Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Trenta rant (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by kittykattt3
Yesterday morning I opened so I had to be at work at 4:30am. Instantly when I woke up I didn't feel well but you can't call out of an open as the opening shift, at least not in my store. I was scheduled thankfully only a 7 hour shift but my whole shift I was running to and from the bathroom just super sick. It was not helpful that it was Mother's Day and we had a line at DT and Cafe coming out of our asses. Around 8:30am I asked in our GroupMe if anyone could come finish the remainder of my shift as I was really sick and no one responded. I called out for today's shift as the closing shift around 6:15pm yesterday and IMMEDATELY put it out into the district shift chat if anyone could cover my SSV shift and no response. My SM just texted me and asked what's going on and I told her the whole situation in detail and she was like perfect you can come in at 1pm for your shift then? 🤯🤯 4 weeks ago I had a sore throat WITH fever and she made me come into work with a 101.4 fever and I called her out how that was an EcoSure violation and after 4 hours of just texting her how crappy I felt she finally came in and took the remainder of my shift. I'm a very tired barista at my white end with not starbucks but with my SM. Please send help.
Edit: more to add- this week I'm scheduled 7 days straight and I've been working 39-44hours and she literally will NOT respect my 32 hour limit availability due to severe health issues
Edit: more to add- this week I'm scheduled 7 days straight and I've been working 39-44hours and she literally will NOT respect my 32 hour limit availability due to severe health issues
stagstar 25 points 2y ago
CALL OUT. You do not owe your SM anything. If they don’t respect your availability, start looking at other stores to transfer to. Your personal health is so much more important than the store.
I’m not sure how much corporate really backs us up, but maybe reach out to your DM/PCC about how your manager doesn’t let you leave when clearly not healthy enough to work/ecosure violation
Edit: also—it’s so much easier to heal when resting and not exhausted from constantly working. Hopefully you’ve got some sick hours to cover any shifts you need to miss, but getting healthier faster will make you (and the store) run better
I’m not sure how much corporate really backs us up, but maybe reach out to your DM/PCC about how your manager doesn’t let you leave when clearly not healthy enough to work/ecosure violation
Edit: also—it’s so much easier to heal when resting and not exhausted from constantly working. Hopefully you’ve got some sick hours to cover any shifts you need to miss, but getting healthier faster will make you (and the store) run better
guavalemonades 14 points 2y ago
Absolutely not okay to forbid you from calling out, ever. Sick is sick. You have a right not to work while running a fever or experiencing any of the listed symptoms.
It's disgusting how so many SMs seem to think this is optional. It's not. Call the health department on their ass.
It's disgusting how so many SMs seem to think this is optional. It's not. Call the health department on their ass.
Chemical-Less 7 points 2y ago
Oh absolutely call out. You should bring up that your availability isn't being respected to upper management, that's a really bad violation esp if it's related to health issues
trashkittenxoxo 6 points 2y ago
Fever, diarrhea, and vomiting are food safety issues and your SM should want you to stay away for the health of their entire staff and customers, even if they are short-staffed. It's up to them to find coverage for last-minute illnesses & a lot of places have laws mandating time off until symptoms end.
I believe Starbucks itself does not want you working if you've thrown up in the last 36 hours? But I'm having trouble finding the official policy.
I ***do*** know that this is a violation of the COVID coach stuff. With both a sore throat and fever, they might require you to get a test before you can work any hours again, but at the very least you're supposed to isolate.
Report your SM. Don't let them guilt/bully you into working when you're that sick. Call out, keep trying to get your future shifts covered through the group chat, and then report the SM again if they try to cut your hours on future schedules.
I believe Starbucks itself does not want you working if you've thrown up in the last 36 hours? But I'm having trouble finding the official policy.
I ***do*** know that this is a violation of the COVID coach stuff. With both a sore throat and fever, they might require you to get a test before you can work any hours again, but at the very least you're supposed to isolate.
Report your SM. Don't let them guilt/bully you into working when you're that sick. Call out, keep trying to get your future shifts covered through the group chat, and then report the SM again if they try to cut your hours on future schedules.
meyeahme1 1 points 2y ago
Call your district manager! Not okay.
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