Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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just need to vent (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by jaywithhearts
i'm so tired. i'm so tired of working so hard for a job that doesn't appreciate me or see what i'm doing. it's hard when my coworkers get praised by my shifts for the bare minimum but when i go above and beyond what they ask i get little to no recognition.
and it's just like
i physically cannot make myself care less about the job. it's like my mindset is stuck in just caring and doing the most because thats all i've been doing for the past eight and a half months
i recently became a barista trainer and am looking to become a SSV in the next 6-12 months but it just doesn't even feel like it could be worth it at this point. all i do is count the days till my next day off and then i can't even enjoy my day off because i'm so tired and burnt out.
i can't even count the number of times i've stayed later, came in on a day off, covered for people, covered for other stores, etc
and yet it's just like
nobody cares? and it's hitting me so hard
and i feel so targeted by my main SSV. he never puts me on bar and always has me do the dishes or be on drive thru or up front or just the slow people places yet every other SSV puts me on drive bar or cafe or something other than cleaning or backups
i just want to feel like my store sees that i'm trying so hard to be the best for them and get them out on time and have everything ready for them if i don't close and it's just
Nothing
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i don't know. i've felt burned by my store before but this is the worst i've had yet. i just spent like an hour crying to my boyfriend about everything and i still feel like theres so much inside of me unresolved
does this get better or should i just physically force myself to caring less
and it's just like
i physically cannot make myself care less about the job. it's like my mindset is stuck in just caring and doing the most because thats all i've been doing for the past eight and a half months
i recently became a barista trainer and am looking to become a SSV in the next 6-12 months but it just doesn't even feel like it could be worth it at this point. all i do is count the days till my next day off and then i can't even enjoy my day off because i'm so tired and burnt out.
i can't even count the number of times i've stayed later, came in on a day off, covered for people, covered for other stores, etc
and yet it's just like
nobody cares? and it's hitting me so hard
and i feel so targeted by my main SSV. he never puts me on bar and always has me do the dishes or be on drive thru or up front or just the slow people places yet every other SSV puts me on drive bar or cafe or something other than cleaning or backups
i just want to feel like my store sees that i'm trying so hard to be the best for them and get them out on time and have everything ready for them if i don't close and it's just
Nothing
​
i don't know. i've felt burned by my store before but this is the worst i've had yet. i just spent like an hour crying to my boyfriend about everything and i still feel like theres so much inside of me unresolved
does this get better or should i just physically force myself to caring less
BeardiesRule112 12 points 2y ago
Why would you become a SSV when you already feel unappreciated? It’ll only get worse.
[deleted] 8 points 2y ago
Unless you have long term career aspirations at Starbucks, I would highly recommend not promoting to SSV. You get more responsibility, more stress, more pettiness for a few more dollars an hour. And if you decide at some point that it’s too much for you and you want to demote back down to a barista, you’ll go back to the starting wage of a barista, regardless of what you’re making right now.
Take SSV off the plate, start doing minimum wage work for a minimum wage job (stop staying late, stop going in on days off, stop covering for others) and watch your mental health soar. I’m the happiest I’ve been at Starbucks in the four years I’ve been there stepping back down to a barista because I don’t have to give a shit. I can focus on being good at whatever I’m doing, and the rest of it doesn’t matter.
If you do have long term career goals, it may be worth it to look at transferring under the guise of wanting to learn best practices at other stores as you work towards promotion
Take SSV off the plate, start doing minimum wage work for a minimum wage job (stop staying late, stop going in on days off, stop covering for others) and watch your mental health soar. I’m the happiest I’ve been at Starbucks in the four years I’ve been there stepping back down to a barista because I don’t have to give a shit. I can focus on being good at whatever I’m doing, and the rest of it doesn’t matter.
If you do have long term career goals, it may be worth it to look at transferring under the guise of wanting to learn best practices at other stores as you work towards promotion
kitcat1210 1 points 2y ago
definitely do NOT become an ssv. you will get much more burnt out and much less appreciated. i did literally everything for my store the first 6 months i became an ssv. it didnt get me appreciation, it didnt get me a raiase, it got me nothing. also stop coming in on your days off, seriously. (unless u need the money obviously). but if you dont, stop coming in you’ll feel MUCH better about your life. thats what i did and my stress levels went way down lol. after 2 years of working as a full time ssv i went down to part time, i dont come in on my days off, i dont do any extra work, and my mental health has gotten SO much better.
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