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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 04 - 16 - ID#u4py2l
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321 here … thinking about quitting (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by certifiedsnax
i want to preface by saying it has absolutely nothing to do with the company or customers at all. i really love working and being on bar and making drinks and all of that. i think it’s my coworkers.

I made a post a few days ago about feeling really alienated from my coworkers whenever i’m working and the more i think about it the more it just makes me hate being there. I don’t feel valued or wanted and it just really ruins my entire mood. I feel like crying every time i’m on the floor and when i’m not even working. It feels so lonely.

It also doesn’t help that i’m nearing the end of my college career and extremely stressed about the possibility of not graduating (some grades are suffering rn) and unable to get any shifts covered for the next 2 weeks so i can actually focus on school. Any time i ask for someone to cover a shift for me i always offer to return the favor and i’m constantly left on read. It’s not their fault my shift is out of their availability but it still sucks regardless and my SM can’t seem to find me coverage either. my mental health is on the line right now and i already have major mental health issues but all of this in the last few weeks makes me feel extremely suicidal and unsafe that it’s just not worth it anymore. Idk why i’d want to work somewhere where my coworkers don’t even like me

anyways sorry for the rant that basically says a lot of things without saying anything i feel like this was a bit of a messy post lol. if anyone has advice or thoughts i would like to hear it though

tldr: thinking about quitting even though i like my job and don’t want to but i feel like none of my coworkers like me and it is tanking my mental health
Dazzling_Cut_6862 8 points 1y ago
I want to start with telling you that you are a super wonderful human being, and it breaks my heart to see this. I don’t know if this will help, but I would talk to your SM about how you’re feeling (and if you have, ask them for a transfer). I would also consider Lyra for helping with your mental health. I went through something like this, except it was by my SM and I would never want anyone to feel the way I did.
However, if you are feeling backed into a corner and are able to swing it financially, maybe leaving wouldn’t be a bad idea. Whatever decision you make, do it for you. You have to live with yourself the longest, so live without regrets.
Sorry for the cheesy end. I hope you have a wonderful night and best of luck. 😊
ihateyousoymatcha 1 points 1y ago
I was also going to mention looking into transfer
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