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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 06 - 29 - ID#hiabse
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Stick a fork in me... (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by coffeesuccs
Working at a Licensed Store. Alone. Only store in the area open. A lady comes and orders 6 Venti DECAF Coffee Fraps. I could’ve laid down in the floor and cried. This is insane to be expected to keep working like this without enough coverage.
Pomitlicious 4 points 3y ago
My manager always tells me she is leaving and will be back in "5 minutes" then goes to screw around with her friends from other departments in the grocery store, smokes, and wastes time in the office. I feel your pain. I know how terrible it is to be alone for upwards of 2 hours during a closing shift.
coffeesuccs [OP] 3 points 3y ago
Yea we’re insanely busy right now hopefully when the corporate store opens up we’ll go back to normal. I bust my ass and I’m tired of it. People can wait. I’m only one person and Starbucks isn’t a fast food restaurant.
drubhub 1 points 3y ago
I heard grocery store customers are awful. I talked to the barista in my local Kroger and she said people complain about the prices being different than in corporate stores. She also works her whole shift alone and often people come through and try to rush her when their order consists of 4 different custom Frappuccinos
coffeesuccs [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Overall the customers here aren’t too bad. They see me alone I’ve never had anyone be rude to me or rush me. It’s just a hard workload to do alone. No one should be expected to satisfy all the customer orders and get all the nightly closing duties done alone. It’s not realistic.
FlabbyMushed 1 points 3y ago
Licensed stores always have at a minimum two people at a time?..
coffeesuccs [OP] 6 points 3y ago
That’s funny. No. We do not always. The person here went on a lunch break as soon as I walked in. And I was slammed. Alone. Now she leaves and I’ll be alone for 2hours to close. This place sucks
FlabbyMushed 3 points 3y ago
Wtf! She just ditches you in the clock? How is she not replaced..

I'm sorry this is happening to you.. Id just say don't feel too much pressure. You are only required to do certain tasks for close, so as long as you get those done, you're golden.
coffeesuccs [OP] 2 points 3y ago
People suck man. Not everyone pulls their weight that’s for sure. And we’re so short staffed probably can’t fire her. I barely EVER get a break at all.
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