sweet sweet freedom

I quit a toxic boss who was making work a very toxic environment. A boss that made no effort to hide how much she hated me and thought I was worthless and hopelessly ignorant despite all my efforts and accolades I had collect over the 10.5 years I worked for Starbucks.

I stayed with Starbucks because I genuinely loved my job and the work I did and the people (co-workers and customers) that I got to know. I loved it and fell in love with coffee, not just as the drink either. But how it can in fact bring people together, how it has evolved over centuries, and even shapes part of a country's GDP.

I did extra things on the side, that I was paid to do, to help all my coworkers. I made cheat cards for new staff with the ratios for drinks with espresso. I made us and brought in a teddy bear-ista to be our store mascot and emotional support bear. I ran a secret Santa for the staff every year, with stockings and baked goods.

But in the short 6 months I worked with this new store manager, she single-handedly destroyed my love and passion for my job. And I made sure to tell her as such when I handed over my store key and walked out.

No idea where I am going to go from here but anything will be better than that.

In the meantime, I'm going to get to work on a Star Wars Quilt and I'll be sure to share my progress with the Imgur community as I go