Where I live in Florida, the starting pay for baristas is $12/hr and then $12.60/hr for those who have been w the company for 2+ years as of the December raise. Also where I live, a Grande Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso with no modifications is $6.66. As baristas, we all know it takes around 90 seconds to make two of those, and that’s my approximation with the old machines. So, theoretically, we can produce over our entire hourly wage in 90 seconds. Also, there’s been three price increases alone this year, a month after those 2+ year partners got their raises.
Just sayin 🤷🏻♀️