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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 10 - 07 - ID#j6wfde
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Green Bean Advice (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by imvni5
Hey y’all, so I just finished my two weeks training and now I’m on my own. I started on bar today by myself and I’m sure everyone was so frustrated with me because I was moving so slow. My store has a drive thru so after a while I was really overwhelmed with those, the cafe and mobile orders. What’s the best way to sequence when going back forth from hot bar and cold bar? I know in time I’ll get better but I know it’s frustrating for my coworkers to always have to step what they’re doing to help me. Thanks 😊
Good_Viibes 6 points 2y ago
If I’m the main bar, I usually prioritize Frappuccinos → hot bar → refreshers/teas, that way I can get a Frappuccino into the blender, and while it’s blending, I can move over to the hot bar to steam milk/queue shots, and while that’s finishing up, I’ll do teas/refreshers, and then cycle back to the frappuccinos. And in terms of which stickers to prioritize, I tend to prioritize drive/cafe simultaneously with a larger focus on drive, and then mobiles last. At our store, mobile pickups tend to come in for their drinks really late, so it just depends on how it is for your store. Being main bar can definitely be a lot to handle, especially for the newer partners, so don’t feel bad! You’re doing your best and that’s all we can ask for 😊

Edit: But if there’s drink overlap such as a mobile being a caramel Frappuccino and a drive drink being a caramel Frappuccino, I’ll do both to knock them out of the way. Grouping based on drinks helps!
classicme26 5 points 2y ago
Wtf why they put u on bar so quick? I would not have made it. I’m 2 days out of training and I’m in the window. Holy shit
hecaete47 2 points 2y ago
If it was expected to be a very slow day, the play-caller may have expected it to be decent enough pace to practice, but it was a bit too hectic than expected, I'd assume lol.
classicme26 1 points 2y ago
I’m sorry but u handled yourself. I had a rough 2 day. I kept having queuing issues. So frustrating. I work at 4 am Friday.
hecaete47 3 points 2y ago
Man, the worst time I ever had was once when I was put on mobile bar during a morning rush alone as a green bean. People were audibly complaining about the wait. I thought my supervisor came over to relieve me to a new position at one point but instead he was just grabbing something he needed then walked away again, leaving me to fend for myself.

Believe me, this stuff only gets better with practice, and everyone has their own pace and their own way of doing things that works. It took me MANY tries at opening before I FINALLY found an order of doing things that didn't leave me scrambling to get ice or finish brewing iced coffee 10 mins after opening lol.
classicme26 2 points 2y ago
Oh wow. I’m on a pink cloud rn. I love my co workers and making them happy but I barely remember shots and syrups. Training needs to be longer then 4 effin days
DragonflyPractical 2 points 2y ago
Honestly, I am certainly not the fastest on bar however I have found that when you have a lot of orders grouping them can help. Like start sequencing on the hot bar then get the stuff you need to blend get those going and then shaken drinks, Finish the shaken drinks go back to the hot then blended then back to shaking. Not sure if that makes much sense or not but it certainly helps because at my store we tend to get drink orders of 10+ drinks at least two to three times every two or three hours.
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