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Full History - 2022 - 05 - 07 - ID#ukqmhu
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Decaf or espresso beans ? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by cecilbdementd
Just to make sure i’m not insane:
I was opening the other day and putting the beans in the hoppers and my shift lead stopped me and said “the shiny ones are decaf, the matte ones are espresso. Since the decaf is a dark roast that’s what makes them kinda oily and darker. Plus there are more shiny beans in the cubes because they dont use very much so there’s more” I was like “oh! Umm ok?” And put the shiny beans in the decaf hopper and the matte beans in the espresso hopper. She sounded so convincing but i’m pretty sure she’s wrong! Pls either correct me or tear her to shreds lol

EDIT I completely forgot this part but it’s so important and equally weird: later I was refilling/topping off the hoppers and then he bag labeled espresso has SHINY beans so I showed her! And she said “oh yeah they turn matte the longer they’re exposed to air! You’re so cute and sweet tho so concerned!!” WHAT!!!!
Plus this shift lead is notorious for being by the book, and very exacting. She is always correcting us like “day dots can’t be customer facing!” Or “don’t hold the cleaning spray so high” etc. usually her points make sense! Which is weird for her to say this thing about the beans, she is a tenured partner too!
HOWEVER one time she told me she used to be a bartender at the restaurant I work at now, but I asked around and everybody says they never worked with her, and she wasn’t even in the computer system that contains the names of everyone who’s ever been hired at my restaurant lol. So she’s a pathological liar I guess??? Idk she scares me
ieatpie888 23 points 1y ago
Oh my god that’s not right at all wtf- rip all the people today needing decaf but actually getting full caf. The decaf beans are cooked longer and so they’re way more burnt and that’s why they are the matte beans. Someone correct me if I’m wrong someone pls but I know the decaf beans are the matte ones
joviante 14 points 1y ago
no you’re right, decaf are dark brown matte, signature is the oily one, blonde is light brown matte
iamnotabarbie 7 points 1y ago
Yes! And please bring this up with the shift or a sm to make sure everyone knows this! Some people have medical issues
cecilbdementd [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Oh yeah i’m definitely going to tomorrow!! Idk if she’s trolling me or what but everybody who ordered decaf the other day got regular espresso 😬 I feel so bad I didn’t push it more and tell her she was wrong but she scares the hell outta me tbh
felinefireghost 3 points 1y ago
You guys could be putting people in the hospital. Mixing up decaf and full caf is no joke. Your ssv needs to go. She sounds like a psychopath.
CKBTB9504 5 points 1y ago
A. She could just read the bags B. Blonde: small light brown, Espresso: shiny, Decaf: matte
Comfortable-Plane944 5 points 1y ago
God and I thought my store had problems
Mx0rion 4 points 1y ago
respectfully 💛 she is insane. absolutely insane

also please try to idk casually ask your SM if they're chill what the beans are supposed to look like (because you're right!) because somebody coached you the other day on it and you weren't sure and thought they were the best person to ask or smth and they might mention it to the other shifts, or maybe ask the same thing to a different shift and they will also start correcting it bc my goodness she is !wrong! lol
cecilbdementd [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Oh yeah i’m totally gonna do this bc she loves to point out what we all do wrong but this could be bad for customers!! Idk if she does this every time she opens or if she was trolling me or what. I could go on and on about this shift lead lol
joviante 4 points 1y ago
no you’re right, decaf are dark brown matte, signature is the oily one, blonde is light brown matte. even when the espresso is exposed for a while it still looks greasy?
cecilbdementd [OP] 3 points 1y ago
Right?!! I’ve closed and taken the beans OUT of the hoppers enough times to know that the decaf ones are matte and espresso is shiny 😭 I know I should have pushed back but I was honestly too flabbergasted and she is scary!! She loves to “coach” people but i’ve talked to a couple of ppl who say that she makes the environment uncomfortable
uwumoment 3 points 1y ago
day dots can’t be customer facing ? 🥴 dumbest policy i’ve ever heard they don’t know wtf the stickers are
cpv_91 3 points 1y ago
OMG what has she been smoking?

tenured my ass... Dry, matte colored beans, definitely Decaf. Oily, dark colored signature. Light brown, blonde.
dazedandconfusedhere 2 points 1y ago
decaf is dull, signature is shiny!!
bmm0528 1 points 1y ago
One time we did get a box with 4 bullets labeled decaf that were shiny.. I thought I was an idiot and grabbed and opened the wrong one to refill
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