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"Being late" double standard :/ I'm sick of it (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by hecaete47
If anyone in the morning crew (which I'm part of) is even a couple of minutes late (and I'd say 5 mins past start time is a good allowance considering the timeclock system counts that as clocking in on time), the shift will start texting them- not just that, but publicly calling them out in our main store group chat. There is zero allowance allowed, regardless of traffic, etc. To be fair, no one is ever written up for tardiness, but it's like, seriously? I've had a supervisor text me BEFORE my shift was even supposed to start wondering where I was at.
Whereas with the night crew, they can seemingly arrive whenever!! We regularly have to stay 10-20 minutes past the end of our shift to wait for night crew to show up. It's always, "there's traffic" (right, the same noon during construction traffic there has been for the past few months, nothing unexpected) or "I dunno where they're at, can you please just stay?" with no indication that the tardy folks have been contacted like, I WANT TO GO HOME! I've been here since 4 am! Why does my butt need to be here at 3:59 but they can waltz over to their position at 12:45 after a chat in the back room with the rest of the night crew for a 12:30 start time?
Make it make sense!! I just want to go home :')
Whereas with the night crew, they can seemingly arrive whenever!! We regularly have to stay 10-20 minutes past the end of our shift to wait for night crew to show up. It's always, "there's traffic" (right, the same noon during construction traffic there has been for the past few months, nothing unexpected) or "I dunno where they're at, can you please just stay?" with no indication that the tardy folks have been contacted like, I WANT TO GO HOME! I've been here since 4 am! Why does my butt need to be here at 3:59 but they can waltz over to their position at 12:45 after a chat in the back room with the rest of the night crew for a 12:30 start time?
Make it make sense!! I just want to go home :')
meeeganthevegan 21 points 2y ago
Dude for real. My favorite is when my replacement is late and I'm asked to stay until they get there. Yeah no. I'm an opener and I've been here since 3:50am. Maybe hire more reliable people?
Also my store has a shift who is late and calls out all the time and he has no repercussions. Yet when I was legitimately run over by a car and in the hospital I was told to FIND COVERAGE
Also my store has a shift who is late and calls out all the time and he has no repercussions. Yet when I was legitimately run over by a car and in the hospital I was told to FIND COVERAGE
xtioncat 11 points 2y ago
I’m usually a lurker but this made me finally feel seen enough to reply! I’m a regular opener but I’ve closed my fair share of times in the past few years. Every day our night crew and mids come in 30 minutes late with no consequences, then leave 20 minutes early or right when we’re closed. They do the dishes then they’re gone, and I’m left to make every cube of VSC, 5 kegs, 10+ whips, caramel drizzles, stock fridges, clean sinks and steaming wands, mocha, brewing, etc by myself within the hour I come in until it gets too busy to leave someone doing both solo bar and dt. It’s ridiculous and I’ve started getting so burnt out. When I complain the SM just says the night crew are “highschoolers who don’t know better” which is just not an excuse for poor scheduling. Not only that, the night crew likes to brag about doing things to “annoy” us pretentious morning people like leaving kegs out of fridges or leaving half a pitcher of sweet cream out at night with no backups.
Sorry for the rant, I just feel so taken advantage of by my store for the little money that I make.
Sorry for the rant, I just feel so taken advantage of by my store for the little money that I make.
temporarynothings 5 points 2y ago
Yes!! One girl (who is regularly late) was four HOURS late to work because she was in “traffic” and my SSV let it slide. But I pull in 2 minutes late because my car engine almost blew up on the highway? got an angry voicemail, blasted on the GC, and almost written up. That was the first, and only, time I was ever late so far
cringeqween13 3 points 2y ago
I started about a month ago and I've opened maybe 3 times. I try to be at work at least 5 minutes before my shift starts so I can get my stuff set down and clock in without rushing. That being said I have to wait for my SM or SSV to unlock the store and they're normally not there until 5 on the dot which is kinda frustrating because then I can't clock in on the iPad with the right time.
[deleted] 3 points 2y ago
I wouldn’t say that’s necessarily a double standard unless it’s the morning shift making these allowances for the night crew? The night SSVs who supervise night crew should be talking to them about their tardiness. Pretty messed up to publicly call them out tho.
hecaete47 [OP] 2 points 2y ago
It’s honestly both SSVs. The morning one dips out as soon as the night one leaves without worry about their crew being stuck there longer (this happens with every opening SSV). :/ Then the night SSV just lets their folks be late.
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Good_Viibes 2 points 2y ago
Wow that hit a nerve huh
[deleted] 2 points 2y ago
The post says the people who are late get called out in the group chat...
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