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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 06 - 14 - ID#vc7d22
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I feel very stuck and do not know what to do (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Effective_Hippo_3344
I've worked for Starbucks for over a year now and I haven't dreaded going into my shifts before until now. I'm a college student and I'm graduating soon and told my SM that I need to focus on my career path post-grad and in return they cut my hours. I feel like this is a bit of a retaliation, and they recently told me that I "don't work hard
enough" and don't deserve the hours which felt like a slap in the face because I loved my job and everyone I worked with and put 100% of what I
could into it. I took every shift I could and tried my best to help my partners when they needed it. My SM has also made remarks regarding my anxiety, which they have been made aware of
multiple times, and they told me that it "makes me not work as hard" and that customers can tell when I'm visibly triggered and it's hard when my SM is berating me during my shift for HOURS
along with some of our customers who
can admittedly be very rude solely just because they want to be (and I understand that just life and that happens everywhere and is bound to happen).

When I've called off for injuries and illnesses (which was vey rare), my SM basically told me that I still needed to come in (when I didn't think it was responsible to expose my immunocompromised partners or customers to COVID). They also told me that I still needed to come in with an injury that genuinely affected my ability to work and stand for long periods of time and that it wouldn't be accommodated, my SM refused to accommodate it along with one of our SSVs.

I used to not hate coming in for shifts. I don't know what to do and I feel very stuck, because I don't feel like I should be at my store because of the way things have been recently. It doesn't feel like a safe third place anymore like it used to. I feel very out of the loop about a lot of things that are crucial to my ability to do my job and my interactions with customers (yes, I read through the weekly update). I really need the money and benefits and I’m not sure if I necessarily want to quit right now but I'm not sure if I can do this anymore. I feel so drained and sad after every shift (when I even have them anymore because my SM cut my hours significantly Imao)

I don't know if I should quit or contact someone higher up because I really need the money and benefits right now but my mental health is suffering significantly
Riversbewild 10 points 1y ago
Report sm to pcc. If you’re using ASU then don’t let them bully you out. I dread half of my shifts at least, but I’ll be done with ASU end of ‘23 so I stay. Do what’s best for you.
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