Why are all sm vindictive in some way? I feel like these sms need to pass a are u a psycho test before getting hired

Our store has had issues with retaliatory behavior from our SM too, and the #1 thing you can do is document. Document times and facts of these instances, take pictures, have as much evidence in your back pocket as possible. I'd also suggest you email your DM about it (and if you really feel strongly then cc HR onto it too). When writing these emails, less is more. Don't bombard your DM with all of the evidence, just let them know that standards and labor laws are not being followed and that you've been receiving retaliation from your SM when you try to bring it up. Starbucks does not permit retaliation in any form. With any luck, your DM will intervene and be able to help you out. That's when you need the documented evidence. Best of luck. I hope things get better.

I have the same thing. I wasn’t buttering my managers up so they would give me shitty schedule or cut my bonuses for increased sales (I was VERY good cashier). I didn’t say how lovely she looked like, talking sweet shit about her nails, clothes etc. I just did my work and that’s it. I quit :\
Because only someone who was toady to managers get money bonuses. I recommend you to change store if that available option

Your bosses, anywhere you work, will never want their subordinates to make things more difficult for them. A golden rule of real world work life is to never make things more difficult, especially for your immediate superiors. A manager or leader sets the pace, and it might be a sloppy negligent pace, which sucks, but when subordinates try to take the wheel and step on the gas, they will almost always have pushback or resentment.

To be harmonious with people you must not challenge them-make things easier for them. If you have a bad manager, you need to placate them, not challenge their direction, and basically try to secretly make things better by how you frame thjngs. Why not be like “Hey I’m really interested in getting our milk counts done every day! (Since you the manager won’t ever do it) maybe we could have our opening barista include that). You have to make it like you simply would love to help and want to make life easier for everyone. Even if it’s just you want things to be done the right way.

Id encourage reflection on if you’ve become “too big for your britches” with the promotion. Even if you haven’t, what I said above sadly holds true. It would take really spiritually advanced people to actually want to have their subordinates challenge them to be better- but hey we’re in food retail!

Do your coworkers seem to have the same relationship with you they did before? Is it just your Sm? Is your SM not doing a great job? Do other people feel this way? Or are you excited by the new ability to make more of a difference?

One thing I learned is store changes usually have to be really slow. So much is going on in store and often employees can only make changes if they are manageable (read: small) for them.

I may be making some assumptions about your situation and I apologize but I do know that I have seen a dynamic repeat in so many places where people drive themselves crazy because they try to manage from under their manager. As I said, it would take blissful bodhisattvas as managers to appreciate this, and usually that dynamic just creates conflict.

And what’s worse, say you’re like oh well we’re corporate, I’ll just go over their head and reference our “standards” that apply to every store, but unless your approach seems like it’s really to help the company and not a petty grievance it just seems like noise that will then kind of blacklist you as someone who makes thjngs difficult and tells the teacher when you don’t get your way. Honestly. I have seen employees where this is precisely what they are, and a high percentage of folks who level skip to “tattle” really aren’t dealing with terrible leaders but their own lack of social awareness and skill.