Ok, I got fired from Starbucks after about 4 months. So here's why I hate Starbucks.
*Their coffee tastes bad. Yeah!!! I've tried to make myself appreciate the "true coffee taste", "the right acidity and fruity/nutty flavor" and now I don't have to!
*Their sandwiches and yogurts are way over-priced.
*They make you go to another store to bring stuff their store ran out of. Often, they don't even give you a cart. Once I was carrying a big box of honey AND a huge bag of sugar with my bare hands (I'm a girl) from one store to another... The sugar bag got torn at the bottom and sugar was spilling onto the street.. it was torture! I couldn't move my hands when I was back at our store.
*2 weeks into my employment they made me open the store for the 1st time.. with my manager... I was looking forward to the magical "first time" all week... Only, I had very little idea about the pastry sheet. My manager wasn't happy about it and screamed at me up until we were ready to open the door. She was saying stuff like "No, that's not how you line up the scones!!! Do it again! That's not where the cookies go! Check the sheet!" or "Do you see that number here?! What do you think it means??? Well... now UNDERLINE IT!" When she was done with me I was shaking all over and had troble standing (!). When I had to smile cheerfully at our first customers I had to keep myself from crying.
* I should have just quit there and then but no, I had to keep stay for another 4 months of torture... what an idiot.
*Our fat assistant manager liked me at first, then for whatever reason she stopped even greeting me and looking my way.. for months. I still don't know what I've done wrong. After 2 months or so she started acting like she was my best pal, high-fiving me, then she transferred to another store. WTF?
*Apparently I've been fired for "not calling drinks properly". I know I was making mistakes calling drinks in my first weeks, but I know I stopped doing that... but the manager was convinced I still called them wrong. We've only worked together with her once.. on the New Year's Eve! Doesn't everyone make mistakes while calling drinks at first? I've been studying hard the recipes and drink names in my time off. But yeah, once you get labeled, it gets stuck. While the guy who made green tea latte with espresso is still employed!
*I have been told by our manager that I "have no strong suits". That was in my first 2 weeks. How can you say that? Everyone has strong suits.
*The pay was bad, and most of the job wasn't pouring lattes and chatting with customers - it was doing garbage runs in the freezing cold, mopping the floors, scrubbing the toilets, replacing TP and soap, deep cleaning, carrying heavy bags and boxes, and yeah - loading and unloading the stupid sanitizer endlessly!
*I used to come home from work and cry. In my spare time I used to think about all the bad stuff my manager told me, study the manuals, and dread the next day of work.
*To sum up, working at Starbucks was not only bad, it was traumatizing! They should quit lying about "treating partners with dignity and respect". I've been treated like dirt and I'm always nice to everyone! I've a bachelors degree from university... but I guess I'm too stupid to call those drinks properly... It was one of the worst jobs I ever had. The other baristas were actually nice... I hope they all quit and find other jobs!
*So happy I don't have to go there again!!! I hate Starbucks!!!
Thanks for listening!