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Hey partners, long time no post here, and i'm afraid it's bad news on this end.
One of our strongest partner/cheerleaders for the company has been let go today. I'm in a word, shocked. She's been out for various personal issues that were all valid and she was asked to come to the store as soon as she was cleared to meet with the manager (today), and was informed that due to several issues, the company was terminating her employment. The manager whom recently promoted has been very diligently making their way to the top of the food chain since their employment began 2 years ago, through lying, brown nosing, backstabbing, and blatant disregard for the third place that is our company. Their rise to power has not been one of capability, but rather a series of subterfuge that no one was allowed to challenge and/or would be persecuted from district level down. To date our store has lost 6 partners of 3+ years experience due to the unsavory nature in which these promotions took place. Since stepping into the management team role, their shift team has been clocking overtime on numerous occasions, including short off-duty periods between shifts (e.g 11:00pm out punch followed by a next day 5:00am in punch), while they have enjoyed the luxury of 32-35 hour weeks. We have also have several single mothers who are required to work all hours of the day, sometimes outside of availability, while the leader lives in a one-worker home and does not lead courageously with the same example they expect.
I disgress though. The policies that were listed as reason for termination, while I don't argue the validity, give off the appearance that our manager was grasping for straws to attempt to remove another partner that they dislike. There have been several grievances that have occurred of a much more unsafe nature that have been allowed to slide due to the offending partner being in favor with the leadership. I understand that I may sound kind of whiny or even biased, but I don't have an issue with Starbucks' decision to move her forward, only with the variation of the authority she is presenting. It doesn't feel Starbucks, but I can't put my finger on the correct terminology to present it to the appropriate channels. I care greatly about the partners that I work with and don't enjoy seeing this kind of finale to a wonderful asset.
Help.