I am a former barista at Starbucks and I only lasted there for about a week before quitting. The reason I quit was due to feeling unwelcomed by my coworkers and racial hostility from a white female in my age group. I was referred to as a “Negress”, darkie, and other racially insensitive slurs I won’t mention here by the same white female who was my trainer. To be honest, the work was easy as I previously worked at a Starbucks cafe inside a Barnes and Noble. However, I was treated as if I was dumb and slow during training and was being constantly micromanaged when I already knew how to make the drinks and prepare food. My question is is Starbucks not really happy go lucky and foster a positive environment for employees? From the outside looking in, I would always notice people of all backgrounds and races having a nice time and chatting up with each other and I envy that because I wish that was my experience and could’ve stayed working there.