Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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New Barista w/ social anxiety (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by mmmmercutio
Hey! I’m a new barista, yesterday was my last day training. I need to advice and maybe some encouragement, haha. So, everything has gone fairly smoothly, I
have previous experience as a barista elsewhere, and I’ve fucked up a few times but that’s to be expected. The person training me said that I was good on bar, and so did my shift, which made me really happy! So not a terrible start, all things considered. However, I have social anxiety disorder, and though this doesn’t affect me with customers too much, I worry about inconveniencing or bothering my coworkers SO MUCH. And messing up in general. I got moved from bar to CS the other day, and I kept just thinking “oh god, what if they put me on CS because I’m AWFUL at this and they’re all mad at me?? What if they made me go on my break because I’m disrupting everything and they think I’m incompetent?” I know that’s probably not the case and I’m just new and CS is probably better for me to do in a rush since the person training me was on bar and watching me during a rush wouldn’t be efficient at all. And my coworkers are all really rad and I wouldn’t want to make their jobs harder by not being great at mine, you know?
But that being said, any tips to be better on bar during a rush/to not feel so anxious about this/just any affirmations or things I should know about that? And I’ve heard the whole thing that I won’t be comfortable until like 6 months, but I feel like I’m supposed to be good NOW since I’ve been a barista before. Aaa.
have previous experience as a barista elsewhere, and I’ve fucked up a few times but that’s to be expected. The person training me said that I was good on bar, and so did my shift, which made me really happy! So not a terrible start, all things considered. However, I have social anxiety disorder, and though this doesn’t affect me with customers too much, I worry about inconveniencing or bothering my coworkers SO MUCH. And messing up in general. I got moved from bar to CS the other day, and I kept just thinking “oh god, what if they put me on CS because I’m AWFUL at this and they’re all mad at me?? What if they made me go on my break because I’m disrupting everything and they think I’m incompetent?” I know that’s probably not the case and I’m just new and CS is probably better for me to do in a rush since the person training me was on bar and watching me during a rush wouldn’t be efficient at all. And my coworkers are all really rad and I wouldn’t want to make their jobs harder by not being great at mine, you know?
But that being said, any tips to be better on bar during a rush/to not feel so anxious about this/just any affirmations or things I should know about that? And I’ve heard the whole thing that I won’t be comfortable until like 6 months, but I feel like I’m supposed to be good NOW since I’ve been a barista before. Aaa.
C0ffeeCoffeeC0ffee 7 points 1y ago
Get ready for some exposure therapy lol. But seriously, a lot of this will be a matter of time and getting a feel for your coworkers. When I started at Starbucks my anxiety was so bad that I rarely left the house and struggled to do simple errands that would involve talking to a cashier. Starbucks has made this so much better for me because I'm practicing all the time (credit should also be given to effective medication, but I had that before starting at Starbucks).
I recommend finding a supervisor or two who you like and trust who you can ask for feedback. That will help you reality check your worst fears about what other people are thinking of your performance.
Good luck! You got this!
I recommend finding a supervisor or two who you like and trust who you can ask for feedback. That will help you reality check your worst fears about what other people are thinking of your performance.
Good luck! You got this!
mmmmercutio [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Thank you so much! : ,) I really appreciate it. I’ll ask one of my supervisors if I still feel this way/don’t get a feel in like a week or so. I’m scheduled for a lot of early mornings this week, and I’ll definitely want to ask when I get an opportunity where there’s some time.
Brie_- 2 points 1y ago
Hah don't worry about it, just about anyone will be put on CS. Keep trying on bar and eventually you'll get into a groove where no one can stop you! *Just be sure not to hog bar, yes it's the glorious position that everyone wants but don't go out of your way to be put there lol*
mmmmercutio [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Thank you!! It’s been better the past few days as I’ve gotten to know some of my coworkers more. I really like all of them, and actually talking to them makes me much less anxious. : ,)
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