Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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lessons learned: 1yr anniversary with the siren (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by coffeecat369
Today is my cake day with reddit, an account I made specifically to be a part of this subreddit. Which uncoincidentally also marks my one year with Starbucks. From mistakenly crafting all my mango refreshers with solely passion tea, to becoming an ssv at the busiest store in my district-- here some things I've learned after 365 days with the infamous mermaid.
- never get on a regular's bad side, no matter how unkind they are. you will encounter them every day
- mean customers will come in, actively looking to pick a fight. there is no winning with this type of person
- hard work gets rewarded with more work
- younger generations are more well-mannered than the ones that precede them
- starbucks serves syrups more than coffee
- the partners you have will truly make or break your green apron experience
Are there any take-aways you guys have gotten, thus far in your Starbies journey?
- never get on a regular's bad side, no matter how unkind they are. you will encounter them every day
- mean customers will come in, actively looking to pick a fight. there is no winning with this type of person
- hard work gets rewarded with more work
- younger generations are more well-mannered than the ones that precede them
- starbucks serves syrups more than coffee
- the partners you have will truly make or break your green apron experience
Are there any take-aways you guys have gotten, thus far in your Starbies journey?
StormTheParade 27 points 9m ago
Wait wait, how the fuck were you making mango dragonfruits with passion tea? Lmfao I gotta know
coffeecat369 [OP] 22 points 9m ago
When I was still training I thought that's where the color came from 🥲
geekgurl81 5 points 9m ago
Ok but now I wanna try this.
kristis3233 25 points 9m ago
Ssv is just a fancy way to say babysitter
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iamthegodess1234 9 points 9m ago
I quickly realized that it’s important to prioritize fellow partners over customers. Make sure to support them really well so that the whole experience of working here is tad bit better. Is the cs slammed with too many dishes and can’t get ice, go back in and get the ice yourself. Customers can wait 5 more seconds for their coffee flavoured sugar drinks.
clouds183 3 points 9m ago
see but our ice machine is so shitty we have to break the ice ourselves for like 5 minutes just for 1 bucket, and also get yelled at for leaving our station if its a morning shift
MaterialLimit 8 points 9m ago
The last one really rings true to my situation, and the main reason I’m now 2 weeks away from quitting. Love my job, but not my coworkers
Useful-Hold-2737 4 points 9m ago
Why don’t you just transfer to another store?
MaterialLimit 3 points 9m ago
I wish I could, the other two around me aren’t hiring and the next closest one is a 30-45 minute commute each way. I think I’m just going to leave the barista career and try to get a more relaxed job anyways. I’m older and the constant “doing the job of 4 people” is really wearing me down.
Useful-Hold-2737 1 points 9m ago
Makes sense, I wish you well and hopefully your next job is so much better!
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