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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2021 - 11 - 20 - ID#qyekp4
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Just had the most horrific shift of my entire working life. (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by the_REAL_nihilist
I’m still a green bean, I’ve been working at sbux for about a month, but have had a few other similar gigs. Today was a typical Saturday of course, huge DT line and pretty chaotic. But the mobile orders, my god the mobile orders. I was on warming and the tickets just wouldn’t stop and pretty soon I was utterly swamped and starting to panic. I told my shift that I just needed to take my lunch so that I could cool off and she was very understanding. I went on support when I came back just to do trash and prep, but honestly not my favorite position. The mobiles did not cease though, as their was about 40 people standing in the cafe just deadpan staring at us. I am a full time bean that usually opens through the week, and I was not working with the crew I am used to. I came to realize that the part time and weekend partners are very catty and are high school levels of dramatic and rude. The icing on the cake was a SSV in training came to the office and was talking major shit about other partners. All in all, a complete fucking nightmare.
Accomplished-Bad3856 17 points 1y ago
The barista who stares down the angry mob of mobile customers with a cheerful smile and a “Thanks for coming in” after they’ve been waiting 20 minutes is like a real life comic book super hero
the_REAL_nihilist [OP] 5 points 1y ago
I try to be as positive as can be, but it was very difficult with some of the partners I worked with today.
Random-Brunette 6 points 1y ago
If you said you were on mobile bar and not warming I would have thought I knew you because this sounds like my store this morning. High school kids on DT, new SSV hire throwing her weight around with attitude, a cafe full of angry mobile orders that somehow haven't grasped that they're still waiting in line - albeit a virtual one.
the_REAL_nihilist [OP] 2 points 1y ago
We actually do not have any brunettes at our store lol
Random-Brunette 1 points 1y ago
When I first saw your answer I was all, "what's that get go do with anything!" But duh... my screenname!
the_REAL_nihilist [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Lmao I honestly feel like I’m in Sweden, our team is all blonde
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