Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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i feel demotivated lately. i think i just stay for my coworkers. fast food/poverty is always fast food/poverty (venti rant) (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by edgymicah
sure i'm finally getting better at this job after ~4 months, but i'm kinda down about it.
this is more of a personal vent than a work-related one.
i want to be a shift lead, always made that a goal. almost guaranteed hours, more things to do, i'd feel a lot more helpful (i can't really bar that well) and i think i'd be good at it. but i doubt it's in the cards since i don't know our standards bar wise well, and a couple of my coworkers see me as a nuisance for it. i want to get better at that stuff but with the way they act about it i always feel like i'm in the way if i try. i've contemplated taking the coffee master course just to feel better lol.
and yes i love most of my coworkers, but it's getting less and less worth it. i'm in a weird in-between with hours where i don't work enough to get our benefits (the reason i wanted to work here), but i work too much to qualify for state insurance, so i have to pay for things like my transgender HRT out of pocket and it's really frustrating when i know i could just get a better job, but i feel like this is the only one i enjoy going to and can stick with.
i can look at the positives- i've started to use lyra, i use spotify premiun, my hours are finally up. but my hours are still inconsistent, and i shouldn't have to desperately try to pick up shifts, and i shouldn't have to be so anxious financially when $bux catfished me into thinking it was a smart move.
my attitude might have to do with two other huge factors- we are very understaffed, and one of my coworkers was recently attacked/threatened as well as the whole store. it probably makes me think too much of the other negatives and i just don't want to do this shit for minimum wage anymore.
idk
this is more of a personal vent than a work-related one.
i want to be a shift lead, always made that a goal. almost guaranteed hours, more things to do, i'd feel a lot more helpful (i can't really bar that well) and i think i'd be good at it. but i doubt it's in the cards since i don't know our standards bar wise well, and a couple of my coworkers see me as a nuisance for it. i want to get better at that stuff but with the way they act about it i always feel like i'm in the way if i try. i've contemplated taking the coffee master course just to feel better lol.
and yes i love most of my coworkers, but it's getting less and less worth it. i'm in a weird in-between with hours where i don't work enough to get our benefits (the reason i wanted to work here), but i work too much to qualify for state insurance, so i have to pay for things like my transgender HRT out of pocket and it's really frustrating when i know i could just get a better job, but i feel like this is the only one i enjoy going to and can stick with.
i can look at the positives- i've started to use lyra, i use spotify premiun, my hours are finally up. but my hours are still inconsistent, and i shouldn't have to desperately try to pick up shifts, and i shouldn't have to be so anxious financially when $bux catfished me into thinking it was a smart move.
my attitude might have to do with two other huge factors- we are very understaffed, and one of my coworkers was recently attacked/threatened as well as the whole store. it probably makes me think too much of the other negatives and i just don't want to do this shit for minimum wage anymore.
idk
RyusuiJL 4 points 1y ago
Hey, I kinda know how you feel. I'm brand new to the job. Only a month in. I was hired as an SSV, but both my barista and SSV training was a little rushed because of transitions going on at the store when I got hired. So here I am, my first week as a lone SSV for my shifts, still not sure what goes into a Caramel Macchiato and with crap foam-making abilities. And although I feel like I'm doing fairly okay with my SSV duties, I know there are things I'm forgetting or missing here and there.
If you really want to stick it out with this job and even move up to SSV, maybe you can talk to your current SSVs and SM for guidance? As for the bar - is it recipes specifically that you're having trouble with? Or other stuff?
If it's recipes, you could do what I've been trying to do. I'll usually go in early and spend some time on the Store Resources app on the iPad to study drinks. I also copied many of them to study at home flash-card style. Also, there's a resource that a former employee made and posted here that could help you out as it's been helping me:
https://www.reddit.com/r/starbucks/comments/p1ik3o/the_last_infographics_i_will_ever_post_leaving/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
You can bring things around, I'm sure. I look forward to hearing some updates from you about things taking a more positive direction!
If you really want to stick it out with this job and even move up to SSV, maybe you can talk to your current SSVs and SM for guidance? As for the bar - is it recipes specifically that you're having trouble with? Or other stuff?
If it's recipes, you could do what I've been trying to do. I'll usually go in early and spend some time on the Store Resources app on the iPad to study drinks. I also copied many of them to study at home flash-card style. Also, there's a resource that a former employee made and posted here that could help you out as it's been helping me:
https://www.reddit.com/r/starbucks/comments/p1ik3o/the_last_infographics_i_will_ever_post_leaving/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
You can bring things around, I'm sure. I look forward to hearing some updates from you about things taking a more positive direction!
edgymicah [OP] 2 points 1y ago
hey, i really appreciate this reply. it's nice to know that even SSVs feel similar sometimes.
it's a good idea to ask for guidance. as for barring, it's the recipes on top of being rushed. i will start coming in early and studying, too. and i'll set that resource as my lockscreen.
thanks again!! i'll do my best. good luck and looking forward to seeing more from you too!
it's a good idea to ask for guidance. as for barring, it's the recipes on top of being rushed. i will start coming in early and studying, too. and i'll set that resource as my lockscreen.
thanks again!! i'll do my best. good luck and looking forward to seeing more from you too!
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