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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 01 - 17 - ID#s5x57a
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is it worth it to stay (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Fast_Town9957
I’m so frustrated after today. I close every Sunday and it is unbearable how constantly busy it is and only having 3 people the entire afternoon, usually with only 2 people on the floor. I solo bar every single shift with some help every once in a while. While I enjoyed bar at first, I’m tired. My back hurts and so does my neck, the bending over that I have to do constantly has caused me to hurt my lower back multiple times now and I have never had back problems before. The constant stress of having to work on 3-4 drinks at once and doing handoff and having to explain shortages to people is just becoming too much. Lately, I have been closing with the same people and I’m so frustrated at how one girl refuses to step onto bar. Her reason was “it gives me anxiety”. Like… it does for me too?? And everyone else? And then another person I close with is very slow at bar and today she was trying to be my cold bar during a huge rush and made some drinks wrong which is expected when you dont have much bar time. but idk. I’m just frustrated with how sbux refuses to train people and staff properly, like its still busy in the afternoons. We could at least have a precloser. And we also have a rush before closing most nights and it is so hard to be constantly worried about making drinks, restocking, and preclosing my entire shift. I’m just fed up and tired of being stuck on bar for my entire shifts because I am the only one who is fast enough to keep up. Especially when I come home in pain after every shift.
muthafackin_g_420 3 points 1y ago
i felt this 100%. i have been having entire night shifts with only three people, and it’s exhausted. when i get home my knees hurt so bad. and just my mental health tanks…. it’s not fair… i wish partners actually got the support they needed. i say, if you have a better option or just need to leave to keep your sanity go for it. it’s not worth it
Fast_Town9957 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
its so frustrating!! it would be nice to at least have a precloser every night and I feel like that shouldn’t be too much to ask for.
muthafackin_g_420 2 points 1y ago
absolutely!!!
Buttafly_360 2 points 1y ago
Honestly OP, this is me every Saturdays!! I close every Saturday and it used to be a thing where it wasnt an issue..but back in November wen holiday season started..it become bad..like terrible Bcuz my cafe is in downtown so every Saturdays there would be events for the holiday season and every one would come to our store at night more so in the day time..closing was bad..I made a post about it not too long ago on this app..but yeah🤦🏽‍♀
Fast_Town9957 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
it is so tiring since closing shifts are running on such a small staff! it’s so exhausting always solo barring
Buttafly_360 2 points 1y ago
Yes!! Most def!! Tell me about it...its bad🤦🏽‍♀🤦🏽‍♀
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