Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Idiocracy customer base and pure abuse (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by egodeath9
Let’s start with how making frappacinos and refreshers are purely abuse but also a complete moronic beverage.
Secondly, I love how Starbucks is a 52 billion dollar company and makes all this money on the backs of their employees.
Next, aside from that- customers sound extremely idiotic adding a million customizations to a drink and if the foam isn’t floating right on a shaken espresso with the caramel crunchies sitting perfectly on top then the Karen of a customer will say this doesn’t taste right? Why because it’s not the perfect way you wanted it to look cus you wanted to post it to your instagram?
Or how about when there are a shortage of dragon pieces and a customer doesn’t want the drink anymore because it isn’t purple.
People are so brain dead.
Which leads me into how the company really wants you to connect with customers but at the same time let’s keep maximizing drink productions and make drive thru times below 30seconds lmao. “Connect with customers, but low key take there order and money and move to the next- but we really care about or employees and customers”
Secondly, I love how Starbucks is a 52 billion dollar company and makes all this money on the backs of their employees.
Next, aside from that- customers sound extremely idiotic adding a million customizations to a drink and if the foam isn’t floating right on a shaken espresso with the caramel crunchies sitting perfectly on top then the Karen of a customer will say this doesn’t taste right? Why because it’s not the perfect way you wanted it to look cus you wanted to post it to your instagram?
Or how about when there are a shortage of dragon pieces and a customer doesn’t want the drink anymore because it isn’t purple.
People are so brain dead.
Which leads me into how the company really wants you to connect with customers but at the same time let’s keep maximizing drink productions and make drive thru times below 30seconds lmao. “Connect with customers, but low key take there order and money and move to the next- but we really care about or employees and customers”
Accomplished-Bad3856 86 points 1y ago
We need to talk about why people can’t tip when they pay with a credit card, and why they can’t tip a percentage through the app.
It’s a conversation that needs to keep being discussed until something changes.
I personally don’t like that customer’s tips are necessary to approximate a wage that might cover your basic living expenses, however…
Actively preventing customers from tipping by not providing an electronic option is basically intentional cruelty to employees.
Credit card and percentage app tipping.
It’s a conversation that needs to keep being discussed until something changes.
I personally don’t like that customer’s tips are necessary to approximate a wage that might cover your basic living expenses, however…
Actively preventing customers from tipping by not providing an electronic option is basically intentional cruelty to employees.
Credit card and percentage app tipping.
Bubbly-Equivalent-97 18 points 1y ago
It’s set to happen by the end of the year!
sheep_heavenly 35 points 1y ago
Supposedly. Meanwhile every other company has had the technology for years. I'll believe it when I see it.
aspiringgrandpa 4 points 1y ago
literally 😭 square terminals are so cheap my ex bought one for our house as a JOKE
cookiemonstah87 3 points 1y ago
The base level square card readers are free! Source: I sell my art with one
Accomplished-Bad3856 19 points 1y ago
Because implementing this technology within six months would be too difficult? They have NASA working on this?
sydbey_ 4 points 1y ago
i feel like I’ve been hearing that for the past three years
starrrrrfruittttt 3 points 1y ago
if i can tip at subway on card why can’t starbucks just add it???
Global-Station255 3 points 1y ago
It is truee they should tip with credit card too i always thought about that
yvesnings 50 points 1y ago
We had grown ass ladies throw a tantrum because we didn’t have the dragon fruit pieces. They don’t have any taste … I don’t understand people.
mrcupcake18 6 points 1y ago
Yes I’ve said before “it still tastes the same it’s just not going to have that usual purple color, is that ok?” Only one customer argued about that and she swears up and down that it tastes gross….I mean there is no difference at all what so ever but ok girl I mean I only work here but go off queen
trbpanda 41 points 1y ago
my petty revenge on rude frap drinkers is recommending a mocha cookie crumble instead of the java chip... pay more money for less of the exact same frap
notyourmarysue 3 points 1y ago
why would u do that when it’s more steps than a java chip 😩
trbpanda 14 points 1y ago
to make them pay more for less drink. that mocha cookie crumble is like half whipped cream
Global-Station255 3 points 1y ago
And if it is extra whip cream there is no drink in it
nicolelynnejones 22 points 1y ago
They need to find a way to make frappuccinos more streamlined. You can’t keep times under 30 seconds per drink when the drink itself takes about 3 minutes to assemble.
backup-mocha35 14 points 1y ago
when my store is out of df incs, I will literally tell customers that the drink will still taste the same, it’s just yellow instead of purple 😩😩
spoiler alert there are still customers who don’t want a yellow drink 🤠🙈✨
spoiler alert there are still customers who don’t want a yellow drink 🤠🙈✨
Kaozilyn 12 points 1y ago
There's a reason I quit as an ASM, man.
We were having weekly meetings with other SMs in our district with our DM and at one point we had a huge discussion around wages. One SM was talking about how one of their very seasoned partners only saw a penny raise and it didn't seem right. My DM replied with, "well they saw a cent," and shrugged it off.
It was stuff like this, along with the "go-see"s to literally watch partners from the cafe to see if they were greeting every.single.customer. and were making good connections and if they were following the play and other bs that we could have the "opportunity" to coach them on. And all the talk about the asinine customer connection scores.
God.
I could go on.
A big fuck you to Starbucks, honestly. I couldn't stand being told that I essentially had to micromanage productivity so I left.
Howard Schultz and the whole corporation can go to hell. They expect everyone to put up with customer abuse only so they can fine-tune the shit out of our performances.
Edit: spelling
We were having weekly meetings with other SMs in our district with our DM and at one point we had a huge discussion around wages. One SM was talking about how one of their very seasoned partners only saw a penny raise and it didn't seem right. My DM replied with, "well they saw a cent," and shrugged it off.
It was stuff like this, along with the "go-see"s to literally watch partners from the cafe to see if they were greeting every.single.customer. and were making good connections and if they were following the play and other bs that we could have the "opportunity" to coach them on. And all the talk about the asinine customer connection scores.
God.
I could go on.
A big fuck you to Starbucks, honestly. I couldn't stand being told that I essentially had to micromanage productivity so I left.
Howard Schultz and the whole corporation can go to hell. They expect everyone to put up with customer abuse only so they can fine-tune the shit out of our performances.
Edit: spelling
Chemical_Peanut_115 10 points 1y ago
people get so upset when there’s no dragon fruit pieces when all it does is just add color… the taste it the same whether or not there’s any in there and i’ve gotten so many sent back bc of it
Global-Station255 3 points 1y ago
There was lady that came to take her mobile order of a caramel macchiato and by looking at it she said "the drink wasnt right and the ratio of the coffee and milk arent same it should be half coffee and half milk it looks like only it had milk".i said to her the reason is that the coffee may have not mix with the drink but you mix it all together you will get the same taste.but whatever she came in again saying that the drink was wrong and we had to make the same drink again with adding 4 shots so that it will look like half coffee half milk ratio as she wanted
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0x52and1x52 -12 points 1y ago
if you don't like making drinks then don't work for starbucks? dafuq?
deepfriedmeme420 4 points 1y ago
Gonna guess ur not a partner
0x52and1x52 -2 points 1y ago
Partner for 3 years. I only work here because I like it. Not sure why I would if I didn’t, seems stupid to me.
deepfriedmeme420 2 points 1y ago
Does anyone like working? Just bc you like making 3000 drinks in the span of 5 hours for $12.00 an hour, doesn't mean the rest of the world does. And unfortunately Starbucks is one of the only jobs you can get with little education and experience.
0x52and1x52 -4 points 1y ago
Maybe not all the time but you shouldn’t work somewhere you’re miserable at, it just doesn’t make sense. Also, I’m pretty sure like every big company offers tuition reimbursement these days lol. Even Uber offers ASU.
egodeath9 [OP] 3 points 1y ago
They probably work at a Starbucks that gets literally zero customers
0x52and1x52 3 points 1y ago
You? And that’s why you hate it when you do have to work? I work at an $80k/week DT store.
egodeath9 [OP] 6 points 1y ago
Lmao congratulations! The company makes a lot of money on your back and you are willing to eat shit with a smile on your face! That’s cool. If you can’t relate- you can leave 😃
0x52and1x52 1 points 1y ago
LOL not complaining every moment does not mean I'm eating shit for the company, I really don't care how much I cost them since I order a lot of misc shit and break things frequently. Like I said, I wouldn't work here if I didn't find it fun. Sorry I choose not to be miserable at work :)
go bring your bad attitude somewhere where it's welcome
go bring your bad attitude somewhere where it's welcome
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