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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 04 - 30 - ID#gb7aiv
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BIGGEST PET PEAVE . Covered at a store today and this is what their clean containers looked like . I was heated 😤 (i.redd.it)
submitted by smellymelly1996
JCaligirl420 55 points 3y ago
Ugh!!! The blue scrubbers work to clean it if you don’t have the white ones! Ugh I hate that my partners will leave ours like that and I go back and I’m like come on guys! And I’ll rewash them
smellymelly1996 [OP] 25 points 3y ago
I scrubbed the fuck out of it with a magic eraser
rvg99 28 points 3y ago
Has ecosure allowed us to start using magic erasers on dishes, or is it still a violation to have them at/near the 3 compartment sink? Also don't the blue scrubbing pads cause micro scratches to the plexis allowing bacteria growth to occur? Don't let the small things get to you. Kudos on cleaning it!
coffeeslinger2000 22 points 3y ago
Blue scrubbies are fine, magic erasers aren’t meant for dishes and cause micro scratches
JCaligirl420 9 points 3y ago
Hell yeah! I’ve worked in other stores and I’m like omg!! This is disgusting and remember not to go to that store again.
vellamour 13 points 3y ago
Regular rags work better than the blue scrubbies in my opinion for things with coffee stains
sbuxbarista88 18 points 3y ago
I worked a different location today and they have the filthiest whip containers I have ever seen. I was thoroughly disgusted. I’ll never get a drink from them.
Jay-rodMo 16 points 3y ago
I had something similar happen to me today but in my own store. So, I was deep cleaning our pumps and I needed to double-check that one of the parts in the handle was the correct part so I compared it to the backup pump. I took off the top part of the pump and I was greeted with old congealed white mocha. Someone just washed off the outside of our pump and put it on the shelf and never washed the inside. My manager was just around the corner so I showed her and she was super mad about the whole thing.
keeendle 4 points 3y ago
I get heated at my store because I’m that person that always deep cleans things, sometimes at the expense of efficiency. My manager saw me taking the pumps apart to wash them and told me not to! He said we only have to once a week. If I’m not doing it then who is???
Jay-rodMo 2 points 3y ago
Agreed. I try to deep clean things when I get a chance and no one else does it anyway
rollerbladeshoes -13 points 3y ago
You’re the kid that reminded the teacher about assigning homework huh
BlueeyedSea 13 points 3y ago
I hate working at other stores just to see their cleanliness is totally different than our cleanliness lol. I get so pissed if we’re slow and no one’s gonna clean that exposed milk on the counter and machines?!&)$$4$3&2

Anyways.
Eman_barista 9 points 3y ago
The new sponge takes it off instantly
ianbz 5 points 3y ago
Some baristas swear the hobart works like an actual dishwasher so they don’t scrub anything off. Drives me insane, so I just take it and do it myself
smellymelly1996 [OP] 5 points 3y ago
Honestly I don’t give a fuck why do we have them if we can’t use them ! From what I understand it’s one tome use and throw em out if you reuse them it’s a quasa violation . I think it’s a bit ridiculous about the whole blue scrub pads
VenetianKhloe 4 points 3y ago
I agree it’s hella gross, but using restroom cleaner to clean it grosses me out even more 🤮
smellymelly1996 [OP] 4 points 3y ago
Yup yup used restroom cleaned and hot water shoulda taken and after pic lol
Momisnotmyname 3 points 3y ago
ugh..
Anthonythebarista 3 points 3y ago
BLEACH THE HELL OUT OF THAT
punchesforpuns 3 points 3y ago
Ewwwwwwww
Vosstonmass1 3 points 3y ago
If a container is that stained, time to order a new one. Good on you for trying to at least get it back to usable condition. I do the same thing when I cover at other stores. I’m a shift and I also have to figure out what the hell is going on with pastries anytime I’m at a different store.
pikaneo 3 points 3y ago
These are what they look like at every store I’ve ever worked at lol
pleasesurpriseme 4 points 3y ago
Ew
pikaneo 2 points 3y ago
I work in a big city. We don’t have downtime for tasks like this.
pleasesurpriseme 1 points 3y ago
You don’t have time to physically clean something that has coffee residue built up? Ever? Gross. I’m not saying everything needs to be scrubbed completely every day but this is a bit much.
pikaneo 1 points 3y ago
Nope! Because we are chronically understaffed and near 4 hospitals so we are busy all day everyday! You should try it sometime!
smellymelly1996 [OP] 0 points 3y ago
I’m in LA I worked at a drive thru for 2 years in Hollywood and our shit never got that grimy this is a cafe no excuse
pikaneo 1 points 3y ago
tell that to the people who constantly understaff us? not my priority when i have other things to take care of during my shift
StarbuckianDee 3 points 3y ago
What about spraying the good old chlorine pal? Chlorine whitens plastics.
CatVietnamFlashBack 2 points 3y ago
I used to work at a store that never cleaned the inside of the ovens, nor did they scrape the milk build up off the steaming wands, or clean the ice bins....
smellymelly1996 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Gross af 🤮🤮🤮🤮
deepspacegenius 1 points 3y ago
pfffffft
lovebuzz93 -24 points 3y ago
I used to always buy my own bleach and fill a sink and soak everything. I don’t care if it was against the rules. We always had stainless dishes hahaha
smellymelly1996 [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Oh you trynna KILL kill people 😂
lovebuzz93 1 points 3y ago
No one ever got sick and the dishes were always organized and spotless 🤠
lovebuzz93 1 points 3y ago
Omg I would fuckin rewash and re sanitize everything everyone needs to chill out
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proletarithot 33 points 3y ago
Stains like that build up after years of lazy dishwashing. We’ve had tubs for years that look nearly brand new. If something gets really bad, my SM orders a new one. No excuse for this 😖
ilovebrandonj 15 points 3y ago
Cafiza tablets, hot water, and a blue sponge will clean them right up
Pheebers713 10 points 3y ago
The forbidden refresher is the best
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