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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

r/starbucksbaristas

Full History - 2021 - 10 - 11 - ID#q699wy

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What. The. Hell. (i.redd.it)

submitted by snartblartmcgee

Ok-Communication3548 178 points 1y ago

it’s the upside down for me

yeah_bud 190 points 1y ago

It's the venti in a venti cup for me

CrypticPearls 60 points 1y ago

Why is it when customers order drinks like this they always have these two modifications…

BlooperBoo 49 points 1y ago

Almond milk with extra foam got me triggered

skysky1018 28 points 1y ago

And then they’ll bitch if their sauces aren’t properly mixed.

Calumlowe 27 points 1y ago

Do customers know that an upside macchiato is just a latte… wtf

DannyDTR 18 points 1y ago

But this is a mocha (“latte”) so it would be a macchiato because the default for mochas is the shots are on the bottom with the sauce/syrup.

Calumlowe 6 points 1y ago

I know I was just talking about in general

wunderkyn 7 points 1y ago

They barely know what they want when they come in the store, let alone what an upside down macchiato is🤷🏾‍♂️

fookyall 107 points 1y ago

So they just be hitting any buttons huh? 😕

ItzBoogieMan 38 points 1y ago

And then say “ya I’m just different”

RealDread137 21 points 1y ago

"I'm just quirky like that"

skysky1018 96 points 1y ago

You’d think after all this time mobile order labels could at least be in cup marking order so they’d be easy to follow. It’s still just pure fucking chaos.

AchillesHealed 27 points 1y ago

I'm not a software developer, but I feel like it'd be pretty trivial to have the modifications sorted, but instead they're just... not. The app really is the minimum viable product.

shosh_c 6 points 1y ago

It drives me freaking crazy!!! It can’t be that hard of a thing to fix, and it would make our jobs significantly easier. Just print the modifications in the order that we used to mark cups!!

skysky1018 3 points 1y ago

Seriously. They reorganized how it looks in the app so why can’t they do that for labels? It’d make it easier for customers too

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lisarista 49 points 1y ago

At this point, you just make a slurry of whatever the hell you feel like, and they won’t even realize it. These are the “Look what I made people at Starbucks do just for funzies because I had a free reward drink,” people. Either teenagers or sadists.

Darcie_Autham 16 points 1y ago

Wait? There’s a difference between teenagers and sadists??

lisarista 13 points 1y ago

Difference is mostly theoretical.

Darcie_Autham 4 points 1y ago

Ahh makes sense!

NenshoOkami 3 points 1y ago

Do free rewards drinks allow for free customization and extras? In my country, you just get the og recipe for the drink and have to pay extra for each item you add.

moon_light523 5 points 1y ago

oh yeah free rewards drinks are fully free, customizations included

Coffeeaftersex 37 points 1y ago

And people wonder why most baristas are burned out.

poetixvirgo 36 points 1y ago

I really wish corporate would simply organize the stickers in the order we sequence and things would be so much easier. Still annoying but you don’t have to spend so much time reading the sticker. Why is Ristretto, Blonde and Quad all around the sticker when they should be together and the milk should be first since that’s what you’re gonna start with to steam like ugh

Ashesremindme 13 points 1y ago

I wrote a whole ass paper about this topic for one of my ASU classes. If they'd just organize it in order and eliminate unnecessary or impossible modifications, life would be so much easier.

poetixvirgo 10 points 1y ago

Especially since they care about times so much yet encourage so much customization at the same time like help the baristas out for once

PK_Pixel 30 points 1y ago

It's the Ristretto, Blond, Quad, and upside-down spaced apart that gets me.

haydensidun 22 points 1y ago

Of course it’s a mobile. They didn’t have the balls to order that monstrosity of a drink to your face.

Drinks like this are why Starbucks should return to its roots as a traditional Italian-style coffeehouse. Absolutely disgusting.

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luvduvbunny 22 points 1y ago

How do you taste anything specific at this point?

_pkthunder 21 points 1y ago

I honestly don't believe these. No offense but like it really seems like someone was on the screen just trying to add all these customizations and switching back and forth between screens. I SWEAR IF I GET A FREAKING DRINK ACTUALLY LIKE THIS IMA BE SO MAD I WILL PURPOSELY MAKE IT WRONG!!!!

Fantastic-Ad1375 2 points 1y ago

I can’t imagine if workers at other jobs had this mindset lmao.

Imagine if your nurse says that your condition is too complicated and they’re going to treat you wrong or if the cashier says you have too many items and they’re going to mischarge you 💀💀

Sure it sucks to make drinks that are complicated but it’s really not that bad compared to other work you could be doing. It’s not the end of the world if someone wants their drink customized… these are problems in EVERY field.
- cashiers get customers with hundred+ item orders
- nurses get patients with 10+ underlying conditions IN ADDITION to a chief complaint
- fast food workers get customers ordering the whole dang menu at once

You can’t pretend like you are always the easiest customer any given worker has ever taken care of. You like what you like, and it’s not a problem unique to Starbucks. The difference is the mindset that you deserve to only do the easiest job possible

veggietabled 1 points 1y ago

Imagine comparing life saving medical services to an overpriced cup of espresso and sugar

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_pkthunder 1 points 1y ago

You're right. I guess I've been pushed to the extreme and that's not good for anyone in any circumstance. Thank you for bringing it up.

CamRhi357 0 points 1y ago

Wow maybe don’t work at Starbucks then?

_pkthunder 2 points 1y ago

I've already put in my two weeks. Ungrateful entitled customers, unfulfilling work, and crappy management is not worth $12.

CamRhi357 1 points 1y ago

Probably for the best. Being that jaded at work is not good for anyone, including yourself.

_pkthunder 2 points 1y ago

You're also right. Stepping back is definitely needed. Thank you!

Kaylushhh 9 points 1y ago

I WISH they would program the drink modification to match how we used to mark cups. Not necessarily in codes (tho I do miss them) but in the order that we understand. It was drilled into my brain to process the cup from top to bottom and now I have to actually sit there and decode how I’d make a drink. Pure chaos. I actually sit there and sigh because I have to constantly stop to read stuff like this.

papaya4657 9 points 1y ago

Ok, who wants to risk it and make something completely different and see if the customer complains because I really don't think this person even knows what to expect by entering all this.

guavalemonades 4 points 1y ago

If I'm being honest I already do that. There are insane mobiles where I look at multiple contradictory modifications and say "no, I don't think I will." I've literally never gotten a complaint over not putting three cold foams on a hot drink. These people are just fucking pushing buttons.

darthvulsa 9 points 1y ago

Corporate’s got every customer thinking they’re James Blonde.

Kittywizarrr 8 points 1y ago

Oh, we meet again, overly long mobile order… It’s been awhile. How have things been? *coldly smokes cigarette*

Lunaryon 2 points 1y ago

I mean, it's been 14 minutes. Not much has changed

Red_Sweet_Tart 8 points 1y ago

They're getting just a mocha lol

iamcole13 8 points 1y ago

those people just order to order

CamRhi357 6 points 1y ago

Unpopular opinion, but this drink is extra customized but not at a monster level. Mostly extra spices on top. Quad blonde ristretto is my go to with dairy free milk so this isn’t that unbearable

moon_light523 4 points 1y ago

yeah I agree. it’s just a lot of info to digest and then get out quickly cause of it not having any organization, but that’s on the app and starbucks

Jadenvicious1 6 points 1y ago

16 total pumps of syrups. .........

RealDread137 6 points 1y ago

Is it bad that I have been away from Starbucks long enough that the idea of making this is... fun... .\_. I'm turning into a green bean again );

looker009 6 points 1y ago

I am waiting for Corp to add randomized button to the app as it seems that is what people are doing anyway when they are ordering

cdilisio4415 5 points 1y ago

People are ridiculous with their mobile orders. Nobody would have the balls to order that shit in person. It makes me sick how entitled people feel coming into Starbucks. No other place would someone have that many modifications on an order

Notlikeothercatmoms 4 points 1y ago

Hey, so I know I ordered this in a venti cup and you’re going to be miserable making this drink…. But do you think you could make that in a venti cup?

M0nomore 2 points 1y ago

ppl who order drink with this many mods have a special seat in hell right next to satan😁

Quirky-Emphasis-250 2 points 1y ago

i feel like some people see all the buttons on the app and go feral and press all of them

distraughtcato 2 points 1y ago

Button masher

Due_Ad_6793 2 points 1y ago

I developed a cavity just looking at it

MoshiMachine 2 points 1y ago

One of the 3 million reasons I quit as a 3 week old green bean in the middle of Spring Break in a vacation beach town. And I honestly wish I didn’t hate the job so much cause I really wanted to love it.

BothWeb1004 2 points 1y ago

I mean, it is a book, but it looks easy enough. Taste wise... I drink americanos with a splash of cream... so double barf.

kikuuq 2 points 1y ago

I swear people see the customizations they can do in the app and just select shit without even knowing what they mean

mrcupcake18 2 points 1y ago

You know I see these and I just think “I dare you to order this in person!” Because none of them will lol

Toastytoasttea 2 points 1y ago

I quit on the spot

CamRhi357 2 points 1y ago

I mean it’s only three syrups haha could have been worse

snartblartmcgee [OP] 1 points 1y ago

oh yeah, its mostly just a "what the hell" drink because of how long the list is and because you know that they wont be able to taste half of this

AdPuzzleheaded3806 2 points 1y ago

that would make me upset to even have to attempt to make that mess.

LogicalPineapple1377 2 points 1y ago

Homies just clicked every mod they could in mobile order 😵‍💫

rlogranite 2 points 1y ago

Why?

mama_bibi 2 points 1y ago

I literally cross out in a (whatever) cup when it's already that size. I hate people

LetterheadFun2525 2 points 1y ago

Actually Pretty Simple To Make. I’d Have Fun With It.

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daughterhood 2 points 1y ago

Is it bad that this is like every other drink at my store

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Snuggly_Chopin 1 points 1y ago

Customer here. All I can figure is that some people are jerks and some people don’t realize that you don’t have to put an amount for every. single. option.

Stunning_Ticket 1 points 1y ago

Hehehehe. I actually looked into a software dev job at Starbucks HQ. They literally don’t pay crap, especially for the Seattle area. I don’t think Starbucks cares and the API is very simple but … it’s gotten ‘better’ security wise. If anyone wanted to put the effort, it wouldn’t be impossible to hack. I’m not a hacker but the QR could change dynamically.

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