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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 08 - 18 - ID#icapav
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Will I have to report it? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by randomyucky
Currently I'm on the night shift. I get misgendered by everyone and treated horribly. I used to be on morning shift and everyone on morning shifts supports me 100% and treats me well. I am going to talk to my manager about going back to mornings (i only went to nights bc he said I could get more hours but I honestly prefer opening). Will I have to report the people misgendering me and making me feel bad? I just want to move to the other shift as quietly as possible without anyone really knowing why. Im going to be honest with my SM why i want to switch but if i ask him to keep it between us, will he be allowed to or will he have to report it? I don't even want to give him names because I don't want to cause any problems.
sleepygirlofficial 8 points 2y ago
As far as I know you won’t HAVE to report it. Reports are supposed to be kept anonymous but in my experience it definitely is not. I’m sorry you’re going through that bc it is 200% not okay.
randomyucky [OP] 5 points 2y ago
Thank you. I put up a fight at my last job and it made things worse. I just want to deal with this as quietly as possible so I don't end up having to quit again bc I truly love this job. When I'm on morning shift, i thrive. Im just worried I won't get as many hours if I switch, which are already low, but I cant stay on nights shift anymore.
LindaFromAccounting_ 4 points 2y ago
Its best to go back to morning shifts for your mental health since you feel so supported there but chances are that transition back will take a little while so you should correct people every time they misgender you. you seem like you don't want to start any trouble, and that's nice of you, but people should treat you with the same respect.
randomyucky [OP] 2 points 2y ago
I have corrected them multiple times. Nothing changes. It's just wasting my breath at this point. No point in correcting them just for them to get annoyed at me and not change it
shizgettingworse 3 points 2y ago
This makes me super sad for you. Like, the only thing starbucks has going for it right now is being a safe place for the lbgtq community. I hope your manager quietly addresses it for you and things get better. I was already in a fiery rage because our dm is requiring us to ask for state issued ids for partner discounts because of the tiktoc hack, and partner resources backed them up. This just makes me even madder.
randomyucky [OP] 8 points 2y ago
Just wanted to update: I talked to my manager earlier and he is putting me back on the morning shift. I asked him to keep it between us and just go about it as quietly as possible. He told me he would help me fight to be respected if I wanted but i told him I don't want to and he is respecting that. He was actually baring with me today and after we talked, I think he noticed how often i was getting misgendered bc he looked at me every time and gave a look of "want me to handle it?" But didn't say anything bc I asked him not to. When I talked to him, he looked really disappointed. I know he works really hard to make sure i feel supported and safe and I imagine finding out how bad it's been was probably hard for him. My sm is amazing. He told me that if I change my mind and want to report it or have him talk to people he will do it but it's completely up to me. I really appreciate that my sm never pretends to understand how hard this is on me yet still tries to understand it. He attends things specifically to find the best way to be a manager to a trans employee and honestly, most managers wouldn't do that. Before covid started, he scheduled for me and him to go to a meeting with other trans partners and managers to help me meet other trans partners in the area and for him to get more education and understanding but unfortunately it got canceled. He was gonna go to that meeting even if I didn't go bc he wanted to be the best manager he can for me. Starbucks itself might be lacking in some areas but my manager doesn't let that stop him and I'm so incredibly lucky to have him.
randomyucky [OP] 3 points 2y ago
My manager is super supportive. He doesn't know it's been going on. I just want everything to go as quietly as possible bc when i put up a fight at my last job and corrected people and reported it and it got so bad i had to quit
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