I’ve always been a mid/closer and just from the pace of things and the people who work closing as opposed to opening, I would never open because closes are a lot more chill. But I expect this changes from store to store? There’s just less pressure later in the day. So if the store isn’t working for you, you could try transferring? I dont know what that process is like but people transfer all the time.

I’m an opener, and it’s also extremely stressful. From my experience, fewer openers are scheduled so we’re always short-staffed. The morning rush lasts almost two hours, and a lot of stuff doesn’t get done because it’s all hands on deck. If you’re in a high volume store, try mornings and see how you like it! I actually really enjoy opening. The rush also makes it go by a lot faster and the openers are all tired and hilarious.

opener here! i personally love it. love having the rest of my day off. in my experience at my store all the weird people who order ridiculous drinks wake up after 10am, the sooner i can get in and out of the store is better lol. yes it is busy in the morning but for the most part people have sane normal orders and it just goes by so much faster