Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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At a crossroads (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by icedfrappucino_noice
I haven’t been working for Starbucks too long, it will be one year at the end of October. I was promoted to shift about a month and a half ago and i’ve got to say.. this sh*t sucks. I’m younger than most of my coworkers and less experienced and they do not let me forget it. They make me feel incompetent and stupid most the time. They listen to what i ask of them, in spite. On top of this, the store I’m at is ridiculously busy. I transferred to become a shift and gosh it’s been so stressful. On top of this, i recently moved into my own apartment paying all my own bills. My constant state is stress, and work just makes is 100x worse. I want to stick it out to see if it will get better, but I also feel like if i continue my mental health will continue to deteriorate and I will lose it.
I love coffee and making it is so much fun, I’ve considered going to another, smaller, coffee shop. I also know though, that the pay won’t be the same. I’m just unsure what to do at this point. I don’t go to school, work and my apartment is all that I have.
I don’t want to become one of those partners whose been working there for 10+ years who could do my job in my sleep.
Any and all advice is appreciated🥺
I love coffee and making it is so much fun, I’ve considered going to another, smaller, coffee shop. I also know though, that the pay won’t be the same. I’m just unsure what to do at this point. I don’t go to school, work and my apartment is all that I have.
I don’t want to become one of those partners whose been working there for 10+ years who could do my job in my sleep.
Any and all advice is appreciated🥺
thelonelycheesestick 7 points 2y ago
Helpful tips include:
Meditation before and after work.
Creating a list of duties and a time in which youd like to do them. This is similar to csr cards but are to help keep you on track. Things such as specifc shift duties, and breaks.
Have your availability set with two days off as a constant. Having a more set schedule helps with that stress, so if you know every single week you get Wednesday and sunday off you have that "its only two more days until I can rest".
Your mental health should always come first. When it comes to working somewhere I always try to give it 6 months before I say "this is not working" but there are some instances where its just too much.
Good luck my friend. I know its hard.
Meditation before and after work.
Creating a list of duties and a time in which youd like to do them. This is similar to csr cards but are to help keep you on track. Things such as specifc shift duties, and breaks.
Have your availability set with two days off as a constant. Having a more set schedule helps with that stress, so if you know every single week you get Wednesday and sunday off you have that "its only two more days until I can rest".
Your mental health should always come first. When it comes to working somewhere I always try to give it 6 months before I say "this is not working" but there are some instances where its just too much.
Good luck my friend. I know its hard.
OneRoseDark 5 points 2y ago
Seconding all of this. Regular days off are vital. Lists are great, especially timed ones. I know I have to do X before my precloser leaves, breaks are at Time and Other Time, Y gets done an hour before close, and so on. Obviously we don't always make those deadlines, but it helps me know where I am.
With help from my therapist I've started a "post-work" routine that's helped me get out of work mode when I get home. It involves showering off all my feelings, lol. I recommend both routines and therapists -- I found mine through the Lyra benefit and I love her.
Look to the rest of your shift team for support. Build those relationships if you can and they should be able to help you out. And you can tell anyone who gives you shit over your experience level to back off. You're good enough to have been promoted, and you don't need to hear anything about it.
Lastly, here is my Starbucks mantra: it's just coffee. Let everything roll off your shoulders if you can, because it's just coffee. The world is ending outside; none of this matters. It's not worth stressing over even while you're at work, much less when you're outside of it.
You got this, hon. Reach out if you need help.
With help from my therapist I've started a "post-work" routine that's helped me get out of work mode when I get home. It involves showering off all my feelings, lol. I recommend both routines and therapists -- I found mine through the Lyra benefit and I love her.
Look to the rest of your shift team for support. Build those relationships if you can and they should be able to help you out. And you can tell anyone who gives you shit over your experience level to back off. You're good enough to have been promoted, and you don't need to hear anything about it.
Lastly, here is my Starbucks mantra: it's just coffee. Let everything roll off your shoulders if you can, because it's just coffee. The world is ending outside; none of this matters. It's not worth stressing over even while you're at work, much less when you're outside of it.
You got this, hon. Reach out if you need help.
thelonelycheesestick 5 points 2y ago
>You're good enough to have been promoted, and you don't need to hear anything about it.
This. My so who works at a different major fast food chain got promoted after working with his company for a year. He got promoted over people who had worked there for 5+ years. I tell him this and I will tell you:
You have the authority now to shut down the behaviour and bad attitude those people are giving you. If you had enough talent and grit to get promoted before them, then they must be doing *something* wrong.
You have the job, you dont need to prove anything to anyone. If someone gives you crap for it the response is "speak to me with respect please".
This. My so who works at a different major fast food chain got promoted after working with his company for a year. He got promoted over people who had worked there for 5+ years. I tell him this and I will tell you:
You have the authority now to shut down the behaviour and bad attitude those people are giving you. If you had enough talent and grit to get promoted before them, then they must be doing *something* wrong.
You have the job, you dont need to prove anything to anyone. If someone gives you crap for it the response is "speak to me with respect please".
OneRoseDark 3 points 2y ago
Yes! I also used my Magical Manager Powers to strike out personal attacks / negative comments on my shifts by every single time calling them out with "hey! this is a no-being-mean zone!" Eventually I could just say "Hey, what zone is this?" and now I even have partners saying it themselves when the friendly ribbing gets a little too pointed. It's great.
logxanx 1 points 2y ago
I've been a shift for almost a year now. It sucks. Like genuinely some days it's awful. I was the newest and also the youngest shift at the store I got promoted at, and the others made sure I knew it. If I asked questions, some other SSVs would just try to take control of my floor and treat me like I didn't know how to do my job.
I wanted to quit. My store manager (long story short: dude is w bad manager and if you disagree with him he legit treats you like you're not even human) even tried to get me fired because of stuff another SSV said about me. My first months as a supervisor were absolute hell.
Then the pandemic hit. I got sent to a different store to help out because all but 5 of their 26 partner store left for the catastrophe pay, including their SM. this was all in the part of time my SM and DM were bullying me and trying to make me quit or self demote.
Going to this new store opened my eyes up and made me realize I'm not bad at my job, I was promoted for a reason, and even if I was newer to the position, I knew my shit and asking questions didn't have to mean I was incompetent.
I'm now in another district because I moved to be closer to my spouse's family, and I'm one of the supervisors that helped train a new SSV.
The message of this isn't to say to transfer, because that's running away from problems at your current store, but the message is that you know how to do your job. Don't be afraid to assert yourself in the situation when people are acting like you don't know anything. You for the job for a reason. Don't let them discourage you.
I wanted to quit. My store manager (long story short: dude is w bad manager and if you disagree with him he legit treats you like you're not even human) even tried to get me fired because of stuff another SSV said about me. My first months as a supervisor were absolute hell.
Then the pandemic hit. I got sent to a different store to help out because all but 5 of their 26 partner store left for the catastrophe pay, including their SM. this was all in the part of time my SM and DM were bullying me and trying to make me quit or self demote.
Going to this new store opened my eyes up and made me realize I'm not bad at my job, I was promoted for a reason, and even if I was newer to the position, I knew my shit and asking questions didn't have to mean I was incompetent.
I'm now in another district because I moved to be closer to my spouse's family, and I'm one of the supervisors that helped train a new SSV.
The message of this isn't to say to transfer, because that's running away from problems at your current store, but the message is that you know how to do your job. Don't be afraid to assert yourself in the situation when people are acting like you don't know anything. You for the job for a reason. Don't let them discourage you.
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