So at my store, for the past week or so, anytime certain shifts notice a barista missing a nametag, they force them to write their name on a sticky note. You will be wearing that sticky note for the rest of your shift, and if it falls off it is your duty to make it stay. They don't give us tape. Is anyone else's store doing this?
pranasoup191 points1y ago
i hate that this is so funny
ruwoll91 points1y ago
we just keep spare name tags and chalk markers so you can make a new one for the day if you forget yours 🤷♀️
How-Inconvenient-39 points1y ago
People don’t learn that way. But it’s basic courtesy nonetheless
Kindly-Wear-629077 points1y ago
This seems like fun and games until a post it note ends up in a latte.
PotentialCranberry40 [OP]14 points1y ago
I've only had to do it once but I used a bulldog clip from my manager's office. I normally give them to other people if they have to do it because the sticky notes really don't stay.
accountedthrowaway549 points1y ago
no… if we don’t have a nametag for that day no one says anything 🤨
CapableArtist12316 points1y ago
Yeah, literally my store manager forgets also. I always try to have a name tag but sometimes I forget also
willywankaz4322 points1y ago
Well you are technically required to wear a name badge and also it has to be on was side of your apron not in the middle.
thefoolwitch18 points1y ago
That’s funny honestly
maddawgg71016 points1y ago
Maybe just tell your manager to buy more name tags lmao 😂 that’s rough
Sufficient_Slide_19016 points1y ago
Im a green bean but at my store we keep chalk markers available. Some of my coworkers get very creative and we often make designs on them! But thats such a weird practice. I get that dress code should be enforced but like…. Oof. Couldnt be me ☠️☠️
PotentialCranberry40 [OP]4 points1y ago
Yeah it's rough bud 😂
greenduffel10 points1y ago
it’s giving hazing lol
edit: /s
xCherryBombshell10 points1y ago
We keep them on the fridge with magnets lol no excuses here
PotentialCranberry40 [OP]4 points1y ago
The lockers are communal, but this is a great idea! Esp if they want to enforce it more. I'd like to suggest this at my store
xCherryBombshell2 points1y ago
Definitely!!
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ThyKingToker10 points1y ago
Lmao at my store name tags are only passed out when dm or higher management make their way through
MiaLedger8 points1y ago
Not mine. I've been around for nearly a year and haven't been told a thing about name tags. Idek how to go about getting one.
Arielheart917 points1y ago
Use paperclips
PotentialCranberry40 [OP]3 points1y ago
The one day I forgot my nametag, I went to the back and got a bulldog clip lmao
sheep_heavenly6 points1y ago
I'm dead. I low key love this, only because it's so dumb and silly. y'all should have extra name tags though, would make it a funny prank and then a real fix rather than something that looks pretty silly the whole shift.
The easier and more personal option imo is to just get the aprons embroidered. Most shops will do it for $1 a letter. Now I can't forget 🤣
FfierceLaw6 points1y ago
Never occurred to me when I started but of late I’ve been questioning whether I owe customers my real name. I don’t think so. I may write something different on my tag. Partners can call me my real name. I doubt partners will even notice that I wrote something different on my tag. I do manage to always have one
OneRoseDark5 points1y ago
This is hilarious. No, but I have one barista who has like 5 nametags that she always says are "in her car" or "on her other apron" so one time I wrote her name on a post-it and paperclipped it to her apron. She always has her nametag now so I guess it worked?
Binx_da_gay_cat5 points1y ago
I do that too. Laundry day? I strip them into my center console so I could run out on a slow point. I do that with my pins too. And the pens and sharpies.
Haemmur4 points1y ago
Do you have your 27 pieces of flair?
taylortherod3 points1y ago
/r/unexpectedofficespace
Have_Donut3 points1y ago
If you need tape you can always use the sticker tape from the bar. It works pretty well.
pinkshadedgirafe3 points1y ago
Speak with your SM about having your name embroidered onto your apron. ALL of my 7 aprons had it embroidered. Never had to worry about name tags ever again.
CardiographicDuck3 points1y ago
I genuinely don’t understand the obsession with name tags.
Zealousideal-Star4483 points1y ago
Seems like a food safety hazard, what happens if it falls in a mocha? Idk if that glue on the back of the sticky note is good safe. Not to mention this sounds like hazing, call your district manager if your store manager is in on this. The reason we use chalk markers on the the name plates is so if it does fall somehow and is somehow consumed it won’t kill the person cuz it’s just chalk and rubbing alcohol.
PotentialCranberry40 [OP]2 points1y ago
I did not know that about the chalk. But yeah they don't stay on lol. Normally I give the other unfortunates (I only forgot mine once) a clip to keep it on. It does seem a bit strange to me as well though.
SelloutDude2 points1y ago
Sharpie meet apron
marvelmanda2 points1y ago
We honestly don’t really care about name tags soooo
Castiels_Bees2 points1y ago
We used to switch name tags. Good luck getting us in trouble. Even the manager did it.
JavaWasp2 points1y ago
Noooooooo!
aldrif-odinsdottir2 points1y ago
We don't have name tags
ssheinman20132 points1y ago
Nametags are a hazard to partner well being
nicathor2 points1y ago
How are yall forgetting your nametags? Do you take them off every night or something??
PotentialCranberry40 [OP]1 points1y ago
We're encouraged to take our stuff home and the lockers are communal. My manager takes the aprons from the back home and washes them for extras if we forget so there's not a great place to leave personal things for a long time. Someone recommended magnets to keep them on a fridge though so I'm going to suggest that.
incandescentbub2 points1y ago
Ive never worn my nametag i lost it the first day i got my apron
xerox-of-a-xerox2 points1y ago
seems like a strange and twisted form of torture that i hate but have to admire
Toomanyboringpeople2 points1y ago
There was a short period of time where we used blank cup stickers but it didn’t last long and it was only when the SM was around 😂
drinkliquidclocks1 points1y ago
Lol no but I love it. Your name tag is part of your uniform, it drives me crazy when people ‘forget’ lol
wobbysobby1 points1y ago
They can’t be allowed to treat you like children. I would refuse to play along if I were you.
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