my barista buddies get sick my heart will break into a million pieces.

AT THIS POINT I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE SCHEDULE IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING BUT NO ONE IS COMMUNICATING SHIT. THEYRE JUST ASSUMING ME OR SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO STAY AND COVER IT. IM STUCK AT A DRIVE THRU UNTIL MY STORE OPENS UP MONDAY, WHICH IDK IF ILL BE THERE SINCE IM SUPPOSEDLY WORKING AT DRIVE STILL. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY FORCING US TO DO WHAT EVER IT TAKES TO GET OTDW TIME TO <60 SECONDS NON PEAK AND <45 PEAK HOURS BUT WITH ONLY 4-5 PEAK ALL DAY AT THE DRIVE THRU WHILE STILL ALLOWING CUSTOMERS IN TO ORDER. THEY ALSO GOT IN TROUBLE OR HIRING DURING THIS PANDEMIC. THEYVE ALREADY FIRED ONE SHIFT AND ANOTHER SHIFT HAS BEEN WRITTEN UP AND THEY ARE FORCING HER TO GO TO ANOTHER STORE. IM FORCED TO SIT THROUGH THESE “IMPORTANT “ WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALLS THAT ADD NO VALUE AND THERES NEVER REALLY TIME SCHEDULED TO ALLOW ME TO BE OFF THE FLOOR FOR IT. I HAVE MY SCHEDULE FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS AT LEAST AND NO APPARENTLY IM KEYHOLDER TO OPEN WHEN IVE BEEN GIVEN NO KEYS. I HAD TO CALL THE SM WHO SAID THE ASM WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE IT TO ME AND THAT THEY WILL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GIVE ME THE KEYS. I DID NOT AGREE TO THAT NOR STAY LONGER. EVERY WEEK IM SEEING AT LEAST ONE PARTNER CRY ON THEIR SHIFT. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IR SUPPORTED WITH STARBUCKS AND IVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR A WHILE. I FEEL LIKE DRIVE TIME AND ASKING ALL THESE QUESTIONS TO CUSTOMERS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER OUR SAFTEY. ALSO WHY ARE THEY BRINGING BACK BOGO NEXT MONTH WHEN ALL THATS GOING TO DO IS MAKE MORE PEOPLE COME AND ENCOURAGE TO BUY MORE DRINKS THUS ENCOURAGING MORE GATHERINGS.

HOW THE FUCK AM INGOING TO CLOSE WITH A TWO MAN PLAY

I GOT COUGHED ON TODAY IN DRIVE-THROUGH BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER HAD TO WAIT FOR THE FUCKING COFFEE! AND WE ARE STILL GOING TO GRAD-AND-GO! I WASNT SENT HOME, JUST AND INCIDENT REPORT WAS MADE! WAY TO GO STARBUCKS! PUT YOUR EMPLOYEES IN MORE DANGER!

TODAY STORE LEADERSHIP COMPARED CORONA TO THE FLU AND SAID “IT ISNT THAT BAD”. IM SO HAPPY TO RETURN TO WORK NOW THAT I KNOW EVERYONE IS TAKING THIS SO SERIOUSLY. /SSSS

ID JUST BEEN HIRED AT STARBUCKS A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE SHUT DOWNS, AND HAD TAKEN CAT PAY FOR A FEW WEEKS TO FOCUS ON THE TRANSITION TO ONLINE SCHOOL AND ALSO SO THAT BARISTAS IN RANDOM DRIVE THRU STORES WOULDN'T HAVE TO ALSO WORRY ABOUT TRAINING A GREEN BEAN ON TOP OF HANDLING COVID SINCE MY CAFE STORE HAD BEEN CLOSED, AND NOW THAT IT'S BACK OPEN ONLY FOR MOBILE ORDERS MY GM HAS BEEN IMPLYING THAT I SHOULD ALREADY KNOW WHAT IM DOING AND WHERE EVERYTHING IS DESPITE ONLY HAVING THE EQUIVALENT OF A HANDFUL OF DAYS WORTH OF EXPERIENCE AND SEEMINGLY UNORGANIZED TRAINING. I FEEL LIKE IVE BEEN THROWN IN THE DEEP END BEFORE LEARNING HOW TO SWIM AND IM A PUSH AWAY FROM QUITTING IN ORDER TO PRESERVE MY MENTAL HEALTH. I ALREADY SUFFER FROM GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER AND NONE OF ANYTHING HAS BEEN HELPING IM SO STRESSED

I REALLY ENJOY SHOUTING IN OUR EMPTY LOBBY AS A STRESS RELEASE AND ITS PROBABLY WHAT ILL MISS MOST WHEN/IF WE RETURN TO NORMAL

SO SORRY THAT YOU ALL HAD TO FEEL THE BAD SODE OF THOS COMPANIES BUT FOR MY STORE THAT I WORK AT WE GOT PAID FOR Catastrophe PAY AND BEEN HOME SINCE MARCH 22 , READY TO WORK ..MY BOSS HAS BEEN AMAZING KEEPING US UPDATED ..

I WORK AT A DRIVE THRU. WHILE I’M HAPPY
TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO OTHER THAN WALLOW IN BOREDOM AND DEPRESSION AT MY HOUSE, I’M FRANKLY APPALLED AT HOW MANY CUSTOMERS WE’RE STILL GETTING, DESPITE BEING DT ONLY, AND DESPITE WHAT IS GOING ON WORLDWIDE. PEOPLE THANK US FOR THE STORE BEING OPEN AND FOR OUR BEING THERE BUT THAT DOESN’T JUSTIFY THEIR DECISION THAT THEIR TRIPLE SOY NO FOAM EXTRA HOT CARAMEL MACCHIATO IS WORTH MORE THAN STAYING THE FUCK HOME SO THEY AND I DO NOT BECOME DISEASE VECTORS.

DON’T GET ME WRONG, GETTING $17/HR (I.E. SOMETHING MORE CLOSELY APPROXIMATING A LIVABLE WAGE) IS PRETTY SWEET, BUT I’M NOT SURE IT’S WORTH GETTING TREATED BADLY BY DISGRUNTLED DISPLACED CUSTOMERS, HAVING LINES CONSISTENTLY 15 CARS DEEP THUS PISSING OFF NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES WHEN THE PARKING LOT BECOMES INACCESSIBLE AROUND 6 AM, AND OH, RISKING BRINGING A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS HOME TO MY AGING MOTHER.

HI, I JUST LIKE TYPING IN ALL CAPS. SORRY Y'ALL ARE GETTING FUCKED BY STARBUCKS CORPORATE :(

EDIT: AND ASSHOLE CUSTOMERS.

MY DM SAID OUR STORES WERE GONNA BE CLOSED FOR 2 WEEKS AND NOW WE ARE OPENING BACK UP MONDAY, ONLY 1 WEEK IN. BECAUSE KAREN NEEDS HER COFFEE. THANKS STARBUCKS.

I'M NOT A STARBUCKS EMPLOYEE, BUT I WORK AT DUNKINS AND I JUST WANT TO LEND MY SUPPORT TO YOU GUYS! I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH BECAUSE WE'RE GOING THROUGH IT, TOO (EXCEPT DUNKINS IS NOT PROVIDING ANY KIND OF BONUS OR CATASTROPHE PAY). STAY SAFE EVERYONE AND TRY NOT TO SCREAM AT THE MORONS WHO KEEP COMING TO BUY COFFEE BECAUSE THEY THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL. :-)

I JUST STARTED WORKING AT STARBUCKS RIGHT WHEN COVID BECAME A BIG THING SO I HAVE NO SICK HOURS AND AM FORCED TO USE THE CATASTROPHE PAY WHICH IS LIMITED TO 30 DAYS AND HAS TO BE USED CONSECUTIVELY OR GO WORK AT OTHER STARBUCKS TO SUPPORT MYSELF I JUST WANNA PAY MY GOT DAMN RENT AND NOT WORRY ABOUT GOING AROUND TO S E P E R A T E STORES AND SPREADING THE VIRUS TO THE OLDER CUSTOMERS THAT ARE STILL COMING IN FOR SOME REASON!!!!!

HOW THE FUCK IS THIS ENTIRE THREAD ALL CAPS. THAT IS FUCKING INCREDIBLE

SOMETHING BIG IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO OUR STORES. I THINK CLOSING IS UPON US. MY SHIFTS WOULDNT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND BARELY TALKED. PLUS IM READING MANY REPORTS THAT OTHERS ARE CLOSING TOO

IM SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF CUSTOMERS COMING IN AND LITERALLY COUGHING IN OUR FACES WITHOUT COVERING THEIR MOUTHS. WHY WOULD IT BE ACCEPTABLE NOW OF ALL FUCKING TIMES WHEN IT ISNT NORMALLY ACCEPTABLE. I DONT FUCKING CARE IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES KAREN. I DONT WANT YOU COUGHING IN MY DAMN FACE.

I HAVE WANTED TO QUIT FOR A WHILE AND HERES MY REASON TO!

WHEN WE OPENED THE LOBBY FOR SEATING PEOPLE WERE SO EXCITED ABOUT THINGS “going back to normal” AND I DONT HAVE THE STOMACH NOR BRAVERY TO TELL THEM NOTHING WILL EVER GO BACK TO NORMAL AS THEY KNOW IT BECAUSE OF HOW POORLY THE US IS DEALING WITH COVID-19 ALSO I HAD MY FIRST PANIC ATTACK(?) AT WORK LAST WEEK AND MY SHIFT WAS REALLY COOL ABT IT AND ACCOMMODATING BUT I AM SUFFERING, WE ARE ALL SUFFERING, I AM STRUGGLING WITH MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND WITHDRAWING FROM EVERYONE I LOVE

MAYBE THIS IS JUST A ME ISSUE, BUT WHERE TF ARE MY HOURS?????? I WENT FROM ALMOST 40 A WEEK TO AVERAGING 15 AND I GET BUSINESS IS SLOW BUT WE KEEP TAKING ON NEW PEOPLE AND THEIR GETTING MORE HOURS LIKE FOR FUCK SAKE!!!!!!!!! SCHEDULE PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEIR DOING DON'T SLOW US DOWN WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN'T USE A REGISTER!!!!!!!!!

STARBUCKS MAKES SUCH A BIG FUCKIN DEAL OF "HEY WE LOoOoOoOoOoVE AND SUPPORT OUR TRANS PARTNERS. OH SLAY QUEEN YAAASSS WE STAN YOU" BUT EVERY SINGLE GOD DAMN TIME I CALL MY HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE, WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRANS HEALTH COVERAGE AND ONLY TRANS HEALTH COVERAGE, MAKES ME DEADNAME MYSELF BEFOFE DOING ANYTHING!!!!!! LIKE SHE WILL CALL ME, ON MY OWN PERSONAL FUCKING PHONE, AND BE ALL "OH BECAUSE SECURTITY PLEASE TELL ME YOUR DEADNAME"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS ASIDE FROM THE TRANSPHOBIC MANAGERS WHO IVE REPORTED AND NOT A DAMN THING HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE "WELL SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND" AND BEING TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO MOVE STORES "BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY TRANS PEOPLE HERE AND YOU NEED TO GO BE THE ONLY TRANS PERSON AT THIS OTHER STORE BECAUSE DIVERSITY"!!!! DONT BELIEVE THE BULLSHIT LIES THEY SELL, THEY USE US FOR PROPOGANDA THEN BREAK WHAT AMOUNTS TO THE FIRST GOD DAMN RULE OF INTERACTING WITH TRANS PEOPLE, DONT ASK OUR DEADNAMES ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!

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AS AN EX BARISTA AND STARBUCKS LOVER IT FUCKING KILLS ME TO SEE CUSTOMERS BE SO DISRESPECTFUL. IM WAITING INSIDE FOR MY DRINK RIGHT NOW AND EVERYONE IS WEARING A MASK BUT THIS ONE GUY WHO JUST WALKED IN AND THE BARISTA POLITELY ASKED IF HE NEEDED ONE AND HE WAS INSANELY RUDE ABOUT IT. THEY DO NOT GET PAID ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH YOUR BULLSHIT. ITS SO EASY TO JUST BE A KIND HUMAN BEING AND WEAR YOUR GODDAMN MASK.

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WHEN MY STORE CAME BACK FROM SHUTTING DOWN OUR SM COULDN'T RETURN FOR A MONTH DUE TO ASTHMA (AKA WORK IS UNSAFE AND STARBUCKS DOESN'T CARE) I HAD NO DAMN ISSUES WITH THAT. BUT WHEN THEY CAME BACK THEY DIDN'T STAND UP FOR ANY OF US TO OUR DM OR CORPORATE WHEN THAT 3 CHOICE BULLSHIT WAS RELEASED AND PEOPLE WHO NEEDED TO QUIT COULDN'T GET UNEMPLOYMENT.
WE LOST PEOPLE. SM WORKS FOR MAYBE 2 WEEKS ON RECRUITERS.
NOW SM IS MAKING SCHEDULES 3 WEEKS IN ADVANCE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REQUEST TIME OFF DUE TO THE WEEK BEING CLOSED IN THE SYSTEM.
MEANWHILE THEY TAKE 9 DAYS OFF WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS PULLING OVERTIME.

IT IS HONESTLY FRUSTRATING AND DISGUSTING HOW CUSTOMERS AND HIGHER UPS ARE HANDLING THIS. NO ONE CARES JUST WASH YOUR HANDS AND WEAR A THIN PIECE OF FABRIC OVER YOUR FACE. HERE, THE GOVERNOR AND MAYOR ARE MANDATING FACIAL COVERINGS IN PUBLIC AND PEOPLE WILL WALK IN THE CAFE AND ANNOUNCING THEY ARE NOT WEARING A MASK LIKE YES I SEE THAT. AND TNEN LEAN AOUND THE PLEXIS AND BREATHE AND SPIT ON ME.

I STARTED A PETITION TO TRY AND CLOSE CAFES AGAIN. ITS A SMALL STEP BUT AT LEAST IT WILL CREATE A LITTLE MORE DISTANCE BETWEEN US AND CUSTOMERS

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HELLO? I SAID I QUIT LAST WEEK WHY DO MY NUMBERS STILL WORK? I HAVE A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FROM MY DOCTOR SAYING SHE ISN'T SUPPOSED TO WORK FOR 2 MORE MONTHS. WHY DIDN'T LOA CANADA ASK FOR IT?WHY AM I GETTING RADIO SILENCE FROM MY MANAGER AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH MY SEVERANCE? THEY DIDN'T EMAIL ME TILL LAST WEEK THAT MY LOA WAS APPROVED TILL IT WAS ALREADY OVER AND THEY NEVER ASKED ME TO SEND IN THE SIGNED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE PROVING THAT I COULDN'T WORK. THUS BEING FORCED TO QUIT.

ALTHOUGH MY STORE GAVE US 6 WEEKS OF CAT PAY, MY STATE IS ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT BY COVID AND JUST EXTENDED THE LOCKDOWN TO AT LEAST MAY 18TH. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS MY BOSS REFUSED TO EVEN ENTERTAIN MY CONCERN AND KEPT SAYING “WE OPEN ON MAY 7TH”. CLOSING THE LOBBY ISNT ENOUGH, I SAW A CROWD OF 25+ PEOPLE STANDING AROUND A STORE THAT REMAINED OPEN. MANY WERENT WEARING MASKS.

IM SCARED FOR MY 65+ YO PARENTS WHO I LIVE WITH AND FOR SOME OF OUR PARTNERS WHO ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED. I GO IN TUESDAY FOR RETRAINING. REMIND ME AGAIN WHY WERE DOING THIS AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR STATE GOVERNMENT?

WTF HAPPENS AFTER MAY 3RD BECAUSE IM ONLY SCHEDULED FOR 5 HOURS AND MY CAT PAY WAS AVG 25 BECAUSE I WORK ANYWHERE BETWEEN 16-35 HOURS A WEEK. WTF DO I DO. IS THERE ANYTHING HAPPENING AFTER MAY 3RD???? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY HELP OR INFORMATION HELP THANKS GOOD LUCK THIS SUCKS STAY HEALTHY

THE PUBLIC TRANSIT IS DOWN IN MY CITY AND I HAVE NO WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT I CAN GET TO WORK EVERYDAY UNLESS THE PAYOUT COMES THROUGH SO I CAN BUY A JUNKER CAR. OTHERWISE ITS BEG FOR RIDES OR FILING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT ONCE I RUN OUT OF SICKPAY.

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LOL MY BAD. I’M AT WORK CLOSING SO I’M JUST CHECKING ALL OF THIS QUICKLY ON BREAKS

I PUT MY RESIGNATION IN A MONTH AGO TO LEAVE APRIL 12th. THEY SAID I COULD NOT TAKE THE 30 DAYS W CATASTROPHE PAY BECAUSE I AM ALREADY RESIGNING. WAKE UP TODAY TO HEAR MORE CASES IN MY AREA. COME TO WORK AND RULE CHANGED TO ONE HAND GLOVED TO HANDLE MONEY AND ONE NOT GLOVED TO HANDLE FOOD AND IT ISNT FUNCTIONAL! RUMOR IS THE ONES WORKING ARE GETTING $3/HR MORE RIGHT NOW. I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ON THIS BC PPL CHOOSING NOT TO WORK ARE MISSING THEIR TIPS SO THEY GET SCREWED OVER. JUST FUCKING CLOSE ALL STORES ALREADY!!!

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I WANT TO TAKE THE CAT PAY SO BAD BUT MY SM SAID WE MIGHT GET HAZARD PAY AND I NEED THE EXTRA MONEY SINCE EVERYONE IN MY APARTMENT LOST THEIR JOBS WITHOUT PAY BUT I'M ALSO IMMUNOCOMPROMISED AND TOO SCARED TO EVEN MENTION THAT SINCE I'M STILL NEW-ISH AND DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING WRONG/LOSE HOURS!!!!!!!!!! AAAAA

I GOT TOLD I DIDNT QUALIFY FOR THE PAY AND GOT LAID OFF FROM MY OTHER MAIN MORE EARNING JOB WITHOUT PAY SO IM FUCKING ANGRY AND SAD AND IM REALLY UPSET AAAA

I AM GRAPPLING WITH GUILT OVER THE DECISION BETWEEN LEAVING MY TEAM HANGING IF I TAKE THE CATAPAY OR STAYING TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN SO THEY CAN BE SAFE

WHY DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE