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My First Day Of Training

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Brewing Barista I like to think that sometimes we are placed in circumstances, of which we have no control, to test our adaptability and help us to grow. My co-worker Jessica was a friendly, funny girl with seemingly no care in the world. Unfortunately, in the work place, not caring can cause considerable damage to productivity and place serious strain on relationships with colleagues and in some cases, leave them brewing with anger. I met Jessica my very first day of training. It was her first day as well. We were both hired to fill to open Starbuck’s barista positions. This particular Starbuck’s happened to be in a kiosk inside of a busy Safeway grocery store. We were both super excited to complete training, the job seemed exciting and …show more content…

Jessica started to become lazy and inattentive. She would also constantly be significantly tardy. While working in shifts, we were not able to leave until our replacement arrived. Her repetitively being late was beyond inconsiderate, especially when my leaving would be contingent upon her arriving. There would always be some explanation for the late arrival. I became unsure if she was being completely honest. I tried my best to patient and understanding and cover for her, but I started to feel used and manipulated into thinking that I’m really helping out a “friend”. Our store manager would be so busy overseeing different departments that he never quite knew to what extent she had become problematic. That all changed when Jessica did not show up to work for several days. No one heard from her, nor did she bother to call out. The term “job abandonment” had been used to describe the situation. Eventually she showed back up to work. I’m not sure what, if any, warnings were given, but the entire situation seemed to have got swept under the rug. Her clear and utter disregard to me and the other baristas as a team, had made for a highly stressful environment. My tolerance for Jessica started to decrease as my annoyance with her started to increase. I eventually started to distance myself from Jessica. It was hard being genuinely friendly to someone who shows that they do not value being in a team setting,

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