Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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so bittersweet (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by rabbitmom1999
so our hours are getting cut, like everyone else’s. A store nearby, though, had a team mostly made up of college students until COVID sent them all home; now they need new staff. so to alleviate some of the pressure on our store, I agreed to transfer with five coworkers (four of which are brand new) to this other store.
I’m know how lucky I am to have a car and live in the location I do; I don’t have to walk to work like some of my coworkers, and both stores are equidistant from my house. I am more than able to do this transfer logistically, so I’m willing to do it if it means freeing up more hours for my coworkers. but I really am going to miss them so much. I’m going to miss our inside jokes, I’m going to miss our regulars, I’m going to miss the giant drive thru line. and I’m going to miss my SM, who is honestly just the most amazing manager I could ever ask for and nothing will top her.
I didn’t think I would be this sad about it, but here I am. anyone else facing a similar situation?
I’m know how lucky I am to have a car and live in the location I do; I don’t have to walk to work like some of my coworkers, and both stores are equidistant from my house. I am more than able to do this transfer logistically, so I’m willing to do it if it means freeing up more hours for my coworkers. but I really am going to miss them so much. I’m going to miss our inside jokes, I’m going to miss our regulars, I’m going to miss the giant drive thru line. and I’m going to miss my SM, who is honestly just the most amazing manager I could ever ask for and nothing will top her.
I didn’t think I would be this sad about it, but here I am. anyone else facing a similar situation?
snidejenner 14 points 3y ago
I quit Starbucks November of 2019 and I was literally so so so happy to quit, but on my last day I was bawling my eyes out because I knew I would never see my regulars again and a lot of coworkers who I really enjoyed being around.
Honestly it's the workers that make the store. I hated sbux so much but my coworkers and friends kept me afloat for so long.
Honestly it's the workers that make the store. I hated sbux so much but my coworkers and friends kept me afloat for so long.
rabbitmom1999 [OP] 3 points 3y ago
it’s so true. this job would be impossible if I didn’t have such amazing coworkers. I’m going to miss them 🥺
espressoyoself1 2 points 3y ago
I had to transfer due to lack of hours at my store. My new store is closer to my house so I was excited and I’ve worked at this store as a borrowed partner before so I wasn’t really nervous about it. But I failed to realize that I was going to miss my coworkers more than anything else. I was hired and trained at my store so it was special to me. Every single partner in the store played a crucial part in my growing as a barista and wouldn’t have been able to be the barista I am today if it weren’t for them. Even though I was glad to be leaving a psychopath of a SM, I still found myself sadden that I left my partners. What doesn’t help is that I don’t feel the same companionship in my new store. This ultimately lead to my decision to choose preference #3 and separate from the company. I know it’s pretty exaggerate for me to leave the company but I just didn’t feel the same love I had for the job. Hopefully in the future I’d be able to reunite with my former partners. But for now 281xxxx signing off ✌🏻
rabbitmom1999 [OP] 3 points 3y ago
hey that totally makes sense to me. this job would be absolutely unbearable if I didn’t have a certain amount of love for my coworkers, so leaving them is going to be so tough and I just hope I can still form a connection with my new team. I guess one advantage I have is going in with a bunch of new people, and hopefully we can kind of lean on each other and not feel so alienated by the new environment. props to you for doing what you felt was best for you 👍
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