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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 07 - 13 - ID#vyaiyd
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Anyone else now work in an office and felt they did more work as a barista? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by 10pumpsclassic
I work in advertising, specifically media. I'm only entry-level, despite being out of college for a couple of years. I love my job and my field, but there's not a lot to do. When I was a barista, I was often busy. It was physical labor, retail, but I could feel at the end of a long workday, that I really truly did accomplish something, whether that was making sales, or the act of making a beverage to drink and serve to the public, but I did feel I was important to the team.

Here at my agency however, I'm where I wanted to be when I was a barista. But, finding I'm not motivated. I have less work to do then when I was a barista, and for all of the talk in agencies about having too much work to do, and everything being due yesteryear, I can't find a single thing to do. I've asked my supervisor and my director, they say it's coming and just wait. Be patient, but it's been three-months, and here I am redditing at work.

It's hard to look busy and constantly trying to act motivated, when you have nothing to do. I wake up, look at my 3-emails that came in and mentally log-off for the day.

What do I do?
marriednight 1 points 1y ago
That’s generally how office jobs are. I’ve alternated back and forth between retail and office work based on what was available and most of my office days were spent reading or on my phone.
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