You guys. Help. I was rehired after a long 10 year break at a drive thru store that happens to be the busiest on this side of the state I’m in. I’ve been working a month and haven’t yet been able to get on bar because during my shifts everyone is so insanely busy (I’m talking literally RUNNING) that they just can’t give me a chance on bar to familiarize myself with everything because they are moving so fucking fast. And we typically have a MIN of 7 person plays, but mostly have 8-10 people on. It’s harder with more than that because our store is so narrow. Our peaks are 4-5 hours long. We MIGHT get a 10 min lull (never empty, just slowER) between shift changes, but my entire shifts are peaks. I get off work and I can barely walk because my feet ache so bad and my lower back is killing me.
I’m thinking it may be easier to just transfer to a slower store if I ever want to enjoy work and get on bar again? They keep throwing me on drive thru, cafe register, or mobile and I’m fucking over it. I feel like a slave, not a barista. I looked up our store on Yelp and we have the worst fucking reviews because our in cafe wait times are up to 20-30 min for a single drink. I’ve personally waited 25 min AFTER my shift ended for my iced black tea lemonade. Now I don’t even bother because I want to gtfo if there. Is this what Starbucks has turned into? Are they all this fucking crazy busy?? I need help deciding on if I should transfer or not.