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That's it...I'm jumping ship

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Started 1 year ago by CoconutLime
Latest reply from Dry Sharpie

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CoconutLime

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I have an interesting dilemma that I'm sure some of you have experienced, and I want to get everyone's opinion on what they would do in my shoes.

I originally took up working at Starbucks as a supplementary job. It wasn't too bad at first, I had been a barista before for a number of years, so this wasn't anything too new. I lost my primary job this past February and opened up my availability to work full-time at The Bux until I could find something else. I did. This was a few weeks ago.

I notified my SM that I would be training at this new place for the next two weeks, and he seemed all fine and dandy with it. Next thing I know, I'm on the schedule at Starbucks for the specific times I will be training at this other job (it's a high-end restaurant that is opening in like, 10 days, and the manager there has been trying to accomodate everyone's job schedules to fit training, which is in the evening). I've called 8 different stores in the area, and every partner at said stores to try to find someone to switch with, or cover my shift...ZERO LUCK.

I told my SM about my dilemma today and how I'm trying to do everything I can to appease everyone/find a balance, and he (literally, without paraphrasing) said; "Well you have one of two options...find someone to cover for you, or pull a no-call, no-show and be subject to termination."

Thanks!! You're of some great help there, aren't ya, buddy?

He then patronized me, saying that I need to tell these new employers of mine that I already have a job and that they need to understand that he (my SM) puts up the schedule every Monday, so I can't be available for them whenever they want, and that I need to give them specific days I'm available to work there so I can continue working at Sbux, too.

Okay, first off, this place isn't open yet, I don't have a SET schedule, I just know when I'm training, and Starbucks is interfering with that. Second, why the **** should I give them set days I can and cannot work if I'm going to be making 100x more money than I do at Sh!tbucks.

TLDR: I'm training for a new job, I'm still stuck at Starbucks, my manger put me on the schedule during my training for said job, and I can't find anyone in a 15 mile radius to cover/switch with. My SM is "too bad, so sad, cover your **** or get fired" about it.
Do I just no-call, no show and call it quits? Do I get my **** fired and never look back, or do I "call in sick" because it would then be his responsibility to find coverage, whether I was really sick or not (and if need be, I could find a doc's excuse, easily).

HELP!! I want to leave so badly, but don't know what the best way is to do it. :(

Posted 1 year ago #
eyeadapt

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DO WHAT I DID! And quit through Partner Resources!!!!!!! Or contact your DM, if you feel you can't do it with your SM. But check and see if the state you reside in is an "at will state" because if it is, you have no obligation to give them two weeks notice, that is merely just a courtesy to the company, and the way I see it...they've never given me any courtesies. So **** it.

Posted 1 year ago #

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CoconutLime

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eyeadapt, your post the other day inspired me to be like, "**** this noise...why am I still at Starbucks when all they've been doing is **** me up the **** since I first started?!"

Going to check on that "at will" thing. I live in PA...from what I recall, it is an "at will" state. I know this n00b barista peaced-out two days into her training. Smart girl.

I hate to screw my store over like a complete "see you next Tuesday" since I love all of my partners and my ASM...I just can't take the **** attitude of my SM anymore. He's so belittling, condescending, and patronizing. I'm tired of being demeaned. I am scheduled to work Saturday and Sunday morning, and I'm honestly feeling like I may just finish my shift tomorrow, toss in my apron, and run away to never return again.

Posted 1 year ago #
Randy G.

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Well, you could tell him, I am leaving, and that in spite of your efforts to screw everyone and treat them like merde that the crew is great but it won't stay that way for long." Give him the number of the local community college's business dean and tell him, "Your GED, regardless of how many gold stars you got for perfect attendance, hasn't really helped your people skills whatsoever." Continue with, "Management is for people who know how to manage (it's where the term came from), and that it isn't done by belittling, extorting, and manipulating people. Only people with tiny little wee-wees like you have to make themselves feel big by making those around them feel small. The staff is what runs the store and interfaces with the customers, and that IS this business if you haven't noticed, and unless you get a bonus for higher staff turnover rates you would be best served by treating the employees with respect and a positive attitude. THAT's motivation with humanity and decency. And by the way... your Mom called... She's horney again, and says you should come home at lunch for a nooner, you MF."

How'd I do??? ;-)

Posted 1 year ago #
CoconutLime

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Right on Randy G.!! You guys are really making it hard for me to want to show up for work in 3.5 hours, lol.

Posted 1 year ago #
thinkdeep

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Hey @CoconutLime, take a shot/hit (your preference) and sleep in. You have another job and SBUX pays you in coffee beans. I'd send a text/email to your manager about 30 min before your shift just saying, "I quit." Nothing more, nothing less.

If you say more, s/he can try to cite you for harassment, etc, and get you terminated.

Remember:

1. Take a shot.
2. Take a hit.
3. New job.
4. Fu..ck bitches.
5. Make money not coffee beans.

Posted 1 year ago #

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MobilizedPartner

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No call, no show?

Say no more.

Fxck a Starbucks.

Posted 1 year ago #
2Hot2Handle

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Yeah, this is a tricky situation all right. First of all, congrats on your new job! I almost got hired at another restaurant but I stupidly overslept for my orientation so now I'm stuck with working at SB for the time being. I regret it to this day. Your first priority should be the waitressing job because you'll be making tons of more cash. What I would do is ask every single barista I come across if they want to switch, every day I see them. You have to give a benefit for picking up your shift, something like offering to pick up any other day they need you to or volunteering to do most of the busy work during your shift. If they ask why you want to switch then give them a good excuse about a family/personal problem. Don't mention your new job. If that doesn't work then just call out sick at SB. Just make sure to bring a doctor's note because your manager might remember your conversation about not wanting to work on those specific days. Remember that two jobs are better than one. Don't quit unless you think you wouldn't miss having the extra cash. Good luck.

Posted 1 year ago #
CoconutLime

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Thanks everyone for your ideas and opinions. Today, I jumped ship and have never felt better.

Did everything I could...called 11 stores and all of their available partners...no luck. No one in my own store was available, either. I thought about calling in sick, but my SM already knows I'm not, plus, I don't really care anymore. I'm no-call, no-showing, and that's that.

I feel like Peter Gibbons in "Office Space". I just don't care anymore. Lumberg can shove it. I feel good.

I'll keep you all posted to see what happens this week (if I get terminated or not).

Posted 1 year ago #
nekokohi

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i suggest you leave. a lot of these managers go into power trips i have noticed. it'a pathetic. my managers were never that bad but over a year of bull drove me to leave.

Posted 1 year ago #
CoconutLime

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So exactly 13.5 hours ago, I walked into my (former) Starbucks and officially resigned my position as a barista there.

To my surprise, my SM, who is often a condescending @$$hole that diminishes all of his team, was really calm about it. Kinda threw me for a huge loop; I walked in ready to strike back at his normally rude persona. Glad I didn't have to.

Part of me will miss the other baristas I really enjoyed working with, but I'm so happy to know that I'm no longer going into a job that I dread more often than not.

PS: Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed a huge amount of partners on this site finding the gumption to call it quits at Sbux recently? Either way, destroy that salty sea wench! :P

Posted 1 year ago #
Dry Sharpie

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@CoconutLime: Congrats on escaping.

Regarding IHS users quitting in droves: it depends. This is a website full of disgruntled partners. Most of us are looking for new jobs already. I hope to see new faces on the forum each month. Misery loves company.

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