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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 08 - 06 - ID#whyo7i
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Venti rant (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by SaturnineSky_568
I’m really fed up with one of my shift supervisors but I don’t wanna make a big deal out of something that I don’t think is intentional. She’s got a really strange sense of humor, like mean humor but…meaner. From the moment I got hired we’ve never really gotten along as she likes things done a certain way and because I work at two separate stores, I tend to mix things up a lot (the SM’s at these stores kinda hate each other and do things drastically different, which is a whole nother story). These mix ups are frustrating for the both of us, but I try to be understanding because she is my shift supervisor and it is not her fault I chose to work at two stores. The issue here is, as I’ve started to get a better grip on the two stores way of operating, I’ve achieved the ability to joke with this shift supervisor, but her jokes are really demeaning. She pokes fun at my mix ups and frequently implies that there is something wrong with me neurologically (which I’m very insecure about because I’m currently trying to get tested for autism due to a referral from my primary care physician). I kinda just awkwardly laugh because I want her to like me enough to joke with me, but it just shatters my confidence. She jokes about me needing more then glasses to see the world in front of me, and that I get this “deer in the headlights” look when I’m trying to find something. When I ask her for help she jokes that I’ll just forget and ask in an hour or if I’m trying to find something she’ll show me and question why basic tasks are so hard for me. Ofc I understand this doesn’t come from nowhere, I DO get easily confused and overwhelmed and it shows, but everytime I work with her I leave work feeling incompetent and it hurts. I am able to do my job, whether or not there’s something wrong with me, and I wish she’d stop acting like I’m a puppy with no legs. I don’t know how to bring this up in a friendly way though…or if I should bring it up at all…
Purgatory-Maybe 7 points 11m ago
As someone who is also forgetful and mixes things up a lot (I have adhd), this is infuriating and absolutely not okay. You shouldn’t be made to feel lesser than or incompetent because your brain works differently, especially from a shift! Have you noticed this shift talking to anyone else this way? I would definitely try to bring it up with them if you feel comfortable. Maybe something along the lines of “hey [shift name], I understand that you’re joking and you mean well, but it’s actually pretty hurtful when you talk to me like that. I’m doing my best, and when you make jokes like that it makes me feel bad about myself and I don’t want to feel that way when I’m at work.” Good luck, hopefully she starts to understand that what she’s doing isn’t okay and treats you better. 🤙🏼
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