@$$hole co-workers: need advice

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@$$hole co-workers: need advice

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Started 3 years ago by Flappacino
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Flappacino

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Ok. So there's this barista at my store. We all know someone like her:

-She's been there long enough to feel like she has power because she's been there longer than other baristas
-she throws her weight around like you wouldn't believe
-she snaps at me all night and full-out cusses for no reason
-other people i've talked to just say "she's like that"
-god forbid you give her any sass-back cuz she gives you a ton of attitude

She'll order me around even though she's not in charge, and the shifts don't do anything about it. the SM's talked to her a few times about her attitude problem. but she's crafty and manipulative so she usually gets her way. i freaking hate this. i don't know how to deal with her.

the worst part is, when i started there, she was the nicest person to me. and we developed a really good rapport. now shes just a big *****. WTF? Thanks guys, it just helps to vent. any advice on how to deal? i really don't want to go to the SM about it. it'll just create even more tension all around i think.

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coffee247

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Some people are just bossy like that. I guess it would depend on the situation but I would just do my job and ask my supervisor for what is on their agenda for the day. And if this person starts ordering you around just say oh the shift has me doing this already. Just avoid situations where this person has the opportunity to order you around. If it persists and the shifts still dont do anything you will have no choice but to talk to your mgr about it anyway. Sometimes old partners get favorable treatment, it sucks but its true. But if your mgr and this person are close anyway you might like you said be making tension all around. Its hard to give advise without seeming wishy washy about it when you dont know the exact situations. I hope this helps a little bit.

Posted 3 years ago #
Flappacino

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Thanks coffee247, that does help a bit...it feels like she's being a bully, but I'm afraid of standing up for myself because then she'll get everyone else on her side(she's prone to the drama). That's why I'm feeling a little lost right now. I'm just waiting for the sweet day that I get a real job and get the hell outta here.

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blender

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coffee 247 your advice is terrible. Avoid situations where she can be ordered about? I hope you don't tell that to your kids if you have any. Flappacino, like it or not, this is a life test. You will face this same problem in your next job and the one after that unless you deal with it. So the only advice is stand up for yourself, tell this cow that you are not taking her **** anymore and she either treats you with respect or you will simply ignore her. Even if you wind up falling foul of her crony's in the store, you leave that job with your head held high. I literally told my last manager to F off in the backroom after persistent nonsense and he never bothered me again. In fact he recently quit.

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Lamericana

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Yeah, I mean unless you got a job already lined up, just tell her off. You don't have to like pull her aside and tell her, you can just tell her real quick. Like when she bosses you around, can look at her with a suprise and ask "oh are they letting you run the shift?" and when she says no, then you can smile and say "then I'll ask the shift what to do, thank you". There's a girl just like that at my store who thinks she's super barista and knows everything, and she constantly tries to 'help' me and ends up making duplicate drinks and I just tell her 'I already got that, I don't need help right now". The first time she got all pissy and the manager tried to tell me to not damage her ego and I just looked at him and asked 'I have to be slower on bar so she doesn't hurt her ego?' And he hasn't said anything since. Just be polite and don't take anyone's bs, and don't get sucked into her games. If she gets ****, just tell her that you can see she is upset and you'd be glad to talk to her when she's calmed down. If she's going to act like a 3-year-old, treat her like one and she'll stop. But also be nice to her all of the time, because then she can't say that you're being mean to her or picking on her.

Posted 3 years ago #
coffee247

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Its not life advice just starbucks advice. Like I said it would really depend on the situation. But it sounds to me like this person is a managers favorite so unless you do have a job lined up I would not go off telling people off. I would tell your mgr about it first. Because obviously the shifts are not doing anything about it, and if that gets you nowhere then start looking for another job. It seems to me that you dont like being there anyways. I do have a more reserved approach to things when it comes to communications that have to do with starbucks, they are using any excuse they can to fire people right now. But if you want the gratification of telling them off power to ya. I just recomend going through the chain of command or watching exactly how you tell this person off so they have no reason to complain to your manager about you. It may sound spineless but it is called job security.

Posted 3 years ago #
blender

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There is no job security at Starbucks. If you want job security go join the army where there's a valid reason for some idiot barking at you all day. The next bully that comes along in the next job will have the same effect. There comes a time when you need to stand up. This person sounds like a completely typical loud dramatic Starbucks partner. Those of us who operate under this radar need to decide if we will have this chapter of our lives defined by someone like that or by our own actions. If you want respect for yourself and from others, tell this idiot where to go. If not, go humbly about your business but I'm telling you, you are setting the parameters for your whole life.

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darrenleake

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All the horrible baristas who were at my store got fired. Everyone i work with now is super cool and also hates Starbucks, including my SM

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deadshot

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In the store which I used to work we had several 'partners' who fit into that description, including the manager who at best can be described as a 'bully'. I've left now thank god, but whilst I worked there I just found comfort in thinking 'you'll get yours' everytime he called me a 'stupid ****' or whatever.

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