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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 11 - 26 - ID#k1tlnv
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Anyone have social anxiety? What is it like at work? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by threwawaydays
I go to a university with a starbucks nearby and I was thinking of applying. The thing is, I have pretty serious social anxiety disorder and it makes it hard for me to do things socially without taking a few of my anxiety meds that I'm not supposed to take regularly. My only other job has been related to stocking and maintenance work (I don't even know how to use a register) and I ended up quitting because it became impossible for me to go into work without panic attacks. Oddly enough, I was usually more fearful of dealing with coworkers than customers.

I was wondering if anyone here who has social anxiety can shed a bit of light of what it's like working at starbucks..
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swiggitySwooComin4U 1 points 2y ago
I have a decent amount of social anxiety. While I can’t particularly start a conversation with people I don’t know, I can continue one decently. At work, the only thing that gets me through is speaking like a robot. Not literally. But just repeating the same lines over and over again. “Hey, hun, what can I getcha? And would you like whipped cream with that? Alright, is that all for today? Okay, your total is (money).” And then start up the same conversation with another customer.
Resolution_Spare 1 points 2y ago
I am bipolar, and have panic attacks or sometimes just severe stress from different interactions with coworkers or customers.

In my experience, it completely comes down to who you are working with. My coworkers are lovely and support me, and will cover me if I need to go scream into the void for a minute. Because of them, I’m able to do my job well, and I know that I’m encouraged to take that moment if I need it.

I’m not sure if that entirely answers your question, but I definitely think it’s possible that it could work.
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