Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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anybody on bar feel like they’re part of a zoo? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by skieslarr
every time i’m on bar and customers are looking over and watching not only everything i do but how i interact with customers and partners while i’m making their drink feels just uncomfortable. i feel like they’re watching me to correct what i’m doing or find a problem with the drink i’ve made them. it’s even worse when customers watch me and CORRECT me while i’m making their drinks. and even when i make their drink correctly i’m constantly nervous by how they watch. i’m not a person on display, i’m just making your silly lil drink
Cultural_Ad5300 23 points 1y ago
I feel the same. A lady was watching me today and was yelling at me that there wasn't supposed to be creamer and was correcting as I'm making drinks and I told her that her drink wasn't even the one I was working on and that I would get to hers soon. It's like people don't realize that in a lobby full of 20 other people... yours probably isn't even next.
I don't normally let it get to me but I was on drive bar and had time to help with Cafe drinks and the lady decided to target me. It's just coffee, people.
I don't normally let it get to me but I was on drive bar and had time to help with Cafe drinks and the lady decided to target me. It's just coffee, people.
Popperz4Brekkie 12 points 1y ago
You call it a zoo, I always call it a fishbowl. Drives me crazy too!
catarinavanilla 4 points 1y ago
It’s an aquarium, people basically pressing their faces up to the glass with their dumb ugly faces. If anyone is so close to the glass that it’s distracting to me, I will say, “Can you please stand back, this may not be Sea World but you’re in the splash zone.” Assertive but playful, works every time
Edit: either that or I’ll pump syrups so aggressively they spray backward from the force of hitting the bottom of the cup. Don’t want syrup in your freshly shampooed hair? Give me my f***ing space to breathe
Edit: either that or I’ll pump syrups so aggressively they spray backward from the force of hitting the bottom of the cup. Don’t want syrup in your freshly shampooed hair? Give me my f***ing space to breathe
Responsible_Snow7109 7 points 1y ago
Because people have main character syndrome. Thats why theyre way to incompetent to realize that just cuz they ordered at the register at 2:53, doesn't mean the next drink that is worked on or comes out after that point is theirs.
BlackberryOpposite31 6 points 1y ago
Just stare back at them until they look away. Don’t break eye contact. Assert your dominance.
cooterbrows 1 points 1y ago
today a customer corrected me on a drink i was making for someone else bc she thought it was hers. unfortunately i was so tired i just went with it at first
femalehomosapien18 1 points 1y ago
THATS when I make their drink last 😏
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