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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 03 - 19 - ID#tibmot
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extremely close to quitting (grande? maybe venti? rant) (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by xoMisaa
I’ve been with this company since May of last year and at first it was fun. Then I left for surgery and came back 2 weeks later and it started feeling like everyday was dragging on and on and on and on. I’m constantly on bar so very rarely do I ever do any other position. My back is aching after every shift. My knee is swollen regardless if I wear my brace or do my stretching exercises or not. I’m mentally drained as well. I can barely afford my car insurance with the hours I work. I’m so stressed to the point where my eczema is flaring up which hasn’t flared up in YEARS (I ruled out allergies long ago at this point it’s stress). Not only am I self conscious about my arms being full of hives all day but I’m also anxious to even be around my coworkers. They’re nice and I love them but they give me so much anxiety. I feel like I’m stuck here. I’ve applied to so many other places and have gotten interviews but I never received a call back or an email telling me I got the job. I don’t know what to do at this point.

TLDR; I’m drained and wanna quit but I’m stuck.
dismissedeffort 5 points 1y ago
As a SSV, I believe in burnout. My SM thinks that word is dumb, and believes in “Aces in their places to meet the demand of the store which is why we hired you.”

New partners are constantly on window, ovens, or cs. Hardly ever get exposure to any other positions. While my star players are literally begging to get off bar after being on every shift all week with all of their hours.

It’s hard to watch, even harder to execute.

I’m going to try and transfer. 🍀
xoMisaa [OP] 1 points 1y ago
I wish I could transfer but currently the two other stores closest to me are going thru hell bc one of them has no SM currently so the SM from the store down the road is running both stores. I’m so burnt out and it sucks :// I only ever get maybe 20 minutes off bar a day including my 10 like PLEASE put me on warming or CS or something other than bar. DTO/window gives me anxiety but i’ll take that all day over being on bar all day at this point.

edit: extra word bc my predictive spazzed out
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