I can totally relate! I quit about a year ago but came back recently while also having a full time 9-5 job because I thought I really missed it…in my opinion it was a mistake to come back lol. Sadly I just feel like the company continues to get worse, and being at a DT store has really opened my eyes to that. It’s just too fast paced, stressful, and any of those fun memories I recall having just don’t feel possible at a DT location. It definitely makes the job feel like fast food to me. Also, I realized I didn’t miss the job, I missed that season of my life and the people I worked with at that time that that were in my life.

I’m leaving for good this time, and like you said it is very bittersweet. Starbucks was my first job, and where I grew and felt welcomed for the first time ever to be myself, but the stress and unrealistic expectations of the job just aren’t worth it anymore to me. I got lucky at my first store because it was small, and no DT so it had that relaxed coffee vibe even on busy days. I need to let go though, all this job does to me is take and after having a break from it now that I’m back every shift just feels like insanity.

To me, none of us deserve the chaos of this job and I’m realizing it is in no way sustainable. I’m sad that the company feels so much less than what it did before, but I can now see I think my SM was exceptionally amazing which made my first experience so great. I’ll always have those awesome memories to cherish, and can now realize that was a season of life and in the past, and Starbucks is no longer for me. I’m in my late 20s now and started this job in my early 20s, and I feel like I’m moving on to another phase of life and it’s time to finally let go of this job. I chose to no longer let my comfort at the job override how toxic and draining the job feels to
me everyday, I swear Starbucks is like a toxic relationship

congratulations!!!! and thanks for your service. good luck with everything in your future💚