When I was a shift (I left the beginning of June) I would utilize lists more than anything. Lists of who I have where, who’s getting off when, what still needs to be done, etc. I would look at the dcr every ten minutes sometimes, just to remember who was off when and who got their breaks already. Also, it helps a lot if you stick to the same routine every day. My store closed at 10 so I normally started around 1 or 2, so my days typically looked like this. Drop 2 tills (out of 6) fifo the pastries, do the pull, take my lunch, drop 2 more tills, start the end of day count, milks, temps, lock the doors, drop the last 2 tills, submit the count. As long as you are good at delegating and making sure you’re communicating with your baristas so they know what they need to do and when they need to do it by, you should be golden :)

I struggle a lot with people asking me what to do next because it throws me off my rhythm and then I get really sidetracked. So I make a master list for the shift of what cleaning, prep, and major tasks that need to be done including my tasks so that the baristas on the floor feel included and can reference that. I feel like it helps them be more independent and saves me from getting sidetracked a lot. Also for the first month that I started, I used a bullet journal to keep track of all of my daily tasks. Most of the ‘shift’ tasks (pull, tills, etc.) are the same day to day so I kept that part consistent and then left myself room for notes about random things that needed to be done like calling things in, make cold brew, whatever I needed.

I make sticky notes and go thru them one at a time. Its satisfying tor throw away the notes. Lists have always been my favorite. Adhd really DOES kick my ass when it comes to closing though. Following for updates

Like everyone’s saying, lists I used to not believe it but it helps a ton, it even helps keep me from getting distracted.