Super Strict SM Hates Decorations(self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Nalytia
So the SM here is the most strict manager I've ever worked under? She has a cow whenever people try to put up decorations around the store for holidays, and got especially touchy and anal about whether or not we could put up stuff for Pride... Eventually when district manager was coming through, for that week alone she put up a single pride flag on the wall, and once The Visit was done, a couple days later she took it back down??? I've also definitely seen the official Starbucks pride pronoun pins in her possession, but when people ask for them, she avoids the question and just has not given them out?? People are saying she might be just the littlest bit homophobic but we don't really have any other evidence against the fact? What can we do here to at least get our pronoun pins lmao
(I work in a store in San Diego CA btw, which is a VERY LGBTQIA+ friendly area so????)
peternal_pansel11 points11m ago
OP I 100% would’ve brought my own glittery neon rainbow pronoun pins from home at this point. Can you order your own pride pins from the coffee gear shop?
Tbh there’s nothing wrong with sending a complaint saying that your manager is creating an unfriendly work environment………………..
Nalytia [OP]6 points11m ago
Oh yeah no I have 2 of my own pins on my apron already for pronouns, thank god 🙏🏿 It’s just the sense of like... I saw hee bring the packs in with my own eyes one night si she could've given them to ppl already on the floor that night and she chose ignorance 😭
peternal_pansel5 points11m ago
Have you tried outright asking her about the pins? Her answer to that question may give you more fodder for an email to her boss. 👀
Nalytia [OP]1 points11m ago
Havent had the chance to ask her face to face yet because of a completely diffeeent issue I'm having with her and my scheduling but I have asked her through text, and some other partners say they've asked her too... She just dodges the question most times it seems 🤔🥲 For example statt of June I asked about the pins and my missing tips and she only answered the Q about my tips and said nothing of the pins
peternal_pansel8 points11m ago
😐
find the pins.
Distribute them amongst your peers.
Win.
jazzysoranio3 points11m ago
Depends on how aggressive/passive-aggressive. I’m super passive so I would be covert and see if another store manager has a bunch of the pins to share with us and then hand them out to everyone discreetly and get everyone to just show up wearing them 😂
Nalytia [OP]4 points11m ago
🤣🤣🤣 The Passive power of that plan, I love it 👏🏿 I wish other SMs had them in bulk thoughhhh They run outta those supplies so quick down here
pleutparty2 points11m ago
Our district manager recently told us Starbucks is no longer allowed to decorate. We are a store that (luckily) has an SM who let us decorate for every holiday and now we can't put up anything. So I feel like it's probably not just your SM.
pleutparty2 points11m ago
PS the pronoun pin thing is bullshit, there is no reason for your SM to not be giving those out though.
Nalytia [OP]1 points11m ago
Huh! I didn't know that, about no more Deco. About when did your DM roll that out? Because afaik this sm has been denying deco since she got thos store about a year ago.
(And I'm glad that everyone seems to be in agreement on the bs about the pins!!)
throwaway12093409872 points11m ago
You best bet might be buying your own pronoun pins from Coffeegear! I don’t think you could possibly make her give them to you unless there’s some policy that states that Starbucks has to provide them to people who want them, which i highly doubt.
Nalytia [OP]1 points11m ago
Yeah I haven't read any policies about it regrettably, otherwise I'm sure she would've been quick to hand them out to save her own hide 🙄 It may be a trip to Coffeegear for me indeed 😩
sirencursedwithrage2 points11m ago
nah that's bullshit. if you're gonna buy your own pins, don't buy those ugly ass ones. get you some cute ones from Etsy or wherever else. fucking load your apron down with pins.
and when the manager says ,, you can't have those ,, you say okay give me the Starbucks one then or else I'm keeping these
or something idc
plus just report her to ethics and compliance because fuck that homophobic bitch
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