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Hey y'all. I'm DJ.
I just started as a cashier about 3 weeks ago and feel like I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I received basically no training and was just put immediately on a lane. That being said, I feel like I'm doing fine, but I definitely don't feel comfortable with it yet. I'm supposed to eventually be cross trained and moved to Starbucks (what I applied for to begin with) but I'm getting the feeling it will be a while, if ever. I can't tell if my store is specifically disorganized or if this is a common theme with the company. As frustrating as it is though, base pay here is pretty freaking high ($12/hour - wayyy more than anywhere else locally, most places in my city start at $7.50 if you're lucky) so I'm not just going to walk away from this just yet.
Ideally, I'd love to eventually move to HR. I have the administrative and management experience necessary, but I don't know how to make that happen. Obviously it will be a while since I just started, but according to the person who hired me, he started out in Guest Services so I know it's possible to get there one day, but if anyone has any experience with making a jump from being on the floor to being in the office, I'd love your advice. Or really, if anyone has advice for me overall. I'm not really cut out to be a cashier long term - my anxiety is horrible & dealing with irate customers (who, no, really DON'T want a red card - insert eye roll) is not my forte.
Anyway thanks for reading. I've already learned more here than I did in my 15 minutes of "training" at the store.
I just started as a cashier about 3 weeks ago and feel like I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I received basically no training and was just put immediately on a lane. That being said, I feel like I'm doing fine, but I definitely don't feel comfortable with it yet. I'm supposed to eventually be cross trained and moved to Starbucks (what I applied for to begin with) but I'm getting the feeling it will be a while, if ever. I can't tell if my store is specifically disorganized or if this is a common theme with the company. As frustrating as it is though, base pay here is pretty freaking high ($12/hour - wayyy more than anywhere else locally, most places in my city start at $7.50 if you're lucky) so I'm not just going to walk away from this just yet.
Ideally, I'd love to eventually move to HR. I have the administrative and management experience necessary, but I don't know how to make that happen. Obviously it will be a while since I just started, but according to the person who hired me, he started out in Guest Services so I know it's possible to get there one day, but if anyone has any experience with making a jump from being on the floor to being in the office, I'd love your advice. Or really, if anyone has advice for me overall. I'm not really cut out to be a cashier long term - my anxiety is horrible & dealing with irate customers (who, no, really DON'T want a red card - insert eye roll) is not my forte.
Anyway thanks for reading. I've already learned more here than I did in my 15 minutes of "training" at the store.