I joined this sub as a fan of Starbucks. I was expecting to see what being a barista was like, the behind the scenes fun, cool drinks, new swag, etc.

I realized pretty quickly what baristas go through just trying to serve coffee to the masses. The amount of fuckery you all have to put up with is astounding! Customers seem more worried about the status of following the next tik tok/insta drink trend and so much less about the fact that what they are ordering is an abomination of flavors that baristas are being forced to make. Add to that how the tipping on mobile app got moved and is harder to find/do and holy crap!

On one of my recent orders, a caramel frappe, there was no caramel crunch topping. The barista apologized when I pulled up to the window. I joked about that being a massive 'first world problem' and the look of relief made me genuinely sad and angry for you all.

I am floored at the way people have zero coping skills and think it is ok to berate, harrass and abuse you over coffee! It is not ok.