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Dealing with a shitty coworker? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by SnortVanillaPowder
So I am new, only one month in. A girl that I work with that is also fairly new (three months) is horrible to work with.
So I’m looking for advice on how to ask my SM if they could please not schedule me with this girl.
Every time I have to work with her, she grabs things out of my hands, leaves a huge mess all over the bar and does not clean up after herself, comes up behind me if I’m on a register and starts explaining to me what I am already doing???, as well as reaching over me and typing things in, and she talks down to everyone. She is the worst!
Yes, I am still new and still learning. I may take longer than she feels I should or whatever. She talks over people and explains things like she knows everything. Even though I see her make mistakes often. She even tried to tell me to do something on DTO that the trainer and supervisor told me the opposite of.
If I have to keep working with this person, I just feel like I will not want to work there at all. But since I am new, I am not sure how to bring this up to the SM.
So I’m looking for advice on how to ask my SM if they could please not schedule me with this girl.
Every time I have to work with her, she grabs things out of my hands, leaves a huge mess all over the bar and does not clean up after herself, comes up behind me if I’m on a register and starts explaining to me what I am already doing???, as well as reaching over me and typing things in, and she talks down to everyone. She is the worst!
Yes, I am still new and still learning. I may take longer than she feels I should or whatever. She talks over people and explains things like she knows everything. Even though I see her make mistakes often. She even tried to tell me to do something on DTO that the trainer and supervisor told me the opposite of.
If I have to keep working with this person, I just feel like I will not want to work there at all. But since I am new, I am not sure how to bring this up to the SM.
[deleted] 2 points 2y ago
Before separating you two, your manager will most likely want to mediate a conversation between the two of you about what the issues are. It’s not in a manager’s best interest to continue to employ two partners who refuse to work together.
In a situation where no realistic resolution can be made because of availabilities and hours needed, you will most likely be transferred since you are the one with the issue.
Edit Not “you’re the one with the issue” like, you’re the one causing problems, but you’re the one willing to draw the line of refusing to work with them.
In a situation where no realistic resolution can be made because of availabilities and hours needed, you will most likely be transferred since you are the one with the issue.
Edit Not “you’re the one with the issue” like, you’re the one causing problems, but you’re the one willing to draw the line of refusing to work with them.
hailvy 2 points 2y ago
Tbf it sounds like the other partner is problematic but it would work out better if you can have some other baristas vouch for that behavior as well, so it’s not one persons claims against another. But most likely your SM will have to mediate with you guys
[deleted] 3 points 2y ago
I agree that the other partner sounds like the problematic one, but since OP is the one that is having an issue working with them, it’s most likely that OP would be moved. If several partners had issues with the one partner, that may be a different situation. But if everyone else is able to coexist with this partner besides OP, then it’s easier to move OP than move the other partner and be afraid that the problem would follow them, or to think that OP would continue to refuse to work with partners they don’t get along with.
Edit clarified my comment so it didn’t seem like I thought OP is the cause of the problems.
Edit clarified my comment so it didn’t seem like I thought OP is the cause of the problems.
SnortVanillaPowder [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Honestly, I don’t know what to do then. Because of other school related things, I do not want to create problems with this person. So that is why I was hoping to just be moved to a different shift.
I’m sure that she does problematic things to other people, so maybe that will catch her a different way.
Maybe I will just ask to move to a store closer to my home. I just really like the other people that I have worked with there and I like the location too.
I’m sure that she does problematic things to other people, so maybe that will catch her a different way.
Maybe I will just ask to move to a store closer to my home. I just really like the other people that I have worked with there and I like the location too.
[deleted] 1 points 2y ago
I’m afraid that you’ll be unlikely to be approved for a transfer for that reason. You were hired less than a month ago, you knew whatstore you were accepting a position at, and accepting that job meant you were agreeing to the commute. They’ll tell you if you want a shorter commute, you shouldn’t have accepted the job at that location. If you move again, you may be able to, but if nothing has changed about your living situation since you’ve gotten hired, there’s no reason to transfer you.
You’re also won’t be elligible for a transfer until after your probationary period, which is 3 months.
You’re also won’t be elligible for a transfer until after your probationary period, which is 3 months.
SchemingPancake 1 points 2y ago
Do you know if other people are having the same issues with this partner? If so, then maybe a couple of you could go to your SM together. Otherwise, I would recommend going to your SM with specific examples of things this partner is doing that make the situation so difficult and express that it’s making the working environment so terrible before taking the step to refuse to work with them. It’s really hard for SMs to facilitate that type of things usually. If you go in wanting to talk about issues, I feel like that usually gets more traction. Good luck!
SnortVanillaPowder [OP] 1 points 2y ago
I do not know if they are because I work basically the same shift every week with her and a shift.
So I know maybe 4 people there.
So I know maybe 4 people there.
SchemingPancake 1 points 2y ago
Honestly, I’ve had a fairly similar situation but with a shift. I was able to go to my manager and talk to them about the problem by sharing specific situations, so that’s probably what I’d recommend, then.
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