Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Is everything alright? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by xxtremejack
23 and working this job to pay for college classes. So I'm new to Starbucks and my second day of training happened to be a busy day on Christmas Eve. Now with me being new I don't understand how to make all the drinks. I'm slowly learning and getting the knowledge. I'd say out of the drinks I know about 60% of them. I do happen to struggle on the frappuccinos but I'm getting better.
My trainer is a teenager who will help me every once and awhile but sometimes will do her own thing and forgets I need help with drinks that are new to me.
Another co-worker also happens to be a teenager who passive aggressively tells me how I'm doing my job wrong anytime she can. They both seem to be secretly pissed that I'm new and can't catch on with their work flow. I also happened to overhear the both of them complain that they were upset that they had to train a new guy on Christmas Eve.
I go into work another training shift tomorrow.
Should I address the situation and thank them for training me when I know the situations isn't ideal?
Say something along the lines of apologizing that I don't know the drinks but I'm slowly learning?
I'm trying to stay on everyone's good side and don't want any drama and just want to be accepted. I don't know if I'm thinking too much into this. But I don't want them to view me in a negative light when they realize they have to work a shift with me.
My trainer is a teenager who will help me every once and awhile but sometimes will do her own thing and forgets I need help with drinks that are new to me.
Another co-worker also happens to be a teenager who passive aggressively tells me how I'm doing my job wrong anytime she can. They both seem to be secretly pissed that I'm new and can't catch on with their work flow. I also happened to overhear the both of them complain that they were upset that they had to train a new guy on Christmas Eve.
I go into work another training shift tomorrow.
Should I address the situation and thank them for training me when I know the situations isn't ideal?
Say something along the lines of apologizing that I don't know the drinks but I'm slowly learning?
I'm trying to stay on everyone's good side and don't want any drama and just want to be accepted. I don't know if I'm thinking too much into this. But I don't want them to view me in a negative light when they realize they have to work a shift with me.
FelicityCecilia 3 points 2y ago
No dont apologize for being slow and still learning. If anything, who scheduled you to be trained on xmas eve? Not your fault. They just have bad attitudes. Youll get faster over the months. You can thank them for helping you though if you want
xxtremejack [OP] 2 points 2y ago
Yes I did thank them and we seemed to get along better the next work shift. I understand the work shift of training someone on a busy day of Christmas Eve is not ideal whatsoever. So I just thanked them for helping me train and I said that I understand that it couldn't have been easy. I just want to make a good first impression with everyone and hope to start off with being on everyone's good side.
accidentplantkiller 2 points 2y ago
Ah I didn’t see you had updated the thread! I’m over here trying to find solutions lol. I’m glad that your next shift with them went well
ALPolkaDot13 2 points 2y ago
Try to just do your best snd keep the peace and only worry about doing your job and not how others feel!
[deleted] 1 points 2y ago
> Should I address the situation
Nope. Training on holidays sucks. Training on any busy day sucks. That’s not you, that’s the situation.
However, I would highly suggest that you find a way to get over whatever compelled you to let us know that you’re in college and your coworkers are teenagers.
Nope. Training on holidays sucks. Training on any busy day sucks. That’s not you, that’s the situation.
However, I would highly suggest that you find a way to get over whatever compelled you to let us know that you’re in college and your coworkers are teenagers.
accidentplantkiller 9 points 2y ago
You didn’t have to tell them to “get over whatever compelled you let us know”. Their feelings towards how they’re being treated are valid and you should’ve given them more constructive advice other than “get over yourself.” My advice for you @ xxtremejack is to just say something along the lines of “I’m sorry if I’ve done something to upset you that wasn’t my intention”. I know I’ve been in that situation before and I just let her know that I didn’t mean to make her mad. But then again, you don’t have to apologize you could just ask if you’ve done something to them and then later solve the problem.
[deleted] 1 points 2y ago
Ive worked directly across from a high school for four years and have had a handful of high school coworkers, including a now 19 year old shift. The amount of disrespect I’ve seen them get from new, older baristas who think they shouldn’t have to take orders from someone younger than them is absolutely insane.
Sometimes it’s important to call people out on the biases that people are unaware they even have.
Sometimes it’s important to call people out on the biases that people are unaware they even have.
xxtremejack [OP] 1 points 2y ago
I'm not trying to step on any toes. I just want everyone to get along is all. I just wanted advice on how to assess the situation. I'm new to Starbucks but my previous employment I was working with high schoolers as well. I think if anything you're applying your bias onto me.
[deleted] 0 points 2y ago
I am biased against men who don’t respect younger women being in a position of authority against them, 100% with absolutely no apologies.
xxtremejack [OP] 4 points 2y ago
I'm just trying to add context to my situation. I don't mean any disrespect
[deleted] 1 points 2y ago
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