Interesting you say that lol. I worked at a smaller store that wasn’t in like a central part of OKC, so the store definitely had an older feel to it! But yes I agree, the May one is probably one of the better stores in the area, if not the state. Maybe except for the Edmond ones. Those stores make me feel like I’m in California or something lol. When I go to other states (I’m looking at you Texas), I’m always astounded at how amazing their “regular” stores are. And by “regular” I mean ones that aren’t in a popular part of the city or something. Like I’ve been to Starbucks stores in random Dallas suburbs that are comparable to some of the “best” ones we have in the OKC area.

Yeah, the other day I was telling a regular that it had been hellish in our café lately because the busiest Starbucks in our city was closed at the time for a quarantine and we were an adjacent one getting all of their customers. My shift supervisor was like, "Don't do that, it ruins the customer's experience." I thought to myself, 'Ok, so not only do I have to risk my life by going to work but I have to pretend it's a positive experience, even with the customers who know us really well.'

I’ve probably been “online” longer than you’ve been alive. I agreed that the situation is bad and it sucks, I just pointed out that it’s honestly a little difficult to read sarcasm through text and that it doesn’t seem appropriate to use lmao, ironically or not. The way it was used made it appear that the OP was amused by the partner being diagnosed. Take it however you want.