Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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I'm thisclose to quitting... (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by SpAcEcAt_94
So I'm a 301 and the first 4 months of working was great... but these past 2 months have been hell. I'm an exhausted grad student AND single mom (luckily I have a boyfriend who is able to help support us and who is supportive of me probably quitting).
I've barred maybe 10 hours total in the past 2 months... and most of it has been my own personal drinks. I'm so tired of being yelled at for things that aren't my fault and being stuck in drive thru (and having people try to boss me around constantly). I feel both used and useless at the same time when I work cuz I'm not fast enough at warming or barring and I'm always stuck in drive thru where I hate doing the same thing over and over.
So I applied to a local library as a circulation assistant... they've had it posted for ages (it's been posted twice actually - once 4 days ago and once 28 days ago) and LinkedIn says 1 applicant... which was me. And I'm sitting here realizing that I worked so hard to get a miserable job at Starbucks that I've started to hate... cuz I'm not a barista. I'm just a girl who works in a drive thru and while I love talking to people... can't make a meaningful connection with anyone in less than 40 seconds... which is what we're pushed nonstop to do at my store and I hate it.
I've barred maybe 10 hours total in the past 2 months... and most of it has been my own personal drinks. I'm so tired of being yelled at for things that aren't my fault and being stuck in drive thru (and having people try to boss me around constantly). I feel both used and useless at the same time when I work cuz I'm not fast enough at warming or barring and I'm always stuck in drive thru where I hate doing the same thing over and over.
So I applied to a local library as a circulation assistant... they've had it posted for ages (it's been posted twice actually - once 4 days ago and once 28 days ago) and LinkedIn says 1 applicant... which was me. And I'm sitting here realizing that I worked so hard to get a miserable job at Starbucks that I've started to hate... cuz I'm not a barista. I'm just a girl who works in a drive thru and while I love talking to people... can't make a meaningful connection with anyone in less than 40 seconds... which is what we're pushed nonstop to do at my store and I hate it.
sdkid92 25 points 1y ago
Meaningful connections while working at essentially fast food is a joke. It also stops being meaningful when they force you to do it. Whoever is pushing this is a joke.
haydensidun 6 points 1y ago
Essentially? Starbucks *is* fast food and it saddens me that they won’t admit it.
It_is_Katy 2 points 1y ago
fast food + ambience = not fast food somehow???
SpAcEcAt_94 [OP] 3 points 1y ago
Right?! I'm just so tired of trying to force people to talk to me cuz if I don't then I get yelled at and yet I'm also supposed to take their payment and also pass out their items in that time frame also. Like what?! This is literally impossible. I wish I could have experienced Starbucks as how it was supposed to be... cuz I know the concept of being a good place was there but it's no longer a good spot to be.
I can say though - once I quit (probably in the next month cuz I can't foresee me doing this for much longer), I'm gonna make my aprons into a cute tote bag cuz why not? (I sew - which I've taken a break from cuz I'm so tired from this job and have been trying to focus more on homework)
I can say though - once I quit (probably in the next month cuz I can't foresee me doing this for much longer), I'm gonna make my aprons into a cute tote bag cuz why not? (I sew - which I've taken a break from cuz I'm so tired from this job and have been trying to focus more on homework)
Coffeeaftersex 3 points 1y ago
You're NOT ALONE.
I am thinking about quitting too.
After 1 year & a half of being with sbux, I can truthfully admit this job is physically and mentally draining. I don't believe sacrificing my mental health for free spotify or coffee is worth it. Fuck the *connections*, the only reason management enforces it is because it benefits them financially. Now, why am I still here? I just haven't found anything yet, but I am hoping to find something SOON.
With that being said, I highly suggest resigning, especially since you mentioned you have financial support from your partner. YOU matter MORE than any other corporation.
I am thinking about quitting too.
After 1 year & a half of being with sbux, I can truthfully admit this job is physically and mentally draining. I don't believe sacrificing my mental health for free spotify or coffee is worth it. Fuck the *connections*, the only reason management enforces it is because it benefits them financially. Now, why am I still here? I just haven't found anything yet, but I am hoping to find something SOON.
With that being said, I highly suggest resigning, especially since you mentioned you have financial support from your partner. YOU matter MORE than any other corporation.
SpAcEcAt_94 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
100% physically and mentally draining. Especially since I'm also a student. I'm so tired. I can barely finish my homework before needing to go to bed. My hobbies and everything that I legitimately enjoy are no longer something I even have time for. It sucks 😕
And I do have financial support from my man. He's a mechanic so he makes a decent amount. I also technically have a seasonal job that pays more than Starbucks. It's a graduate assistantship. My fear though is when it ends then I won't have a job. I know I can find something... but I'm also like 😬 cuz I don't want to just walk and then get myself into a financial bind.
And I do have financial support from my man. He's a mechanic so he makes a decent amount. I also technically have a seasonal job that pays more than Starbucks. It's a graduate assistantship. My fear though is when it ends then I won't have a job. I know I can find something... but I'm also like 😬 cuz I don't want to just walk and then get myself into a financial bind.
bingethinker16 3 points 1y ago
I worked at a library for 4 years in high school as a clerk. 10/10 would recommend. You get the occasional issue with a patron but it's not anything like what you experience at sbux.
SpAcEcAt_94 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Yeah I know. My mom is a librarian (different library than the one I applied to so no conflict of interest) so I definitely understand a lot of what goes into it. I used to help my mom shelve books (early childhood memories).
I know that you have occasional issues with patrons. I expect that and it's fine cuz I expect to have occasional issues with humans. It comes from working WITH humans. I just want to find a low stress job that I enjoy while working on my graduate degree.
I know that you have occasional issues with patrons. I expect that and it's fine cuz I expect to have occasional issues with humans. It comes from working WITH humans. I just want to find a low stress job that I enjoy while working on my graduate degree.
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