Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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toxicity (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Shoddy-Trainer-8051
Anyone else have any toxic partners?
I feel like this can be a very emotionally demanding job and one of my partners- I don’t even know how to put it but they are so negative all the time. I get it’s a crappy job but stop shitting on it. Stop shitting on our partners. Stop shitting on customers. Stop saying how much you hate it here and wish everyone would go away. Stop giving everyone dirty glares. I’m so over it. It’s exhausting to be around
I feel like this can be a very emotionally demanding job and one of my partners- I don’t even know how to put it but they are so negative all the time. I get it’s a crappy job but stop shitting on it. Stop shitting on our partners. Stop shitting on customers. Stop saying how much you hate it here and wish everyone would go away. Stop giving everyone dirty glares. I’m so over it. It’s exhausting to be around
RetailBookworm 1 points 8m ago
Yeah, I work at Target and have been crosstraining at the Starbucks in our store for and one of my coworkers is really toxic. One of my other coworkers assured me it’s not me, he’s like that to everyone, and it’s like… that doesn’t make it better.
SowMindful 1 points 8m ago
I mean, I’m a realist - we’re a greedy corporate company, that after 10 years of being here - yes, all Starbucks cares about is the money they make. Are we aloud to let our severely sick customers know that our products are bad for them? Well of course not, we’d lose money. Someone losing their lives isn’t worth losing profits, oh no no.
Starbucks doesn’t even pay the bills, I just make enough to not drown. But life is short, there are many things out of our control, so indeed it is best to stay positive, and just have fun talking with people, rolling your eyes as you make those arbitrary window time, with no boost in your own profit.
Your fellow partner sounds like they are hurting from being aware of the corporate greed, I admire them, and welcome them to the club - but I do hope they can get used to the way corporate life is, and remember that this is just a stepping stone. Starbucks uses us, and so we’ll use Starbucks for what we need. Life is too short for such greed, spread kindness and understanding.
Starbucks doesn’t even pay the bills, I just make enough to not drown. But life is short, there are many things out of our control, so indeed it is best to stay positive, and just have fun talking with people, rolling your eyes as you make those arbitrary window time, with no boost in your own profit.
Your fellow partner sounds like they are hurting from being aware of the corporate greed, I admire them, and welcome them to the club - but I do hope they can get used to the way corporate life is, and remember that this is just a stepping stone. Starbucks uses us, and so we’ll use Starbucks for what we need. Life is too short for such greed, spread kindness and understanding.
Shoddy-Trainer-8051 [OP] -1 points 8m ago
I know first hand how terrible how it can get in that fucking place and have even reported management and stuff to ethics and compliance. But I do something about it, don’t just keep whispering nastiness in peoples ears
SowMindful 1 points 8m ago
Well it’s one thing to whisper nasty things, that’s childish and shouldn’t be done, but pointing out certain flaws with the company shouldn’t be an issue. I feel for him, in a world that’s obsessed with only making money, and doing their best to keep up with their neighbors, it’s hard to branch out and find other employment, often times they are sadly worse and more greedy than Starbucks. The idea of leaving the US does sound rather appealing, getting away from the “win at all cost” and profit driven society, majority of us are just sitting back and watching the collapse - but I enjoy having conversations about how we can do things differently. Starbucks not over expanding could be a start! The worlds wealth gap is in need of a good balancing, and putting corporations who don’t care about our planet or animals, is a good place to start. We as a society have gotten ourselves into these messes, we’ll have to get ourself out, or just wait till a major restart happens.
Shoddy-Trainer-8051 [OP] 1 points 8m ago
Lol it’s not corporate greed that’s hurting him, it’s life and he’s taking it out on all of us. Making him a really shitty person.
SowMindful 1 points 8m ago
Mmmm I wished I could agree with you, but corporate greed, along with the Standard American Diet, is doing far more harm, than good. The corporate model is take take take, grow, die, collapse. It’s not interested in maintaining harmony with the planet or for all living beings - it’s doomed to fail, and it’ll only cause harm to those around it as it flourishes and eventually collapse.
Shoddy-Trainer-8051 [OP] 0 points 8m ago
But he’s not complaining about the company! No one gives a shit about Starbucks at my store and it could burn down for all we care but he’s being mean about fellow partners, customers and everything else on the planet.
SowMindful 2 points 8m ago
Then he’s creating his own suffering, and spreading his mud onto others. Hopefully he finds empathy.
Shoddy-Trainer-8051 [OP] -1 points 8m ago
No, he’s been working for Starbucks for 7 years. Either suck it up or get it, don’t ruin all your partners day every day with your toxicity.
defendtrevornoah 1 points 8m ago
I too, am a voice for optimism and hope in a rather pessimistic environment at times. I’ve had success verbalizing the silver lining and realistic humor of life in the green apron.. people seem to appreciate it. keep fighting the good fight, sunshine. :)
Shoddy-Trainer-8051 [OP] 1 points 8m ago
Thank you, me too. I find it’s much better to be the optimist partner than the downer. No one wants to be around them anymore and they’ve emotionally drained me this week
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