Just today I spoke with my store manager about taking a personal leave for two months because every summer I work as a camp counselor with another organization. It’s coming at very good time because due to hour cuts across the company, I’m barely making enough to pay my rent every month, and I’m not making enough to sustain myself living on my own. This camp is offering me four times what I make working for the company, and as much as I love Starbucks, I do feel like I need to think about my own personal well-being. It extremely pains me because as much as not every Starbucks is the greatest and I know that, I love my store manager and supervisors and our customers and the people I work with, but I’m simply not making enough to sustain myself. Due to the counselor position I know I have two months to find a job, if I were to put my two weeks in this week.

Essentially I’m asking, should I put in my two weeks and spend two months looking for a job while I’m at this summer position, or should I just take my personal leave for the summer and come back to the company when the summer job is over and hope everything works out?

Also I just found out about the pay increase being pushed again, which is still frustrating because I’m getting maybe half the amount of hours I was getting a couple months ago, and it makes me really sad because I love my job

EDIT: I think I didn’t clarify my question right - yes I love my job and the people I work with and I have a great relationship with the team, but working here is not financially viable. I’m making less than half of what I was making two months ago and I can’t pay my bills. Does anyone think it’s going to get better?