So no photos :(
And tons of feels.............Also I may be getting fired from my job but that's ok. I mean I'm scared and they may have made the decision for me? And I have tons of feels. But let's start with work.
I love working at Starbucks I do. Actually I love working with the people I work with at the Englewood Store. But I can't with Starbucks anymore. I can't with constantly going in on days when I said I wouldn't be available to work, or having my schedule requests ingnored. Several times. I'm tired of having choose between my night course-which yes is vocational- and work and money, (granted I know I overspend like an idiot, but I'm *working* on that). Dad doesn't know why I'm neglecting this job which I like. No I like the people I work with.
I have friends there, yes but I don't enjoy it. I don't enjoy working there. I hate getting up in the morning and knowing at 3 I'll have to go that store. I hate going to all the effort of writing out my schedule change request forms and not getting the days of that I need. It's silly but when I say I can't work Sundays and you still put me down for sundays, after I whined for weeks about Sunday being the one day I wanted off (looking at you Jen). Especially when James (the former mamager at the store) knew when he hired me that I didn't want to work Sunday and then he began to put me on Sundays anyway. No seriously one time I came in to look at the schedule and I was 'working' on that Sunday. And then James walked past me saw me looking at the schedule and said, and I kid you not: "Oh. I have to ask you". Meaning he wasn't intending to at first.
And you know what I let that go. It's fine whatever. I eventually did the Sunday shifts and let it go, because I needed the money. But I have since then written down that sundays are my day off unless I decide I want to work that day. But then see I don't, if ever get my weekdays evenings (that I have requested off) off. Maybe it's because they don't believe I go to evening classes. But I haven't been able to go for quite some time. Maybe I should have talked to my new manager about it, but you know I filled out the forms thinking she would honor the schedule availability forms you know?. Yes I should talk to her, but I'm just frustated. If my managers can't meet me halfway with a simple thing as accomodating my schedule then why should I even want to work there? So I havne't been putting in my all at the store lately. Actually I've been kind of a bitch to my coworkers and, well, customers, (though they deserve it). I'm tired. I'm tired of having to ask whether they want a hot drink or cold, or having to change the hot cup, to a cold cup when they forget to specifiy. I'm tired of informing people that just because their order has been taken already, since they haven't actually yet, they might have to restate their order so I can ring it up.
I'm not kiddding I have this conversation at least 100+times a day: *Customer orders with my co-worker* Me waiting at the till : "Hi!!! what are you getting today?" C: "Oh I already ordered/Oh I've been helped" Me: "Ok but I need to ring it up so you can pay". Most of the time customers are ok, but you still get those that, "Oh I thought she did it already" and walk out of the queue, or get angry that they have to re-order. Or then there are those who order and especially complicated drink and except you to remember the drink in all it's complicated glory. It's like: dude, I have a hard enough time remembering the codes for the simple standard drinks we make, do not get angry at me because we got your drink wrong, when you know that getting your drink right requires writing an entire novel on the side of the cup. If you're going to change the drink that much it's your job to remember it. But whatever.
And then there's Mike. Mike who only gets an ice water. With lime wedges. Who gets on my freaking nerves because he used to try and get free food. And because of this conversation.
*Mike comes up to the counter*
Me: *internally sighing* Mike what are you having?
Mike: "Water" Except he tried to do an English accent and it came out godawful. I don't normally mind because when most people try it, it a) comes out with something approximating it,and they'll stop if it makes me feels uncomfortable.<
Me: "Please Mike, don't do that, I don't like it and besides that's not how my accent sounds. Please don't make fun. It's my accent"
Mike: *Something-something* Why not? I'm not making fun, besides I can do it better. "
Me: Fine
Mike: "What's wrong you I gave you a bottle of Patron"
He got his drink and left. A little while later he came back to get a refill. And then we had this exchange.
Mike: What's wrong with you, you're not still annoyed by earlier are you?
Me: I told you I don't like it when people make fun of my accent.
Mike Oh come on we're friends, I was just messing with you, I mean we're cool right we're friends.
Me: *frustrated* We're not friends, because I asked you to stop and you didn't. I told you I didn't like when you made fun of my accent.
Mike: Why do you think I'm making fun of your accent?
Me: Because you didn't stop when I asked you to. If you were my friend you'd stop. And you didn't
Mike: *Looks shocked* You know what I've had a really good day and I don't want anything to ruin it so I'm going to go.
I put his cup up after that. It's stupid but he didn't stop, and then he blamed me for his bad day. I guess I'm over emotional. Then of course there was the time he asked me to get him water ready when I was on a break. Not in my apron not in my hat, just waiting to order my drink and he was like "Water". Yes a scowl appeared on my face, and maybe it shouldn't have but really? I was on a break. When he saw this he was like "What the fuck is your problem? I'm tired of you attidude?" Well gee Mike maybe I didn't want to help you with your order when I was on a break. There are other things too. The point is I'm frustated. It's not a nice place to work, and if I get fired so be it. It's not just me, either people leave because they can't work at my store, they leave two weeks in or even while training, ( I mean it might be that I'm a bitch. I have been for the past year for......reasons) but people cannot work there for very long. I mean I've been working there for nearly two years. And I'm the longest working person there. at least five or six people who quit or got fired within 8 months of being hired. A couple didn't even finish training like I said. It just doesn't feel like a place I can be happy working for minimum wage anymore. *is wondering whether I would qualify for umemployment checks* This got long so I'll out the rest up in another post where I'll talk about those two men.
I love working at Starbucks I do. Actually I love working with the people I work with at the Englewood Store. But I can't with Starbucks anymore. I can't with constantly going in on days when I said I wouldn't be available to work, or having my schedule requests ingnored. Several times. I'm tired of having choose between my night course-which yes is vocational- and work and money, (granted I know I overspend like an idiot, but I'm *working* on that). Dad doesn't know why I'm neglecting this job which I like. No I like the people I work with.
I have friends there, yes but I don't enjoy it. I don't enjoy working there. I hate getting up in the morning and knowing at 3 I'll have to go that store. I hate going to all the effort of writing out my schedule change request forms and not getting the days of that I need. It's silly but when I say I can't work Sundays and you still put me down for sundays, after I whined for weeks about Sunday being the one day I wanted off (looking at you Jen). Especially when James (the former mamager at the store) knew when he hired me that I didn't want to work Sunday and then he began to put me on Sundays anyway. No seriously one time I came in to look at the schedule and I was 'working' on that Sunday. And then James walked past me saw me looking at the schedule and said, and I kid you not: "Oh. I have to ask you". Meaning he wasn't intending to at first.
And you know what I let that go. It's fine whatever. I eventually did the Sunday shifts and let it go, because I needed the money. But I have since then written down that sundays are my day off unless I decide I want to work that day. But then see I don't, if ever get my weekdays evenings (that I have requested off) off. Maybe it's because they don't believe I go to evening classes. But I haven't been able to go for quite some time. Maybe I should have talked to my new manager about it, but you know I filled out the forms thinking she would honor the schedule availability forms you know?. Yes I should talk to her, but I'm just frustated. If my managers can't meet me halfway with a simple thing as accomodating my schedule then why should I even want to work there? So I havne't been putting in my all at the store lately. Actually I've been kind of a bitch to my coworkers and, well, customers, (though they deserve it). I'm tired. I'm tired of having to ask whether they want a hot drink or cold, or having to change the hot cup, to a cold cup when they forget to specifiy. I'm tired of informing people that just because their order has been taken already, since they haven't actually yet, they might have to restate their order so I can ring it up.
I'm not kiddding I have this conversation at least 100+times a day: *Customer orders with my co-worker* Me waiting at the till : "Hi!!! what are you getting today?" C: "Oh I already ordered/Oh I've been helped" Me: "Ok but I need to ring it up so you can pay". Most of the time customers are ok, but you still get those that, "Oh I thought she did it already" and walk out of the queue, or get angry that they have to re-order. Or then there are those who order and especially complicated drink and except you to remember the drink in all it's complicated glory. It's like: dude, I have a hard enough time remembering the codes for the simple standard drinks we make, do not get angry at me because we got your drink wrong, when you know that getting your drink right requires writing an entire novel on the side of the cup. If you're going to change the drink that much it's your job to remember it. But whatever.
And then there's Mike. Mike who only gets an ice water. With lime wedges. Who gets on my freaking nerves because he used to try and get free food. And because of this conversation.
*Mike comes up to the counter*
Me: *internally sighing* Mike what are you having?
Mike: "Water" Except he tried to do an English accent and it came out godawful. I don't normally mind because when most people try it, it a) comes out with something approximating it,and they'll stop if it makes me feels uncomfortable.<
Me: "Please Mike, don't do that, I don't like it and besides that's not how my accent sounds. Please don't make fun. It's my accent"
Mike: *Something-something* Why not? I'm not making fun, besides I can do it better. "
Me: Fine
Mike: "What's wrong you I gave you a bottle of Patron"
He got his drink and left. A little while later he came back to get a refill. And then we had this exchange.
Mike: What's wrong with you, you're not still annoyed by earlier are you?
Me: I told you I don't like it when people make fun of my accent.
Mike Oh come on we're friends, I was just messing with you, I mean we're cool right we're friends.
Me: *frustrated* We're not friends, because I asked you to stop and you didn't. I told you I didn't like when you made fun of my accent.
Mike: Why do you think I'm making fun of your accent?
Me: Because you didn't stop when I asked you to. If you were my friend you'd stop. And you didn't
Mike: *Looks shocked* You know what I've had a really good day and I don't want anything to ruin it so I'm going to go.
I put his cup up after that. It's stupid but he didn't stop, and then he blamed me for his bad day. I guess I'm over emotional. Then of course there was the time he asked me to get him water ready when I was on a break. Not in my apron not in my hat, just waiting to order my drink and he was like "Water". Yes a scowl appeared on my face, and maybe it shouldn't have but really? I was on a break. When he saw this he was like "What the fuck is your problem? I'm tired of you attidude?" Well gee Mike maybe I didn't want to help you with your order when I was on a break. There are other things too. The point is I'm frustated. It's not a nice place to work, and if I get fired so be it. It's not just me, either people leave because they can't work at my store, they leave two weeks in or even while training, ( I mean it might be that I'm a bitch. I have been for the past year for......reasons) but people cannot work there for very long. I mean I've been working there for nearly two years. And I'm the longest working person there. at least five or six people who quit or got fired within 8 months of being hired. A couple didn't even finish training like I said. It just doesn't feel like a place I can be happy working for minimum wage anymore. *is wondering whether I would qualify for umemployment checks* This got long so I'll out the rest up in another post where I'll talk about those two men.