Ive been a partner for just shy of year and for a while I LOVED my job. I loved the customers, loved the crew, but as I'm sure everyone is experiencing, things changed dramatically as of late.

The past two months have been rough but these last few days have pushed me to my limit.

Our SM is gunning for a promotion so despite the serious risk to our health, it's all about the numbers.

We're constantly told to work faster, drop window times, get those customer connections up, regardless of the line that wraps so far around our building it blocks off major entrances and exits to entire shopping center.

I cant keep up.

Between getting reprimanded for not talking to customers who arent wearing masks and arent staying six feet away in the lobby (that was opened before we had the plastic guards secured, might i add) and the mile long line of karens ready to throw an iced coffee because it wasn't sweet enough, im just about done.

I'll be honest: im slow on bar, so many of my shifts are spent on DTO or window. None the less, it is draining to stand there and come in contact with hundereds of people a day - too many of whom are coughing or rude or both. It is especially so when i come home to an high risk house hold.

I'm washing my hands and sanitizing so often that the skin is peeling off. Ive seen more irate customers in the last two weeks than I have my entire time here at Starbucks. My SM only cares about how long it takes us to hand out orders and not at all about us or our safety. My last two shifts have brought me to tears.

There's no sympathy, no empathy, just a line of Frappuccinos and I'm so very tired.

Maybe I'd quit if i didn't have bills, but with the hour cut in June who knows if I even have anything worth staying for.