Its 4am and I am going to my shift at Starbucks.
I have a career with a 9-5 on top of this job to pay my bills, but I need insurance coverage for a condition that I can only access right now through health insurance coverage at Starbucks.
I have to maintain 20hrs a week on average to keep benefits on top of my 9-5. I am audited on my hrs every six months and pay medical costs out of pocket up front BEFORE being reimbursed unknown amounts for my medicines and procedures.
Despite record 2020 and 2021 profits stores are slashing hours and going through hiring freezes. I am constantly begging for more hours. My life is falling to pieces as I watch people skip the tip and cruise through the drive through with orders that cost more than I make in my 4hr shift.
The stress and long hours are literally killing me. I feel so hopeless. Every week is a 60+ hr nightmare.