Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Anyone else just completely fucked over by their caffeine dependence now? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by hecaete47
I'm an opener. Usually by 12:30 pm when I leave, I will have had an insane amount of caffeine. That leaves me not feeling hungry as well because y'know, caffeine kinda suppresses hunger.
So when I have a day off, god do I get a caffeine headache in the afternoon! I just went in for my mark out, got a venti brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso AND a triple blonde shot with oat milk to gulp down in my car immediately.
So when I have a day off, god do I get a caffeine headache in the afternoon! I just went in for my mark out, got a venti brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso AND a triple blonde shot with oat milk to gulp down in my car immediately.
TheDoubleDan 5 points 2y ago
I used to, but not anymore. Now when I first get in I'll have a caffeinated beverage just to get me going. Usually just a cold brew either black or with a few pumps of brown sugar. Maybe one more halfway thru my shift if I need it. Other than that, its all water and passion tea with some guava juice. Heck if you want that coffee flavor, get decaf. Just make sure you're drinking enough water to make sure you don't get a caffeine headache and do your best to stay away from caffeine altogether after like 11am (I would say later, but you're an opener so that time needs be be earlier to compensate for you needing to be in at like 5am)
ea374616 2 points 2y ago
Seconding this method. You just have to deal w the hurt and cut back. When i was an opening barista I would chug a quad or five shot then on my lunch down an undiluted trenta refresher. I was LITERALLY shaking the whole time at work--i was on bar during busy mornings and felt like i needed it (i mean it def helped).
After i started college it caught up w me, and by my 10 ams I would have the absolute worst headache. Slowly had to go down on my shots to get my tolerance leveled out.
Back to opening again. Now I only get either a tall / grande caffeinated drink at the beggining of my shift and no longer have the itch for more! It is p liberating once you realize how much like shit it really makes you feel.
After i started college it caught up w me, and by my 10 ams I would have the absolute worst headache. Slowly had to go down on my shots to get my tolerance leveled out.
Back to opening again. Now I only get either a tall / grande caffeinated drink at the beggining of my shift and no longer have the itch for more! It is p liberating once you realize how much like shit it really makes you feel.
FuschiaFeather 5 points 2y ago
I just started a couple weeks ago, but I’m getting cravings for Starbucks almost daily on the days I have off work 😬
hecaete47 [OP] 4 points 2y ago
TBH I think that's exactly why they've extended the daily markout: keeping our caffeine addiction elevated
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