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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2021 - 10 - 19 - ID#qbpbmf
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Partner Progress Conference ?????? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by ArtistPurple5555
Did anyone else happen to have a conference about their progress at starbucks recently. I had one today and honestly it makes me want to just resign. I knew it was coming but there is just no sense of reality when it comes to my bosses demands.

For context my first post on this subreddit was complaining about my work environment, my coworkers dont really like/talk to me as much as they do to each other (really cliquey behavior). I'm treated like a child constantly. So whatever, it's fine right ? so I just keep working.

I feel as if i truly am more of a burden than i am a supporting worker. Last week I wasn't doing so well. I have been on the register for a few months to no end and haven't gotten the chance to do anything else. I'm so burnt out. My boss was complaining about how I'm not taking much initiative when it comes to greeting the customer and im like duh...... it gets draining after you do it everyday for months ....... Last week I didn't do so well, I had gotten a few orders wrong (just like , the size or if its iced or whatever) and it's really hard to hear the customer when theres so much noise going on in the background. i'm so close to the coffee grinder, the over, and both bars are smushed together that i have to break my neck to get a somewhat clear order. Today wasn't that bad though. So my boss brought up that i make all my coworkers mad and that i give them attitude. I'm not gonna deny it, i do. i'm tired of being talked down by them when i make a mistake, when my other coworkers make a mistake my boss just coddles and babies them. We're all around the same age and he even does this with coworkers even newer than me.

He also gave me this hypothetical situation to think about, if there was no support on the oven and there was a LOT of orders and customers who needed to be taken care of, what would i do? and i so badly just wanted to tell him that realistically that would be nothing to worry about, bc he should be hiring enough people in the first place to deal with that. I am literally expected to be superman in the way that i should constantly be doing something, like cleaning , taking food orders, greeting customers, it's too much emotional labor for me. I know damn well he doesnt expect that out of anyone else. Even when i try to help out with bar orders or just other shit in general, my coworkers bitch me to stay on register and help out customers. I can't win in this situation. My boss has also mentioned that he makes observations that i dont really \*greet\* the customer like that and i just let them talk to me first. If he was really that observant, he would notice the tension i seem to bring into the workplace since no one gets along with me like that. Honestly, it even makes me think even more that it's not just me. I got along great with one of them who came to work as a transfer for one day, and i get along with one other girl there too. I can get being frustrated with me since they make the drinks, but if they dont make the effort to connect with me and respect me as an adult (we're all around the same age too) why should i have any sympathy? this might just be immature thinking.

I get treated like a scapegoat a lot. Even if it's not my fault. peoples first instinct is to scold me even if it's not my fault, it happened the other day until my other coworker said it was his fault. Should I just resign? I'm tired of starbucks fake corporate community. A lot of people prefer dunkins because you don't have to deal with the fakeness and theyre at least a simple corporation. I don't want to transfer because i know my boss wont allow it, we're already short on people, but maybe i could try. but i rather work somewhere that will at least be real with me. It's fine if you think I'm overreacting or being immature, i'd like to hear your experience with the conferences if you've had them! :-)
swampedswirl 4 points 1y ago
Being kinda blunt here, but…it sounds like working at Starbucks doesn’t suit your strengths. Working at Starbucks means you’ll be consistently having to greet people, deal with picky customers, remember specific order modifications, all the while doing it at a fast pace. If you feel emotionally drained from greeting people and taking orders without even being on bar, well…that’s a main part of the job. There’s nothing wrong with not enjoying doing that, though! I just mean that, perhaps another job would be better suited to your strengths.
ArtistPurple5555 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
no its totally fine!!! i get it and im not mad because i would agree LOOL , it's just that i thought everyone would be assigned a different role every other week or so. i dont know how it is in other starbucks but people in other stores are either consistently doing something different or they havent touched the espresso bar themselves in years. it seems like no one gets to really be well rounded until they have a certain person take the load off everyone else so they can focus on other stuff. i just feel like they dont trust me to do bar even with training and thats why i feel kind of demeaned lol. i mentioned this during the conference and he was just like oh you want more training ??? do you need a refresher??? like NO I LITERALLY MAKE STUFF FOR MYSELF ALL THE TIME LOL........ its really just dimissiveness from my boss. thanks for the feedback though!! i do agree that this is just not for me anymore!!!
[deleted] 2 points 1y ago
At my store new people always start out on register for a while and once they get a hang of that, move on to bar etc. I think it’s because register is the “easiest” to do when you’re not strong yet on anything else. A positive attitude definitely goes a long way when getting them to move you around. But honestly if you’re sick of the job already you’re probably better off finding something else. And on bar you’re still expected to greet and connect with customers
chipqueen2532 3 points 1y ago
quit. I felt like shit after my PDC and I left. its not worth staying after being ridiculed and told how awful you are with no support and guidance after. mine was basically 45 minutes of my SM telling me how awful I was and that I needed to learn to be obedient to her basically. bc I used my mind and prioritized differently than her, I was always in the wrong. it’s not worth it. either transfer stores or find a new job lol
sharkiemd 1 points 1y ago
you could always try transferring if you still want to work at sbux, but unless you’re here for the benefits i would suggest finding a better job in general
GreatWizardH0wl 1 points 1y ago
Quit, it sounds like an awful store. And this crops up at a lot of places more often than not. There's better options out there
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