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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 06 - 14 - ID#h8x5v2
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[deleted] [OP] 8 points 3y ago
I didn’t know shifts could write people up. Were they bluffing?

High key got a letter of voluntary demotion sitting on my desk. Waiting for the right time to turn it in. It’s getting closer and closer.
dancing_durian 3 points 3y ago
If I believe correctly, only SMs can write people up because the form for it is locked in a special safe or something like that. Along with all the partners’ files. But shifts can still threaten baristas with writeups. As long as they’re zealous enough, the SM might give in and write up the baristas. Make sure you request a copy for yourself if you ever get written up. And if you feel that it’s unjust, write in details of why you don’t agree with the writeup on the form.
suenologia 2 points 3y ago
yeah i don’t know if there was an actual write up involved but either way they complained to the SM and this same shift is one that got a couple other people fired so i figured i’d just quit while i was ahead 😅
dancing_durian 2 points 3y ago
I’m so sorry you had to go through all that. Wishing you the best. Stay safe out there.
suenologia 1 points 3y ago
thank you and you too! stay safe!
suenologia 1 points 3y ago
well i think they filed an incident report but there wasn’t? an incident? lmao i was already having a bad day and they were coaching me on like 18 things so i muttered “honestly i don’t care” cause at that point i was over it 😅 actually they might not even have filed anything officially but they definitely went and talked to our SM about it instead of talking to me

and honestly i would think about how your shift team is before you step down; one of our best shifts stepped down and ended up hating it for the express reason that our shift team kinda sucks
[deleted] [OP] 5 points 3y ago
On the one hand, being a shift sucks because the shift team sucks. On the other, being a barista might suck because the shift team sucks. Kind of a lose lose but at least I won’t have do their jobs and fix their mistakes anymore.
angelcults 2 points 3y ago
if you step down, i would be very firm with it!! My friend, and another partner at my store, stepped down and everybody basically just relied on them to pull all the weight still with less of a pay
[deleted] [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Jesus what a nightmare
suenologia 1 points 3y ago
oof i feel that 😭 at least as a shift you have a better income but as a barista you have less responsibility 🤭 or is transferring an option?
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