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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 10 - 12 - ID#j9vhxn
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Scheduled outside of availability?? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by AmethystDeer
Before taking option 2, I realized that I have a difficult time “shutting off.” I’m going back to work this week. On my one day off, sandwiched in between two scheduled days, and then 2 days off, sandwiched between around 3 scheduled days, all I think about is what I can change when I go back in. Anxiety overwhelms me. How I can not mess up so much, (I’m sort of a green bean, I was hired right before COVID, 288****, and then was on CAT pay and then took option 2,) how can I make that frapp faster, etc. I can hardly enjoy my day off because I’m preparing for my next day. Before taking the COVID LOA, I changed my availability for my mental health. I set my days off together, 3 in a row, and my times during hours that I can manage, early to afternoon. I noticed that my first week back, I’m close to being within my availability. My second week is not. I’m afraid this will continue and I’ll be a nervous wreck again. I’m looking for a second job and I’m also doing freelance work on the side, which I’m going to continue when I go back to work. I need time to complete my projects, but I don’t feel like I’ll be taken seriously if I ask for my days to be scheduled within my availability. I was wondering if anyone else gets scheduled outside of their availability, and how I can keep my sanity lol.
AndrewtheRey 2 points 2y ago
I no longer work at Starbucks but partners at my store had constant issues with being scheduled outside their availability. We had a few college students and the SM would schedule them in the middle of being in class
[deleted] 2 points 2y ago
Did you ever confirm that your availability was approved by your manager? Changing your availability is essentially a request, and it’s entirely possible that your manager did not approve your availability request.

If your availability request was approved, then your responsibility ends at informing your manager that they scheduled you outside of your approved availability and you won’t be able to make those shifts.
AmethystDeer [OP] 1 points 2y ago
I recently transferred stores, my availability was approved by my old manager. Would this make a difference? And do I have to explain why I can’t make the shifts scheduled outside my availability?
[deleted] 2 points 2y ago
I would assume that your availability travels with you, so checking that would be my first course of action if I were you. You should be able to confirm it through the Starbucks Partner Hours app or website. I don’t believe you need to provide any reasoning behind why you’re unavailable as long as it’s within your approved availability.
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