I am SO glad to be leaving. It’s strange that the second I got the job at another coffee shop, the “Siren’s Call” stopped working on me or something. I was working a shift today and I am realizing how much exhaustion, mental decline, and physical pain i’ve grown used to over the three years i’ve been at starbucks. The job i’m going to is starting me at 15, pays weekly, and has a real break room even though it’s a tiny cafe. and the employee discount applies to everything not just some things. it’s just making me see how much this company really makes you think you have everything while giving literal crumbs…if a small cafe can pay everyone 15 an hour, weekly, and gives our discount to everything in the store (OH AND SIMILAR HEALTH INSURANCE TOO LIKE????) then i would think a company that’s making billion in pandemic times could do the same. Ive grown so used to the stress, pain and fatigue, i thought i was excelling but i was really just flat out suffering. i didn’t consider that i could be using this experience to get a better job. it feels liberating.
if you’ve made it this far here’s a gold star ⭐️
and if you’re a 250-280 partner that feels similarly, this is your sign to get a better job