I got a job a few weeks ago at Starbucks. I will hit the 3 month mark in early January. I want to leave this location ASAP because I fail miserably at the drive thru, something I don't enjoy, naturally causing irritation for my coworkers. Not a good impression to make on them or the customers. I am not confident it will get better with time. I'm also upset that I dont seem to fit in with most of my coworkers, adding to my problem.

I want to transfer to a location without a drive thru, where I will only need to master making drinks because I have the register down already. This location is intense, especially around holiday season. The stress of needing to improve at the drive thru is too much for me; I can't multitask in it, which is a greatly needed skill there.

The holiday time means a high number of sales must be met; I feel all the pressure. The pressure to learn even more quickly and not test my coworkers' patience is even higher. Otherwise, I think I'm improving at the less demanding parts of the job.

What's the proper way to entertain this idea with my my manager? I don't want to quit or get fired, because I think I'm a good fit for the company, just not a drive thru location. This is my first real, lasting job. Is quitting a bad idea for me, if I feel I absolutely must?

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Thanks for this post. It's easy to walk right past Starbuck employees and not give them a second thought. Your situation is stressful all right. If you're feeling overwhelmed, you might consider a change.

I've never worked a drive through, but I don't think I'd prefer it. Best wishes.

Tough to answer your question, simply because I'm not familiar with the culture of your location... but even if you "disappoint" someone by looking for a transfer, I don't think it's a big deal.

I might stay quiet about it until I've found somewhere to transfer, however.

Like I say - do what is best for you, and beyond that be respectful to others... but no need to sacrifice your own well-being just out of paranoia of "disappointing" someone.

What do you want to know about the culture? I'll tell you anything. How should I go about looking for other locations to transfer to? I'm not totally sure what my shift supervisors have said about me to my manager, but right now, I think my goal should be to improve at having more confidence, increasing my speed, and nailing other non drive thru aspects of the job.

However, it's really a Catch 22. I may need more confidence to prove I'm a good fit for a less stressful location, but the less stressful location would give me more confidence. I'm afraid I will just end up getting fired, because I haven't totally proven myself in other areas of the job. I don't know what complications come with transferring, as far as the management end goes. I know that I don't want to officially say I'm not a good for for Starbucks though until I'm given this chance. I hope I get it.

Since it's the same company, I think you'll be fine. Talk to your manager about your situation and ask how you find out about other Starbucks jobs in your area. When I was employed with a certain retailer, I worked at a few different locations for that retailer. Ditto for my friend who currently works for PetsMart.