Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Shift on duty: hey you’re gonna be café bar, and keeping up with brewing. Me: alright, so no brewing. (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by bedpan_3
It do be getting busy tho...
funnyfukkinfiend 108 points 3y ago
Why wouldnt they give it to register? Its really no much different than having them grind a 1lb coffee every now and then
Thats what I do
Thats what I do
xnovakiins 30 points 3y ago
at least in my store, there's usually not enough staff, so front register is also grabbing food for both drive and lobby. Food, front, AND brewing would be a nightmare.
bootrick 33 points 3y ago
But brewing is pretty much impossible for bar with any customers
Kaywin 3 points 3y ago
Indeed.
My store is set up so that after peak, whoever is on cafe reg is usually in charge of barring their own drinks and keeping the brewed coffee fresh.
They’ve been innovating lately though, and on top of this trying to run like a 3 person play in the afternoon. It makes me rage.
My store is set up so that after peak, whoever is on cafe reg is usually in charge of barring their own drinks and keeping the brewed coffee fresh.
They’ve been innovating lately though, and on top of this trying to run like a 3 person play in the afternoon. It makes me rage.
pleasesurpriseme 9 points 3y ago
Eeeek that’s what our store does, unless we have a DTO to grab food. We’re starting to play around with bar helping with brewing...
carzrule 76 points 3y ago
Go mode is the dumbest thing corporate has ever created. Whoever decided to implement it: your moms a ho.
pleasesurpriseme 18 points 3y ago
My store is in “permanent go mode” lol found out at a meeting where they had to bring up go mode and everyone asked, so what would change? Our SM said that we’re just always there.
YupitsK 49 points 3y ago
Hah. I hate being in charge of brewing. I always forget until that point when I get three venti coffees... -\_\_-
zshadowhunter 28 points 3y ago
Go mode is dumb, CS is the worst position to cut, also the idea of stock stations is also dumb.
I'll cut my self down to a 2man before I give up CS. W/o a cs you just put everything onto the closers.
Crazy idea....why not give stores the labor to adequately staff so that all core playbook roles are filled.
I'll cut my self down to a 2man before I give up CS. W/o a cs you just put everything onto the closers.
Crazy idea....why not give stores the labor to adequately staff so that all core playbook roles are filled.
Kaywin 4 points 3y ago
I think stock stations work for certain things - I can take 15 seconds (sometimes) to turn around and grab a new syrup or sleeve of Grande cups if needed; if I had to run to the back, it’d be more like 3-5 minutes - but for other restocks that require more care and attention, like refilling the Mastrena hoppers, it’s a NG until we have a Support person.
Imnewtoit 14 points 3y ago
I work at a store with a cafe/drive through. The majority of our business after 4:30pm is D/T. I am generally the closing shift.
When I am Shift, I take over brewing coffee and food. My partners have enough to do with DT/DTO and Bar. I make it work so they can focus on customers.
When I am Shift, I take over brewing coffee and food. My partners have enough to do with DT/DTO and Bar. I make it work so they can focus on customers.
GoldTurds- 11 points 3y ago
You were in go mode. In go mode, 1 bar gets cafe sweeps, other bar brews coffee. No cs.
TheHype2020 19 points 3y ago
Yeah its trash
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Simplyroro 3 points 3y ago
44 to 50k store a week and we run peak with 8 part coverage there would be no way for one of the bars to do cafe sweeps nor for the other bar to brew coffee ... that's hilarious
carzrule 3 points 3y ago
I wonder how this will work with the new coronavirus standards. I know I personally will value a thorough cleaning rather than a quick cleaning.
Saoirse_Says 8 points 3y ago
When they introduced that Go Mode thing and I was suddenly being expected to do POS, brewing, and bar, despite never getting shifts on bar and thus having very little experience with it, I was just like uh. Then I got in a bunch of trouble when I couldn't handle it because it meant I couldn't do my job. But like that wasn't my job until they introduced that. I dunno I'm still salty I guess. I did a lot of crying at Starbucks lol.
StormTheParade 7 points 3y ago
Yo lol wtf? I've never been in a store where bar handles brewing, it's always POS or CS.
The thought of being on bar AND brewing cadence genuinely makes me want to yeet myself into the Grand Canyon
The thought of being on bar AND brewing cadence genuinely makes me want to yeet myself into the Grand Canyon
bedpan_3 [OP] 3 points 3y ago
It’s a real thing at my store. Though it rarely works out cause as soon as it begins to become busy someone else has to cover for the bar position lol. Really messes with the floor set up
StormTheParade 1 points 3y ago
Have you guys ever tried having POS brew? Or do you still utilize CS at all?
bedpan_3 [OP] 2 points 3y ago
POS is in charge of lobby slides...and taking customers orders🙃😭
greenduffel 2 points 3y ago
This happened to me today too lmao. Go mode strikes again!
f-u-c-k-o-f-f 1 points 3y ago
Usually when I’m the shift in duty, I put myself in CS, DTO, or POS to make sure I can control that. I wouldn’t ask any partner to do cafe bar and brewing; it’s too much :(
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