VENTI RANT

my first ever job was at my local starbucks when i was 16 where i worked for about a year & 1/2, i left just over 2 years ago because my amazing manager left and we were left with nothing for 7 months and i was forced into multiple opening and double shifts even though it should’ve been illegal as i was underage at the time (uk labour laws). anyway i’ve recently i’ve decided to go back after moving away for awhile.

i’m going in and starting supervisor training straight away as i’d already done most supervisor jobs when i was there originally but i’m super scared that i’m going to go in with an entirely new team who don’t know me and that they’ll think i’m some cocky bitch because i am confident going back because tbh i was really good at my job and have actually had some old regulars ask me if i’d ever go back because the new team is awful. which no offence but they are, i know this sounds horrible but when i’ve been in there recently i’d be embarrassed to say i worked there! there whole store is like actually dirty and none of the baristas seem to actually know how to make a drink (everyone i know who still goes in there has told me that almost every time they go in their drink is messed up??)

i know everything i’m writing doesn’t help my case but i genuinely want to nice! my problem is because one of my old supervisors is the assistant manager when i called up and spoke to him about coming back i didn’t even need an interview and our district manager also knows how i work so approved me going in as supervisor. i also have pretty bad anxiety so get scared that people will think i’m being a bossy bitch if i try to be an actual supervisor once i’m fully trained.

sorry for the super long rant but i don’t really have anyone to talk to about this, if anyone has a similar story or maybe is also a young supervisor (i’m 19 while most of the new team is middle aged) some advice would be appreciated but this is mostly just to get this off my chest as don’t expect anyone to read all of that lol