I always tell the new baristas if they get choked up to take a deep breath and they can always look at the recipe quick in the computer

I WISH my SSV would allow me to bar! I’m good at DTO but it’s a lot of connecting and tap dancing because our DT baristas are entirely unconcerned about what’s at the window. Every 4 cars or so there’s a wait while the drinks for 2 to 3 cars ahead get done and the one for the window sits empty with a sticker on it while our dt times go up and up. And I’m supposed to stay planted because I’m contaminated with Covid or money because I’m on DTO. Sometimes I at least pour a Frappuccino that’s just sitting in the blender because it’s the last item for the car idling at the window.

Anyway, please put me on bar, give me my learning curve! It WILL be ugly. I will be slow at first. I study cheat sheets from Reddit ALL THE TIME. I don’t even care if you tell people in my presence, “Don’t jump in to help/do it for them, just be kind and responsive when they ask”

I see the partners barring getting burnt out and resentful and I feel “less than” because they always get put on bar and I never do.

Thank you all for the help!! I appreciate the advice:)

We had 2 partners who were similar and honestly it took a complete attitude change to fix them. We broke them and built them back up (sounds horrible); used Socratic questioning and these partners were planted at register and bar 2 for like 3 shifts each and well now we have two partners who RUN to bar every shift and are amazing!

something that helps me is not bring on bar for long periods of time. maybe an hour or two, and then the play being switched up and rotated. but yes all that you can do is say you need them in that position and encourage them as best you can. unfortunately you can’t always pick and choose what position you’re put in.