Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Grande sized rant (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Hoax_Pudding_Cup
Does anybody else get an uncontrollable rage when customers sit in lobby when there's about 60 signs that all say "TABLE TEMPORARILY CLOSED" in their faces. No, it doesn't mean sit in the booth because you aren't using the table. No, it doesn't mean, "I'm waiting for someone" so you get to cross lines others can't. Closed. They. Are. Closed. No seating available. So, naturally, why??? And they get pissy because we have to uphold the standards/LAWS in most places. Like, my job is to ensure the safety of EVERYONE, including my partners. We are the ones cleaning up after you when you sit and contaminate the entire area because you decided to drink an entire venti coffee because you just couldn't wait and wanted to ignore us, because you know best, not the law. Rant over.
boxinghamster16 13 points 2y ago
We had a lady bring in her fucking Qdoba and STAND in the lobby eating because "I thought just the SEATING was closed." I swear to God having a mask on has saved my job so many times just from the looks I give these dumbass people.
healthypenguins 9 points 2y ago
We had a guy sit on top of the one of the tables. I used my kindergarten teacher voice on him, and he's glared at me every time I've seen him since. The glaring might be because he always wants decaf and has to get an americano though...
kaitlyn1620 6 points 2y ago
YES! I've had people flip the signs down as if that gets rid of the request to please not sit there. It's so entitled. If I need to ask them to leave, I always give them a bit of a "guilt trip" (not that most of them care anyway) and say that I could get in trouble with management if Ilet them stay. It's seriously the worst.
ea374616 3 points 2y ago
We have our chairs and tables turned over onto our couches. Customers will still sit there or grab a chair down--absolutely bizarre.
philosopher_cat_lady 3 points 2y ago
Yes. But in their defense, they either don't realize that "TABLE TEMPORARILY CLOSED" and "Seating is NOT available" mean: 'Do not touch this table with any part of your body or belongings' and they think it means: 'Don't sit here and drink your coffee' or they suspect that it may mean 'don't contaminate' but decide to err on the side of danger.
People need things to be spelled out to a tee for them. And even in that case, they don't read signs or don't care about the spelled-out rules. There's no way to win. I've had people start arguing with me about our no-seating-available rule and it's at that point that I give up. I'm not going to try to make you care about a rule. The best example of this is how many people continue to come into our store without a mask on or without wearing one properly when Starbucks has a large sign for our front door with a colorful visual aid spelling out how to wear a mask.
People need things to be spelled out to a tee for them. And even in that case, they don't read signs or don't care about the spelled-out rules. There's no way to win. I've had people start arguing with me about our no-seating-available rule and it's at that point that I give up. I'm not going to try to make you care about a rule. The best example of this is how many people continue to come into our store without a mask on or without wearing one properly when Starbucks has a large sign for our front door with a colorful visual aid spelling out how to wear a mask.
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