I’m so tired of TikTok’s telling baristas to stop complaining about our jobs. Literally everyone complains about their jobs and it so common to vent about it on social media. Why are we supposed to shut up just cause “we’re being paid to do it”
lilmissambersue129 points11m ago
Thank yooouuuuuuu! Also, complaining about other people complaining is so fucking annoying..like just stop trying to control people. I complain on here then i dont have to do it work and bring my coworkers down. We are allllllll going to complain, so the ones who dont like it should stop reading, listening to or watching those who do complain, problem solved!
saltlacroix [OP]40 points11m ago
Right?!?! They are such hypocrites, I hear people complaining about baristas more than I see us baristas complaining. At the end of the day it’s literally harmless. They tell you to just quit as well like every service job isn’t shit.
mrcupcake1827 points11m ago
Right? Also thanks Brenda yeah let me just quit. And since you think everyone can afford that luxury of just quitting, when are are you planning on sending me the money I need to pay my bills hmmm?
BatWeary17 points11m ago
the funny part is, you take their advice and find a better job. now there’s one less person there to make their venti triple extra hot no foam skinny vanilla latte at the ass crack of dawn. then they complain nobody wants to work. like, do you want me working at a shitty min wage job or not?
No-City-16822 points11m ago
Dude those people don’t drink coffee. They drink like nasty ass refreshers with lemonade and vscf that starts to curdle. Cause they trash
saltlacroix [OP]16 points11m ago
Oh don’t you know? It’s all so black and white, complaining about your job means you hate every aspect of it and need to immediately quit.
mrcupcake1810 points11m ago
Ah yes of course how could I have been so foolish \( ̄▽ ̄;)/
aspiringgrandpa7 points11m ago
fucking hate it when they make this privileged ass statement 😭 yeah lemme quit to find another minimum wage job that treats me like shit to complain about
sheep_heavenly1 points11m ago
The funny coincidence of people complaining that's it's annoying when people complain about other people complaining
frankenstein10540 points11m ago
I remember seeing someone complain abt baristas complaining and talked abt “I used to cook bacon at work and would get burned, but I never complained” as if we don’t have ovens and burn ourselves with hot water😭
saltlacroix [OP]19 points11m ago
Oh god the amount of burns I got from the boiling water taps and the impossible cheese especially!! I can’t wrap my head around not complaining when you are literally being injured.
rosaliecrowe9 points11m ago
Omg I just got burned yesterday from a double bacon!! Was splashed with bacon grease as I pulled it out of the oven. 😑
leytb3 points11m ago
that was me today!! that’s shit HURTS SO BAD
BatWeary3 points11m ago
you know, i’m two years i’ve never been burned by grease. i have been burned because i apparently don’t pay attention to where i put my hands….i do this at least once a week
overturned232 points11m ago
the grilled cheese 😳
happysloth47 points11m ago
mmmmmmmm the ovens at Starbucks are around 500°F and the milk steamed quickly and frequently is around 140°F not to mention the hot water. But sure they can complain about a grease burn lmao I stopped having scars from the burns I was getting and I would just keep working through it :)
kelvin_bot6 points11m ago
500°F is equivalent to 260°C, which is 533K. --- ^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
frankenstein1055 points11m ago
IM SAYING LIKE??😭 they act like just bc we’re working w drinks that we have it easy
s_blossom31 points11m ago
Listen $15 a hour ain’t enough to stop me from complaining about work. I even like my job most days but I’m sure as hell gonna find something to complain about. Customer/food service is a thankless job so im gonna commiserate about the terrible playlists, rude customers, food burns & inconsistent hours to my coworkers on the clock. It’s part of how you stay sane as a starbies employee.
[deleted]30 points11m ago
lol yeah i would love for anyone who complains about us complaining to work a day in our shoes for our pay. we have a right to complain. most people w minimum wage jobs do lmao
saltlacroix [OP]11 points11m ago
Ikr, literally everyone complains about their jobs. They should try being on bar for an entire 8 hour shift.
monsteralvr120 points11m ago
Starbucks doesn’t pay us enough to not complain 💀💀💀💀.
BatWeary14 points11m ago
it’s bizarre because everyone is allowed to vent about their jobs *except* for retail/fast food/restaurant workers.
saltlacroix [OP]5 points11m ago
It’s like they see us as the help, we should be so grateful that we get to make their ten part orders. When we complain then they have to see us as people too.
Necessary_Low93914 points11m ago
Everyone complains about their job, even the people who get coffee at the store complains about their job. So why can’t we? So not only that customers (they only exist in Starbucks and not other coffee shops) can treat us like shit, we can’t complain either? Now that’s too much of sense of entitlement.
navkabar9 points11m ago
yeah like ??? everyone complains abt their jobs leave us the hell alone
FearlessSentence96678 points11m ago
it’s so annoying on tiktok specifically bc if you comment on something on that app it tells them you want to see more and they show you more vids like it. so by commenting on a barista’s harmless video about their bad day, they’re setting themself up to see MORE vids like it when they could easily press the “not interested” button, or block the barista and never have to see it again
saltlacroix [OP]6 points11m ago
God that’s what inspired this post. I mean I really don’t think We complain more than other workers (I might be biased tho). I see way more people complain about us complaining. When people see a video that’s annoyed at baristas complaining then they can start think literally every barista does nothing but complain when their fyp keeps reinforcing it.
philosopher_cat_lady3 points11m ago
They don't want to think about their complicity by supporting Starbucks
overturned232 points11m ago
those same baristas are the ones posting these crazy frappucinos encouraging people to order them. it makes us look lazy and makes it look like all we do is make up drinks all day. these people usually work at extremely slow stores or licensed stores so they have the time to create these videos… i’m so tired of tiktok baristas
sweetpeachtae2 points11m ago
i just hate how it’s literally only a problem when WE do it. there are tons of customer service workers complaining about jobs that they also “signed up to do” but no one gets on their ass half as much as starbucks workers i don’t understand
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xxxhellraiserrxxx1 points11m ago
Well y’all complain about doing the bare minimum. It’s just coffee it won’t kill u to take a few extra steps
saltlacroix [OP]1 points11m ago
Get the fuck off this subreddit just for baristas if you don’t want us to complain. Like you had to seek this out.
xxxhellraiserrxxx1 points11m ago
Damn Shawty u really triggered 💀ik anytime someone asks u for a special order u foam at the mouth
saltlacroix [OP]1 points11m ago
Dude what are you, fucking 30? Who Tf says “shawty”?!?
saltlacroix [OP]1 points11m ago
Ok so you have literally never complained about your job in your life? If you order some demonic thing I’ll make fun of you behind your back, it doesn’t actually affect you. And you know what, it can be easy at times when you only have to make 1 drink at a time, I’ve worked harder jobs. I don’t care if you work the easiest job in the world you will still complain about it.
xxxhellraiserrxxx1 points11m ago
I didn’t say u couldn’t complain I’m just saying y’all complain about the dumbest things. “Can u believe her she asked me to add extra caramel.”
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