I got called an asshole today because a lady strolled past the speaker box and straight to the window and gave me an attitude saying we didn't say anything to her back there and I told her we were busy and I saw her not even stop for a second anyway and I told her literally to not speak to me in that tone. She called me an asshole, I shut the window and she drove away. This week has been actual hell and I'm over it. I know my worth.

my mental health is trash and this job only makes it worse. howeverrr after a particularly bad shift i like to go home, take a hot shower, a FAT nap, and then if the weather isn’t awful i take a walk with my dog or read a book. it doesn’t work wonders but it relaxes me enough to want to off myself less yanno?

We get Headspace for free and I've been really getting into meditation / mindfulness with it! 10/10

I saw the worst of it today on the main reddit people bickering cause I didn't wanna continue the pay it forward and got called a bad person.
The good customer tipped the workers really well that shift and I just wanted to be a good person and not buy anything for the customer in front cause I am sure that can get a green bean in trouble.

I have to workout to get rid of all the bad vibes. Let me tell you I would rather do anything other than working out, but then I become an awful person. When I workout I focus on myself(& whatever music I’m listening to) & no one is else. It helps.

Im ngl I've been taking like 4 hour naps as soon as I get home every day 😭😭 it's just too exhausting

We get Lyra too in case you weren’t aware. I used up all of my sessions already :(

I take advantage of the lyra therapy sessions benefit:)

Today is my last day with Starbucks because my mental health has gone down the drain. I moved stores in the middle of the pandemic, my new manager has been no help, there is hardly any good communication, I'm the last person to know anything and I'm a shift, and I haven't made any real connections with anyone at my new store. It broke me. I didn't even give a weeks notice; at least I didn't quit on the spot, which I really badly wanted to do.

I'm going to miss free access to Headspace but that's about it. I'll probably pay for it since I love the app so much and it helps me sleep when I'm having insomnia.

Once I get home, I change into pajamas and watch some anime or read a bit. Just ordered some new manga, can't wait for it tbh. I also picked up a few murder mysteries from Walmart, books are so cheap these days lol. But reading about a huge problem like someone wanting revenge always takes my mind off work lol

Honestly I couldn't have made it through working through covid with out my Pomeranian Lily. She just makes me feel so loved and happy 😊

this is so poetic, you mean so much for those green beans and you are so strong!

Honestly the only way I make it through is by completely shutting down and keeping to myself. If I interact with people as little as possible, then there's less chance of anything helps. Its prob not the healthiest thing, but thats my solution.

I'm good at holding back my emotions, so at work, I have my "everything for the customer" mask on.
I go to work by bike, so when I leave, I usually go cycling a bit to release stress and at home I play some shooting games as well 😅
I play really well when I picture rhe rude customers as the enemy 😁

Honestly a key thing that keeps me sane is that some of the expectations starbucks has for us baristas are out of the realm of possibility. You can only do so much. Your not a machine after all.
Another thing that keeps me at the job is creating things that I know people are gonna like. It’s really awesome to see people enjoying stuff your hand making them. At the end of the day, i’m here for altruistic reasons; not starbucks.

the Lyra benefit saved me, try it out!

I'm not a partner anymore, but I found that meditation (someone already mentioned headspace) helped a lot. During my time at Starbucks, I learned a few breathing exercises that I could use to help the stress I would get during busy/tough shifts. I hope it doesn't get too stressful for you!

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