My car unexpectedly did not turn on today, so i called, 3 hours before my shift, and said
Me- “i can’t come in since this happened and i already asked everyone and no one can cover”
SM- “well can you get like a taxi or uber?”
me- “i used the money i had to get my car towed to the shop and to pay for the repairs, i asked family for help and i’m just really unable to get to work.”
SM- “Well it’s still early so your going to have to find a way to get here”
Ready to quit ✨ and now he’s telling me that this is “not ok” and i “need to keep them updated” on what? and situation i already broke down for you? And the reason i didn’t answer is cuz i don’t want him to make me feel bad for physically not being able to show up cuz he does it often when i decline to pick up a shift. THIS IS ALSO MY 2ND TIME IN ALMOST A YEAR CALLING OUT

UPDATE!!
I got written up for a final warning :) and he said i should “just not call out anymore since it leaves us short staffed and ruins the shift for everyone else” He marked both of my call outs as no call no shows 🧍‍♀️ Then proceed to say that he told our DM all about what happened like damn i’ll walk next time

I remember this happened to me once like car broke down, no money, literally called the store sobbing saying I couldn’t come in and why and my shift literally sent someone to pick me up.. the store was dead that day smh I could’ve stayed home and figured out my car stuff

So i've seen partners get fired in retaliation for something small and the reasoning is usually being a few min late everyday and not communicating about being late prior... queue story time... SO I decided to be so compliant it made my manager uncomfortable... I had to call out because I had bad sushi and woke up at 2am with stomach cramping and was stuck on the toilet and puking in a trash can all at once.... I called my manager at 3am.... No answer... I called her 5 more times within the next hour... 30 min before we open no response.... So I called her one last time she answered... Only thing I was still very sick while calling her I puked mid sentence she covered my shift for me that morning.... Once I was late because my cat who had surgery shat on my apron while I was cleaning her bum (she had a cone and couldn't) and I was waiting for it to finish drying... I called and told my SM exactly that... She also points out that the way I keep open lines of communication always "kept the team in mind" and "we could all take a lesson from.." I make it so very blunt and honest to the point she doesn't question it if im calling off theres probably a good reason she doenst wanna argue because she knows I will become even more honest... lmao its a win win they think youre awesome for always communicating you get the day off without an argument in your situation start off fine sounding but then halfway through your 2nd sentence start breakdown crying and they will give you the day off

Was the person who called you a shift or the sm? If it was a shift, I'd get in touch with your sm and show them this too.

They used to do this to one of my partners all the time who dealt with mental illnesses and they wound up firing her. The last day she was there she said to my manager stuff like "do you get off on making 20 something year old cry" and I was gone by then but I was so proud.

I had my car literally broken into and was robbed. When I called my SM i was literally on the phone after just seeing my car had been broken into (it was 30 minutes before my shift, I live 15 minutes away from my work (i like to be a bit early)) and was asked if I could still come in and when I said (paraphrased, i was nicer but panicked) No because my car had just been ROBBED and that I needed to call the police. I was met with a sigh and was told that I was being “an inconvenience.” and that “two people already called out with car troubles.” As If I was lying. As If I was just having causal “car troubles.”

istg for some reason every sm is a dickhead

reminder I will tell everyone bc manager’s suck: if you absolutely cannot go in, tell them you’re throwing up. i don’t care if you are or not. family emergency? you’re throwing up. car troubles? you’re throwing up. They will give you shit for things out of your control, but they cannot tell you to come in if you’ve recently thrown up, it’s against health code and you can call the partner resources whatever if they try.

My store has the DMs cards by the condiment bar area with his contact info on it. Maybe see if ur store has that too or check any postings on the fridges, freezers or any boards in the back room for his contact info

If you tried to find coverage and no one could work for you it comes down to the store manger to help you find coverage. If you live close enough to another store maybe they can pull someone from another store. Honestly after working for the company for 4 years and having been gone for 2 years it makes me sad that Starbucks still expects so much of partners. They should be lucky you made an effort to get it covered. Most of my partners (I was ASM when I left) would wait until 30 minutes or less to call so for you to call 3+ hours before is honorable and good. Your SM should have made a better effort to help you find coverage

My boss did this to me one day and I told her if she wanted me to come in, she was going to have to come and get me herself.

Hey, so I’m gonna sound like a SUPER shitty person saying this, but as per company policy, your store manager basically did everything they were supposed to do. I’M NOT SAYING ITS RIGHT OR CONDONING THAT THIS IS COOL, but shift managers have callouts procedures that they’re technically supposed to follow.

$1 is a link to a post that shows the procedures in r/antiwork. It’s pretty fucked up.

However, I am TOTALLY on your side with this. This shit happens sometimes, and we don’t get paid enough for me to even buy good bread, how the fuck am I gonna have money for an UBER?

Edit:

Also, make sure that you keep record of calling early. You gave fair warning, you tried finding coverage, you even tried to get a ride to work. That’s the most important part, you tried all that you could, so you still shouldn’t be written up for any of it. But just in case, keep records!

You can also find your DM’s info online. When I transferred states, it was incredibly difficult to contact the SM and I saw somewhere how to contact the DM. Give me like two seconds and I’ll edit this or reply to this comment with how to do it

Lol u have screenshots to prove so u good

id say try to go online and find the DM’s number but that may be hard. i do know getting in contact with another stbx near by if you ask them for the DM’s info (which is likely the same if its close by) you may be able to find help. i hate people like that smh

Sounds like it's time to transfer or leave the company. Bad leadership causes stress and you don't need that on top of what you're dealing with already.

Next time just say you have a personal emergency. You don't owe them any details nor should they be asking.

When I was a partner, my vehicle’s transmission was going so I couldn’t reverse the car some mornings to get out of my driveway. I told my SM this and she kind of laughed it off and thought I was lying, but later told me she understood. One morning, I couldn’t get the vehicle out of park; drive and reverse were also out of the question. I called my SSV and told her what was going on. She was kind enough to come get me but we were 5 mins late to open the store. The SM was there, she screamed at us and threatened that she would write us up on the spot. She never did but from that day forward, I could never trust my SM & I started seeing right through her. She was insane…the same issue happened to another coworker and she said “oh my, I’m so sorry that happened” and she never threatened or wrote her up…..

Moral of the story: some SM’s wonder why employee turnover for their store is so high… they’re the problem.

This right here is why I’m so glad so many stores are starting to unionize.

I’m curious regarding upvote/downvote ratio, so here it goes lol
r/AntiWork

Shoutout to the time I called out to evacuate early for a hurricane and my manager tried to guilt me into driving back into town after I was already over 2 hours away

Yeah I basically had to “figure it out “ when my car broke down and it took like a week to get a new one.

i had to walk over a mile in the rain the other day because my car got a flat. fuck this place.

That was hard to read lol.

You guys are silly, we have a sick policy, and if you’re not being supported call the PRSC. They will breathe down whichever neck they need to, but they’ll get the situation handled