Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Venti rant. (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Affectionate_Fart
I love when I’m told by my barista “I’m going to be the customer support” and you try to just grin and bare it only to witness them stand around and talk instead of doing what is needed (like restock, trash, or cold brew) for multiple times, up to 30 mins each time they do it…Then critique when you cut blonde roast at 12:45 when it’s not been ordered since noonish.) -.- I miss the old days of the BUX…I miss people understanding and knowing the routines of it all.
Urmomscoochiehairs 24 points 10m ago
I don’t understand how ppl can’t work and talk at the same time
Affectionate_Fart [OP] 13 points 10m ago
I can’t, but I also don’t stand around chitchatting at the same time. I think my lacking ability is from my time as an ER tech and if you got to distracted from talking you could easily hit an artery instead of a vein (happened a time or two) so I stopped talking while doing my work.
Plus; I was the shift on duty and them just flat out saying “I’m customer support” rubbed me the wrong way (because I have tasks that I need to do and cannot do if I’m on a register or doing bar) and this partner CANNOT do bar because they have a massive freak out.
Plus; I was the shift on duty and them just flat out saying “I’m customer support” rubbed me the wrong way (because I have tasks that I need to do and cannot do if I’m on a register or doing bar) and this partner CANNOT do bar because they have a massive freak out.
aee78 12 points 10m ago
There's no way in hell I'd be letting that happen. Looks like you're on register today.
If they throw a fit, I'd send them home. Honestly sounds like them being there makes no difference if they aren't actually working.
If they throw a fit, I'd send them home. Honestly sounds like them being there makes no difference if they aren't actually working.
RubySapphireSage 9 points 10m ago
I am the barista who is a seasoned closer . So I don’t play when I’m on CS . I get everything done , simple . Talking is fine but I honestly can’t stand when my shift puts someone unreliable on CS . I tend to ask to do CS or even when my shift ask to do it I say no (because it deters their shift things like food pull) and offer to do it . I can’t stand having to be what we call at our store “bar / cs” it’s so overwhelming.
nezaket 2 points 10m ago
HOW is bar/cs even possible omg
RubySapphireSage 2 points 10m ago
I’m not sure 😭, I was bar/cs/register/warming
FemboiTomboy 1 points 10m ago
+ closing tasks lol. every single night
RubySapphireSage 2 points 10m ago
I’m a closer and I can’t stand when they “who closed its looks horrid”like closing shift isn’t understaffed , they literally say anything when we spend and hour and a half after the store to clean the store and prep . I hate it here 😭
Turbulent_Proof1552 1 points 10m ago
Show them batch guidance on the iPad. At my store blond and dark go to pour over at 10
Jkoochie 1 points 10m ago
I think this can vary by stores though. Like our store doesn’t go to pour over until around noon because we have people ordering dark, blonde, or decaf a lot up until at least then
Affectionate_Fart [OP] 1 points 10m ago
No one at my store likes to do pour overs so “we don’t”. I would LOVE that, but they’d just push back and criticize me further.
Necessary_Low939 -5 points 10m ago
“CUSTOMER SUPPORT! I need you to restock the lobby napkins, CUSTOMER SUPPORT! I need you to restock the bar area. CUSTOMER SUPPORT! you’re running low on coffee!”
“You might wanna get started on the cold brew, as it takes time”
“It’s 5pm, do the trash now.”
I can go on bro.
“I’m not gonna make a blond/dark when only one person buys it.”
Ah the good old days when people actually come to their 8 hour shifts and don’t complain about being tired. They also work to.
Have u realize most don’t check the lobby anymore?
“You might wanna get started on the cold brew, as it takes time”
“It’s 5pm, do the trash now.”
I can go on bro.
“I’m not gonna make a blond/dark when only one person buys it.”
Ah the good old days when people actually come to their 8 hour shifts and don’t complain about being tired. They also work to.
Have u realize most don’t check the lobby anymore?
felinefireghost 2 points 10m ago
Why is this being down voted? If work ethic was still a thing we wouldn’t even need a designated CS. Back in the day we used to all pick up the slack- restock, support, whatever was needed it was done.
Psh lobby and bathroom checks aren’t even a thing anymore, they’re just closing tasks. It used to be “hey please bus the lobby and go on your 10.” Or “hey check the restrooms and take your 10.”
Psh lobby and bathroom checks aren’t even a thing anymore, they’re just closing tasks. It used to be “hey please bus the lobby and go on your 10.” Or “hey check the restrooms and take your 10.”
Necessary_Low939 2 points 10m ago
Because the lazy ones r downvoting me 👀
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