VENTI-SIZED RANTS: WEEK OF AUGUST 21ST

I'M A GREEN BEAN HRIRE ABOUT 3 WEEKS INTO WORKING. FIRST WEEK OF TRAINING WAS OK. I LEARNED EVERYTHING BESIDES. THE NEXT WEEK WAS MY ACTUAL "PRACTICE" SHIFTS. I WAS TRAINING AT THE STORE CLOSE TO MY HOUSE BUT I'M WORKING AT A NEW STORE IN THE NEXT CITY OVER. I WAS WORKING AT MY STORE FOR THE 2ND WEEK OF WORK AND EVERYTHING SEEMED GOOD SO FAR. ALTHOUGH I STILL HAVEN'T GOT ANY BAR TRAINING YET. WHY??? IDK. SO THE THIRD WEEK (THIS IS THE WEEK I'M ON AS OF POSTING THIS) HAS STARTED OFF CAUSING ME A TON OF ANXIETY AND STRESS. TODAY THE DAY OF THE ECLIPSE I'M SCHEDULED TO WORK AT THE STORE CLOSE TO MY HOUSE. (NOT MY ACTUAL STORE I GOT HIRED AT) SO I GO IN AT 10AM AND HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO. I ASK A GIRL WORKING AND SHE SNAPS I'M NOT A SHIFT. WHO ARE YOU??? NEW HIRE?? I'M LIKE YEAH I'M NEW HIRE FOR X STORE. SO I FINALLY FIND A SHIFT LEADER OR WHATEVER. SHE SNAPS GO DO CUSTOMER SUPPORT YOU BEEN TRAINED ON IT? I SAID BRIEFLY. SHE SAID GOOD! IT WAS SUPER BUSY AND I HAD TO DO A TON OF DISHES AND SIGNALS AND A TRASH RUN. I HAD NO IDEA WERE EVERYTHING WAS AND KEPT ASKING HOW TO MAKE THINGS. THE REGULAR EMPOYEES SEEMED SUPER ANNOYED AND I FELT SUPER OUT OF PLACE. I WAS JUST THROWN IN WITH LITTLE TRAINING. I GET BARKED AT BY A REGULAR FOR BREWING TOO MUCH COFFEE. MY BAD. I GET SNAPPED AT BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO SIGNALS FAST ENOUGH.I'M IN EVERYONE'S WAY. SORRY! RIGHT AROUND 12:40 I WENT TO BREW ICED COFFEE. I'VE BEEN BREWING COFFEE SINCE TRAINING WITH NO ISSUES. I BREWED THE ICED COFFEE AND WALKED AWAY TO CONTINUE MY CYCLE. SOME TIME PASSES AND I HEAR A REGULAR EMPLOYEE FREAK AND YELL "OH GOD OH NO!" I COME TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND APPARENTLY I DID SOMETHING WRONG WHEN BREWING ICED COFFEE. NO CLUE THOUGH. I POURED THE ICED COFFEE GRINDS INTO A COFFEE FILTER AND PUT IT IN THE MACHINE LIKE A NORMAL COFFEE BREW. I DID A 1/2 BATCH. COFFEE AND COFFEE GRINDS EXPLODED EVERYWHERE. ALL OVER THE ERNS AND ALL OVER THE COUNTERS/FLOOR. IT WAS A HUGE MESS. I SAID I'M SO SORRY I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I DID WRONG. THE REGULAR IS JUST FREAKING OUT AND TELLING ME TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. THE MANAGER COMES FROM THE BACK TO SEE WHAT THE FUSS IS ALL ABOUT AND FREAKS OUT. I WANT TO CRY I FEEL LIKE SHIT. I GO TO GET A MOP AND THE REGULAR SAYS TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT I WAS DOING I GOT THIS. I FELT SO BAD. I CONTINUED WORKING AND A LITTLE LATER THE MANAGER FOR THIS STORE SAID I'M SENDING YOU HOME EARLY WE ARE NOT MAKING SALES. I DIDN'T BUY IT. I THINK I GOT SENT HOME EARLY BECAUSE FUCKED UP? THIS IS STRESSING ME OUT AND I HAVE TO BE BACK AT THIS STORE TOMORROW. (8/22)I HATE THAT THE REGULARS OF THIS STORE TREAT ME LIKE I'M INCOMPETENT BECAUSE I'M A NEW HIRE. WHEW..... THAT WAS A LONG VENTI. I SORT OF FEEL BETTER?? NOT REALLY THOUGH

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