i’ve been working since i was 14 (i’m 21 now) and in the 8 months i worked for starbucks, i’ve never been more disrespected, unappreciated in my worth ethic, and treated like absolutely shit. my SM was a cool dude but that doesn’t matter when they tell everyone around you the problems they have with you instead of just telling you. my shifts were complete homies but that also doesn’t matter when customers are total d holes which has to mean IM the problem. i was best on bar, tasked my ass off the second i came into work, and defended my team through the end. but when it came time for my shifts to talk me up, defend ME, like i do all the goddamn time for them, they solely focused on stupid ass customer connections. i’m poor as hell, and might have to literally scrape by and pinch pennies for a while, but anything is better than feeling completely miserable the second you get into the parking lot.