Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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215**** SSV out for good. (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by PingPingPoohole
Was hired in 2015, left for two years, then came back last year. I turned in my key today with no warning or notice. I had to get out for my own health.
This company has changed for the worse. Unionization is the ONLY way to stand up to some truly evil practices that happen here. Please look into organizing at your stores, OR quit if you are as unhappy as I was.
I've posted a few times on this sub complaining about various gripes I've had with management or whatever. But it's gotten to a point where I absolutely hate going to work, and because of that, hated waking up. I would work 12-8:30 most days with an understaffed store. TECHNICALLY not understaffed according to the assigned labor hours, but understaffed for any sort of physical or mental well-being of partners. 12-8:30 is pretty much the whole day and I would have to stay late most nights because of the work load. My life revolved around a place that made me miserable and didn't care about me.
I will miss the healthcare. That's pretty much the only reason I stayed as long as I did. But I can find another job that offers it.
My SM was also terrible, and it's not all his fault. He had a traumatic brain injury in his youth, and it effects lots of things. However, it ultimately is no excuse. He's forgetful and disorganized. He asks SSV's to do things that, when he runs a shift, he does not do himself. He will stack a shift he is on with the best partners and leave me with the weakest. He has tried to institute some pretty gross anti-callout tactics that are so toxic. We have a partner that only works there for the 20 hour average healthcare for his family, and he will consistently underschedule them to the point that he is begging people for hours. He is a empty-headed parrot for anything the DM or corporate has told him. I am male, and I was promoted over a female barista who was more tenured and qualified for the job than I was, and was asking for it. I couldn't say no to the promotion at the time, but I've never really forgotten that.
I could go on and on about all the things that led to this decision, and there is a certain level of guilt I feel for the partners and other SSV's that have to deal with the mess I've created for them in the short term. But I had to do this. And I'm very happy I did.
Unionize. It's the only way to teach corporate what we deserve.
This company has changed for the worse. Unionization is the ONLY way to stand up to some truly evil practices that happen here. Please look into organizing at your stores, OR quit if you are as unhappy as I was.
I've posted a few times on this sub complaining about various gripes I've had with management or whatever. But it's gotten to a point where I absolutely hate going to work, and because of that, hated waking up. I would work 12-8:30 most days with an understaffed store. TECHNICALLY not understaffed according to the assigned labor hours, but understaffed for any sort of physical or mental well-being of partners. 12-8:30 is pretty much the whole day and I would have to stay late most nights because of the work load. My life revolved around a place that made me miserable and didn't care about me.
I will miss the healthcare. That's pretty much the only reason I stayed as long as I did. But I can find another job that offers it.
My SM was also terrible, and it's not all his fault. He had a traumatic brain injury in his youth, and it effects lots of things. However, it ultimately is no excuse. He's forgetful and disorganized. He asks SSV's to do things that, when he runs a shift, he does not do himself. He will stack a shift he is on with the best partners and leave me with the weakest. He has tried to institute some pretty gross anti-callout tactics that are so toxic. We have a partner that only works there for the 20 hour average healthcare for his family, and he will consistently underschedule them to the point that he is begging people for hours. He is a empty-headed parrot for anything the DM or corporate has told him. I am male, and I was promoted over a female barista who was more tenured and qualified for the job than I was, and was asking for it. I couldn't say no to the promotion at the time, but I've never really forgotten that.
I could go on and on about all the things that led to this decision, and there is a certain level of guilt I feel for the partners and other SSV's that have to deal with the mess I've created for them in the short term. But I had to do this. And I'm very happy I did.
Unionize. It's the only way to teach corporate what we deserve.
BeardiesRule112 4 points 1y ago
I’m absolutely dreading when my alarm goes off at 330…… Every single morning and there’s not a shift that goes by without i or one of my coworkers saying “i fucking hate this place”.
Good luck in your future endeavors friend.
Good luck in your future endeavors friend.
the___squish 3 points 1y ago
My girlfriend applies for a full time position. She heard back shortly after applying and we were super excited because she had been unemployed for a few months at that point with a lot of scams and part time jobs reaching out. In the interview the SM tells her she can get at least 30 hours a week. After 2-3 weeks of only being scheduled half of what was promised for an advertised full time job and not wanting to go back into the hell of unemployment, we decided to not re sign our apartment. Now, I’m building an addition to my family house for us to live there instead due to this shitty ass economy. I decided to pick up Starbucks as my second job trying to work the hours that they won’t give her… but they’d hire me. The over-hiring and under scheduling is real.
Starbucks can be a fun place to work when it’s with the right people and when people are treated honest and fair. It’s time to unionize and force Starbucks to give me a fair wage, full time hours, and respect.
Starbucks can be a fun place to work when it’s with the right people and when people are treated honest and fair. It’s time to unionize and force Starbucks to give me a fair wage, full time hours, and respect.
coolsexysmartvirgo 2 points 1y ago
i believe they’ve started over staffing many locations so ppl don’t qualify for benefits. I’m in the same situation as ur gf I was hired for full time and I’m getting 18-24 hours a week. So fun
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