Coffee-stained, 24oz sized rant. Matcha powder smears included.

I’ve never posted here I think but I just gotta say this since I have no one to express this to atm. Now I’m stressing on an off-day.

Been here for 2+ years—I know how to do my job and I am almost always placed on bar because I’m accurate and fast. Or so I’ve been told.

From my perspective, I made one small mistake in my sequencing this morning (I was juggling solo hot bar, utilizing both bars like I normally do) and my SM jumps over and says,

“Hey so actually I’m gonna switch with you. Go to cold bar.” Moments later, “Make sure you give partner in DT what he needs when he needs it, ok?”

All I did was start the shots and milk for another drink before lidding the one he needed. I forgor :( My mistake, sure, but she seemed to be irritated as if I wasn’t doing my job well at all.

I dunno how to respond. She’s been saying things of that nature to me every other day for a month(?) or so now. By that, I mean I’ll go to do things how I’ve always done and she’ll make a comment that makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong (without telling me what’s wrong, kind of?) I dunno how else to describe it. Uncharacteristically condescending, I guess? Normally she’s nice.

I dunno what I’m doing wrong but I comply with what I’m told and do the best I can…nothing about how I work has changed for a long time now, and she has never complained before. Maybe I’m just suddenly terrible at my job now? Oh well.

I try to forget about work once I’m off, but being micromanaged noticeably more than other baristas and getting comments from my SM that make me feel like I’m apparently incompetent have been getting to me a bit.

“It’s just coffee. Free college degree. ASU. It’s just coffee. It’s just coffee,” is my daily mantra.

Womp womp 🤷🏻 time to play Stardew Valley and forget about my woes.

TLDR: me dumb dumb ‘toopid and manager kinda being weird; causes mild distress and excess matcha consumption to cope