I hate when people pay it forward but not tip us. I know it shouldn’t bother me but it does because I know that slot of us baristas are either in high school or in undergrad and need the money. If you can pay $30 for your drink and for the car behind you, you can leave the store a $1 tip.
For those who are Starbucks customers, I it’s our job to make your drinks. But you leaving us a $1 tip each visit it telling us to keep the change means a lot to us partners, especially during this pandemic . That small gesture could help people afford their Uber home or to have student afford books next semester.
And for those who want to tell us to “get a better job” most of us can’t. And one of the biggest reasons is that a lot of us are teens and young adults in school. The best we can do is work in customer service or retail. We can’t get a “better job” if we don’t have a degree to get that job. Yes there is the military, but most people can’t join for various reasons (I can’t join due to health issues).
All in all I think my fellow baristas would really appreciate it if you guys could leave us a few cents as a tip the next time y’all visit us. It would really help us a lot.