Shoomm
ex-caffeinator
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2016
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- 127
I just finished my 3rd week, and I still feel like I'm flailing at least half the time with Starbucks. About all I think I can say I'm 100% confidant with (as far as drinks go) are standard coffees, cold teas/refreshers, and frappuccinos. I think I'm fairly alright with a standard latte, but everything else takes me a while to remember, if I do at all. I don't know if it's just because I'm not a huge coffee drinker myself, or that it throws me when the "all drinks of ___ type are like this, except for the one that isn't" come up, or a combination of issues. About 2/3 of my shifts so far have been Starbucks.
I feel like I should probably be much more up to speed on things, and my TL had a chat with me this afternoon to say the same. I assured them that I thought the training had been fine (the last couple jobs I had, I had next to no training at all). I believe I could get better, but my problem is that I'll start to get panicky if I feel rushed when I haven't fully memorized the tasks yet. Obviously, behind the counter there really isn't too much opportunity to not get rushed if there's a line.
I've done many register jobs before, and I felt probably 75% confidant by the end of my first Target cashier training shift. By the end of my 2nd day cashiering, I could just about go on auto-pilot already. The only thing I really had to call for help with this past Sunday was over a tax-exempt form that I hadn't encountered before.
I'm scheduled for a couple closing shifts by myself in Starbucks after this week, so the TL says we'll see how they go and have another chat afterwards. I'm a bit bummed, because I really did want to do well back there, but perhaps my ADHD brain gets a bit too overwhelmed with so many drinks and procedures at once. At least my TL was really nice about it, and I didn't feel like I was in trouble or anything. I just hope that if I end up doing only cashiering, I'll still get a lot of hours.
I feel like I should probably be much more up to speed on things, and my TL had a chat with me this afternoon to say the same. I assured them that I thought the training had been fine (the last couple jobs I had, I had next to no training at all). I believe I could get better, but my problem is that I'll start to get panicky if I feel rushed when I haven't fully memorized the tasks yet. Obviously, behind the counter there really isn't too much opportunity to not get rushed if there's a line.
I've done many register jobs before, and I felt probably 75% confidant by the end of my first Target cashier training shift. By the end of my 2nd day cashiering, I could just about go on auto-pilot already. The only thing I really had to call for help with this past Sunday was over a tax-exempt form that I hadn't encountered before.
I'm scheduled for a couple closing shifts by myself in Starbucks after this week, so the TL says we'll see how they go and have another chat afterwards. I'm a bit bummed, because I really did want to do well back there, but perhaps my ADHD brain gets a bit too overwhelmed with so many drinks and procedures at once. At least my TL was really nice about it, and I didn't feel like I was in trouble or anything. I just hope that if I end up doing only cashiering, I'll still get a lot of hours.