Hey I'm new here. I got hired at a licensed Starbucks about a month ago. Already it's pretty frustrating. I'm still new and I'm already being left alone by myself because my manager is lazy. Our kiosk is pretty busy throughout the day, but thankfully i've been able to keep my cool under pressure. But back to my manager- he claims he's a clean freak but really he is not. I am left to do most of the cleaning by myself because by nature I am a clean freak. I guess I was only hired because I am clean and tidy. None of my coworkers care to keep the kiosk clean either. Our cleaniness rating is a 67 right now- which is horrible. Also my manager has me opening at least 4 days a week-mostly on the days when I have a full day of school, and on those days I don't get home until about 11pm and then I have to finish up homework and study, which is really messing up my sleep. Making drinks isn't really hard, it's just people I work with are kind of stupid.
Well there's my rant, any advice is appreciated.
Newbie here and rant.
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Hmm..
About your schedules, try speaking with your manager about how it makes things difficult with school. Just tell tell him a few days here and there can be shifted around to help accommodate. You know, you'll have a more balanced schedule, so you'll be able to perform better in school and work.
Unless he's one of THOSE. You know, those people that don't care. They're very common. At which point you're only options are to leave or stay and deal with it.
It seems like you're adapting well to the stresses of the logistic aspects of the job, which is good. High five to that. If you're issue is with coworkers, elaborate more on what makes them "stupid", maybe we can help.
Your SM may actually be a clean freak, but he may also not want to do any cleaning because, ya know, he's too good for it. Its very rare for SMs to be really concerned with cleanliness. They sacrifice it often for "speed of service". It certainly sounds like the case with your low score lol. It may be he's just one of those self absorbed bosses who only really care about producing results to his boss and making things convenient for him.
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I did tell him to adjust my schedule and he said he would. The following week I find out he increased my days to open. I was really mad, so I got the label maker and put his name on the drains. Let him clean them.
Yeah, he is not too good for anything, this kid lives in an extremely ghetto apt complex in one of the worst areas of Houston. He is a former drug addict (and may still be I suspect) and is on probation for domestic violence. And when the DM comes around, he acts like he's been cleaning all week and totally kisses her ****. It's so annoying. Also I find out he used the same brush that he used to clean the drains to do dishes. I was so skeeved that I threw away the brush and acted like it just disappeared. The next week, I used a different brush to clean the drains and that very same day I see him doing it again when he was there to see me using it to clean the drains. So gross. He claims he has no time to clean. ****, there is time in the middle of day or at night. I do it all the time, i've managed to clean the ceiling during slow periods. It's not that hard. If everyone pitched in the place would a lot cleaner.
But yeah, about my coworkers, well they are just lazy and stupid at times. There is this one girl, when I am on the bar handling drinks for 10 customers while ringing up their orders, she just stands there looking at me like she's high or something. Like hello? Do something! Try washing me some pitchers!
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