This is a throwaway account and I am looking for some thoughts, ideas, or advice.
I am currently working at a coffee shop/bakery for 12/hr + tip credit (which are minimal anyway.) I mostly planned on working here as low commitment work to support myself until I could find a better paying job that suits my life better. That being said, it's been just over a year since I started in this high turnover position so I have grown into the role and have more responsibilities and insight into the business. It is a light staff of 8 baristas (including the owner who manages weekends) and 2 bakers. After learning that the current owner is looking to sell her business, one of the baristas (call her Betty Barista) decided to purchase the business and lease with help from her parents taking out the loan since she is only 21 and still living at home. They are currently working with the bank to get the loan and the keys have not been handed over yet. Despite there being and NDA in place, Betty Barista has told me and one other barista about her actions to buy the cafe. She is also sharing all of her plans for the business going forward. Most of her plans seem pretty nonconsequential like replacing some chairs with couches and revamping the menu. But some of her plans have crossed a line with my antiwork values and are pushing me to leave. Betty has been there for about a year and a half now and doesn't get along with one of the bakers (who has been there since the cafe was opened just about 5 years ago.) This has been the case since I started. Betty is easy to get along with but has a habit of talking behind people's backs when they are not on shift. She has also expressed distaste for multiple other coworkers for non-work related reasons. Because of this Betty is requiring everyone to reapply so she can let go the people she doesn't like without having to deal with unemployment.
Many of my morals are at conflict here. Although I would like to be fair and trustworthy with this information, I feel like it may also be my responsibility to warn these workers that their jobs/livelihood are in jeopardy. I will be resigning or turning down my job when we are obligated to reapply as I am more valuable to this job than I was when I started and Betty plans to give me more responsibility while she keeps wages the same, retains a tip credit, and takes away people's work just because she “doesn't like them.”
It has been quite the disappointing journey as I have grown to share many personal stories with Betty Barista ESPECIALLY my struggles in the job market. As someone in a similar age range, I thought she would be more upstanding. I have a feeling she has not yet experienced workplace or monetary hardship based on her parents' status. I am disappointed in her as a leader and as a woman in the workforce as she is neglecting her leadership responsibility and turning her back on young women who could benefit from being shown what a positive and uplifting workplace can look like. Each shift I have alone with her I am introducing these ideas to her but I am unsure if it is a lost cause.
I am a lot more angry about this than this may let on especially considering I have to bust ass when I am on shift with her but never with the people she complains about. There is a lot more context but this is long enough. Thank you for reading.
TLDR: Coworker is buying the cafe we work at and broke the NDA to share with me that she will be requiring everyone to reapply so she can fire people (for personal reasons) without dealing with unemployment. Need advice.