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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 08 - 28 - ID#wzxuks
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ummmm.... how much longer is this going to take???? (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by crystyleea
okay i'm still kind of pissed off with this interaction. i was called into work yesterday because our store was short staffed. when i arrived, there were only two people working: the ssv on front/warming and a barista solo barring. ssv put me on front/warming so she could do the pull so it was just me and my coworker running everything. we're a cafe only store so there's no drive thru to worry about, but the mobile orders here are crazy, probably due to the fact that it's a college town. anyways, i was putting together mobile orders and handing them out and this girl comes up to the counter, glaring at me and says "UMMMM... how much longer is this going to take???? I've never waited this long!" I checked the ipad after she said her name. She placed her order 10 mins ago and about 8 other mobiles were ahead of her and cafe orders were coming in nonstop as well. I apologized and said we were really short staffed and that i'd let the other barista know she was there for her order and she rolled her eyes and sat down in the cafe. About 3 mins later, she hops in the line and when she gets to the counter she starts complaining again. I just don't understand how people think their drinks can magically be made in one second! it's so aggravating. 13 mins isn't even terribly long, she just happened to show up directly after placing the order. i'm so tired of mobile orders and entitled customers who think they're priority
Responsible_Snow7109 3 points 10m ago
"i NeVeR hAd To WaIt ThIs LoNg!!"

Well lmao, not everything is always guna be the same every single time. Theres other factors at play besides just YOU wanting YOUR drink. I swear people are lacking a brain..theres other factors at play such as short staffing that day or an influx of mobile orders/cafe orders.
crystyleea [OP] 2 points 10m ago
yeah like there's literally two of us here 😭 my coworker was solo barring and i was taking cafe orders, doing warming, and passing out mobiles and she expected her drink to be finished in an instant
Responsible_Snow7109 1 points 10m ago
I live for those kinds of customers because i know how to embarrass them and put them in their place for acting a fool but with using starbucks friendly words lol like ill just be telling them the reality and whats going on in s very direct tone and that thats how things are at that moment cuz fck people like that. Theyre not the main character of this world. Theres others that ordered before them that actually exist. These types of customers get me internally heated lol
greener-bean 1 points 10m ago
I offer to cancel their order and give them a refund if they don’t want to wait. When we are processing the order and sequencing as fast as we can this conversation only slows us down on not only their order but everyone else’s as well. So refund or…
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