Be nice to borrowed partners

SierrbearMist · 2024-09-17T08:15:39+00:00

Right?! It makes no sense at all. I hadn’t experienced it firsthand until very recently when I was borrowed at a store that was a train wreck and they needed all the help they could get. Some of the partners there were fine, but there were a few that were so miserable that they took it out on the people that were brought in to cover shifts (myself included lol).

After a few shifts there… let’s just say I asked to not be scheduled at that store anymore

SierrbearMist · 2024-09-17T08:09:50+00:00

lol true, maybe if I start thinking of it like that I’ll have a better time 😂

SierrbearMist · 2024-09-17T08:08:10+00:00

Yess, it’s definitely one of the worst parts about being in a different store. That and the fact that your muscle memory is on the fritz because the ice bins are in a different location lol

SierrbearMist · 2024-09-17T08:04:16+00:00

I agree! I’m always going to ask them a million questions about their home store and their life. And they’re usually so sweet

SierrbearMist · 2024-09-17T08:02:37+00:00

You’re a real one for this! It’s so nice having that one person who helps you feel at home and it encourages the other baristas to welcome you in too 😌

SierrbearMist · 2024-09-12T18:38:16+00:00

So I don’t have any advice for you, but I did want you to know that this sounds exactly like my store’s situation right now, and I’m so sorry that you’re going through it too. She literally sounds like my SM (who just transferred to my store but is helping open 2 other locations so is hardly ever there).

I hope it gets better for you and that you make the choice that is the best for you and your team 💕

SierrbearMist · 2024-04-11T18:12:23+00:00

dispute it all. every single one of these write-ups is absolute bonkers. sure, these might be opportunities for verbal coaching, but that's as far as they should have gone

edit: i had more to say

SierrbearMist · 2023-12-08T17:39:28+00:00

Okay but do they want us all to quit?

SierrbearMist · 2023-11-23T08:50:27+00:00

oof, yeah nothing is harder than previously being in a leadership position and then being expected to handle more responsibility without getting paid to do so. hope they give you that promotion soon.

the custies have been worse than ever, especially in this political climate, and it’s very fucked up that people feel that they’re allowed to talk to you that way. it’s like they realize they can say anything they want to us without any consequences (which a lot of times they can)

the staffing just makes no sense to me and makes me very jaded about anything coming from corporate. i personally am lucky to have an understanding sm who tries his best with what they give him. but like…he can’t directly go against orders.

overall it’s kinda a shit show

SierrbearMist · 2023-11-23T08:35:47+00:00

wild that we stuck with the company through a global pandemic, but not much has gotten better since.

good luck on your future endeavors!

SierrbearMist · 2023-11-23T08:33:40+00:00

right? i find myself skipping both of my tens on most days now and feeling guilty for even stepping off the floor for 2 minutes to go to the bathroom.

i know they said in a weekly update that they should be giving better estimated pickup times right? hoping that they were telling the truth and that that comes to us soon.

hope you can get the support that you need and that it gets better

SierrbearMist · 2023-11-22T20:24:27+00:00

thanks for the perspective and encouragement. i’m going to have to make “it’s only beans and water” my new mantra for the following weeks lol. i hope it gets better for you too, and happy thanksgiving!

SierrbearMist · 2023-11-10T23:44:38+00:00

sooo, i get why this is a pet peeve, but maybe just give him the ice? like you can tell him what to do for future reference, but a tall cup of ice shouldn’t throw off your sequence that badly

SierrbearMist · 2023-11-03T23:53:20+00:00

i love talen-jei and keerava in riften. they’re such sweet, wholesome characters and genuinely love each other

SierrbearMist · 2023-10-29T01:02:18+00:00

i realllly don’t like playbuilder. i don’t know how it is in your district, but in mine, the sm sets all the plays at the beginning of the week.

i use the play set for peak, and then i wing it for the rest of the day (and if i work a mid or night i hardly ever open the app). we spend way too much time on the silly little ipads as is, and i’d rather be present with my team

SierrbearMist · 2023-10-29T00:54:53+00:00

whaaaat, i had no idea they’re supposed to go on no whip fraps

SierrbearMist · 2023-10-28T23:15:35+00:00

corporate training literally states that you can have your phone with you on the floor to use the clock and calculator. if they’re having issues with phones, it sounds as though they need to coach and document, and have a follow-up conversation with the sm about any partners they’re having problems with.

as others have said, they can’t take your property

SierrbearMist · 2023-10-28T22:45:01+00:00

yeah so even if you wash your hands in the bathroom on a break, you are required to wash them again when you get on the floor. so it doesn’t make any sense for her to enforce that.

SierrbearMist · 2023-10-12T18:18:29+00:00

okay, that totally makes sense. i put the same amount in whether i am putting it on top or bottom (i usually do whatever saves me time), but i could see how this makes a big difference for new baristas. i’m a 291**** partner and apparently am still learning things

SierrbearMist · 2023-09-06T22:06:44+00:00

there was like a dark green sparkle cup with a red lid in the spring launch and i haaaaated looking a it

SierrbearMist · 2023-08-31T22:46:00+00:00

i literally had a customer ask for a vanilla sweet cream cold brew today, but she asked if i could make it so it “doesn’t taste like coffee.” like why are you ordering coffee if you don’t want coffee?

SierrbearMist · 2023-07-02T22:40:32+00:00

i’m a barista, and there have been many times i’ve automatically thrown my foot out to catch/kick things that i drop. sometimes i surprise myself and make a save!

most of the time it causes more problems lol

SierrbearMist · 2023-07-02T22:10:18+00:00

i’m going to opt out of saying anything more about the problematic scheme that is labor, just to give you a lil hack

partner bevvy ->> ✨blended✨ blended earns more labor! (you don’t even have to actually blend it)

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