Are the times you’re being scheduled outside your availability/over the amount of hours you said you were able to work? If so, I would sit down with him and tell him that you aren’t able to work due to school and because it is not in your availability. As for the nitpicking part, does he do the same to other partners or is he singling you out?

I would say to double check your availability on partner hub because when it’s something outside of your availability then it’s very rare they’ll schedule you; so I’d make sure it’s not an error in the system

my SM has begun to micromanage and is encouraging us as SSVs to micromanage because it’s important to have the store on the same level even when it comes to something as simple as stacking cups (caddy’s can break if stacked too high a lot)

but I’d just talk to him, ask for a one on one chat and let him know this isn’t how you learn and that you’re finding that it hinders your performance

when you’re a barista trainer/ssv you get trained that not everyone learns the same and there are different ways people learn so you should just let them know

Had a ssv like this. Directly asked to talk to her on her break. Told her she needs to stop directly. Told her I understand what’s she’s saying and how it’s important to the development of the store but the constant micromanaging does nothing to improve my ability to develop as a barista nor improve my service which is the goal of leaders at Starbucks as per their position. Other ways to help me were to give me a list of reminders at the beginning of my shift or feedback at the end but reminders during my shift didn’t work. I’m not a confrontational person but they pushed me to be and I also joined a new store a month or so ago. Ask if this works for them, if they agree next time they go approach you to nitpick, remind them of your conversation. If they fail to do as they agreed to after 3 times, say you feel it is at the stage you’ll need to have a 1 on 1 with them again to go over how they can best assist with you as their subordinate and how you can make them look better by them helping you (make it their idea). If you’re at wits end, say you feel that st this stage there is no more mediation that can be done and you feel as though you will need to escalate the situation with the DM so you give them a heads up you will be contacting them. Usually the SM or SSV is quick to flip ime.