Tomorrow is my last day in the green apron.
As much as I agree with lots of you about how hard the job is and understand why some hate it with a passion, for me it’s a bitter sweet goodbye.

I got the job over a year ago at a time when my mental health was at it’s lowest. I was isolated, suicidal, had no motivation or reason to get up in the morning and most of all, I was scared I would never get better. I broke up with my partner because my ptsd was making unbearable to be in a relationship and my commitment issues kept making me doubt my love for him. All in all I was not in a good place. Not at all. And Starbucks saved my life.


Like most of you, everyday I found a reason to hate the job. Annoying customers, repetitive tasks, stupid drinks etc. But I also loved it everyday for so many more reasons. I have the most incredible team, everyone of my partners have become friends and we all genuinely care about each other. My manager tries his best to always be fair and nice with us (birthday cards, free drinks and food when we work especially hard, supportive and understanding in difficulty situations). And most of our customers, especially the regulars are super sweet and nice. And when we have bad ones, we all just use it as an excuse to laugh.


Learning the job, having something to do and a reason to get up in the morning because I didn’t want to let my partners down helped me in so many way. Working with my hands and proving myself that I can do something gave me back some confidence. Loosing myself in the job allowed my brain to rest and recover.


Over a year later, I can say that I’m okay and it’s because of that shitty job that paid minimum wage. I finished my masters degree, got back with my partner (moving in together next week) did countless hours of therapy and am proudly moving on to the next chapter of my life.


So thank you Starbucks for giving me a chance. I will truly miss it. The coffee, the partners and even the annoying customers.
My only regret is not doing my coffee master (thanks to covid) as I discovered myself an actual interest in coffee.



And thanks to all of you on here. It’s been fun seeing and sharing all the fun, sad, frustrating and hilarious moments we experience all over the world.