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When are you no longer a green bean ? (self.starbucksbaristas)

submitted by DSHOMESTUCK47

I’ve been hearing different responses when I ask others so when do y’all think someone is no longer a green bean ?

[deleted] 489 points 8m ago

When you get roasted

relyhigh 46 points 8m ago

The only correct answer

darkwolf523 9 points 8m ago

Take my upvote to make it 100

Necessary_Low939 4 points 8m ago

😂

piratedashel 311 points 8m ago

When you can sequence properly on bar. Idk, that’s how it always goes in my head. Took me about a year because the training sucked way back when and nobody ever put me on bar.

aldodoeswork 232 points 8m ago

When the childlike wonder and naivety leaves their eyes.

itsyaboimikey_ 67 points 8m ago

and the abject horror invades

deathbeforedecaf1984 43 points 8m ago

This could be three shifts in 😂

pastelldillann 18 points 8m ago

haters mad because i retained my childlike wonder

idiotmlem 220 points 8m ago

When you've successfully made it through a red cup day

[deleted] 140 points 8m ago

I literally scheduled a surgery so I don’t have to work on red cup day lmfao

diphenhydranautical 74 points 8m ago

now that is a power move. also i hope your surgery goes well and you have a speedy recovery!

[deleted] 16 points 8m ago

Thank u :)

KaoriLikesWatari 6 points 8m ago

Well bad? 🧐 what an oxymoron

diphenhydranautical 12 points 8m ago

oops typo

today is my first day off in almost 2 weeks my brain is not working

livingtrying 10 points 8m ago

I volunteered to work when it’s usually my day off

[deleted] 21 points 8m ago

you got some demons man

livingtrying 11 points 8m ago

I need the hours cause I have no money

ElijahLordoftheWoods 6 points 8m ago

Same! (Not actually, I’ve been trying to have this surgery for three damn years now, it just happens to fall after launch but before red cup day)

[deleted] 3 points 8m ago

surgery twinzz

Soft-Faithlessness90 2 points 8m ago

I just realized I requested launch day off because of a concert and I’ve worked every launch since I’ve worked at Starbucks

idiotmlem 6 points 8m ago

That's the best plan.

[deleted] 10 points 8m ago

Oops red cup day is on my birthday and I requested it off when I first started and it was approved before they announced the day was red cup day 😂

Apprehensive-You5261 1 points 8m ago

I trained on a red cup day 🥲

bellamythos 164 points 8m ago

ime, when there’s a greener bean in the store whose questions you can answer correctly and confidently

rusted17 50 points 8m ago

I was retraining people my first week bruh

Ceramicusedbook 35 points 8m ago

That's the funniest thing and it's because you just completed training so the standard are fresh for you vs people who've adopted their own way that's wrong.

rusted17 20 points 8m ago

Yup! 100% it always went like x partner makes a drink, I say no standard is xyz, they say no, I insist, we turn to our shift and I was right. No shame, they didn’t know any better and likely don’t read recipe cards

Snarfungus 125 points 8m ago

serious answer, when you can confidently work at each station without help

but also, when you start to dread going to work 🥲

g_pvp_3 6 points 8m ago

my one year is this month. i am now a newbie anymore. still loooove seeing my people all the time, but dread going in most times.

Snarfungus 4 points 8m ago

same. i just hit my one year recently, and i do love my job but at the same time it’s so hard getting up to go to work

g_pvp_3 4 points 8m ago

it is but tbh i find waking up for school a million times harder than waking up/going to work. even though it’s sometimes a shit show and there’s always something going on, starbucks truly has become my third place or whatever u call it. feels like home away from home, im just so comfortable in my work environment because I have the best team ever and we’re mostly all pretty close. today i was not looking forward to coming in (i was asked to cover someone and i said yes cause more money) but my 2 favorite people to work with came in tonight and i was so excited to be there with them. it’s the little things 🥰 that keep me at this job. i would have quit months ago if it weren’t for my team

frenchsilkywilky 2 points 8m ago

i just hit my one year and i’m getting that work fatigue HARD. definitely showed up half an hour late to an opening shift this morning, we’ll get em next time lol

hopelovepeace33 3 points 8m ago

I don’t really think that’s a fair answer because I’m confident in all positions but there are sometimes that there’s a lot of orders to where I need help to get caught up.

Snarfungus 1 points 8m ago

oh no that’s not what i meant, i meant like without needed to ask for help on what to do, basic drink recipes, where things are on the pos. needing help during a rush is totally different

hopelovepeace33 2 points 8m ago

Ohhh ok I see, I was like that seems unfair to say for them to not ask for help with things.

Snarfungus 2 points 8m ago

you’re totally right haha, everyone needs help from time to time no matter skill level :)

TheFriendlyFeminist 66 points 8m ago

When you stop acting like it lol

RaidiationHound 5 points 8m ago

What’s that mean tho lmao

TheFriendlyFeminist 42 points 8m ago

I guess like not making rookie mistakes or looking a deer in the headlights during rushes

RaidiationHound 3 points 8m ago

Oh ok that makes sense lol

guachummus 50 points 8m ago

When you can hold down any position during a rush

hopelovepeace33 6 points 8m ago

I don’t think that’s fair to say because at least at my store with how insanely busy it gets there are times help is needed even though I’m or whoever is holding down that position. My store though is extremely traumatizing due to it being the only drive thru within 40 miles plus miles so it doesn’t get busy it turns into chaos.

Icky138 1 points 8m ago

same

darkwolf523 6 points 8m ago

True

MeanGreenBeanOnBar 47 points 8m ago

When you get promoted to customer 😜

MelodicParanoiaAgain 44 points 8m ago

When three more partners have been hired after you. You’re now the most senior barista there. Also you’re a shift supervisor now because three people put their two weeks in.

prznmike 13 points 8m ago

I felt physically attacked with this comment 😭

heyitsmaria24 29 points 8m ago

When you drink straight up espresso shots instead of getting what used to be your favorite sugary drink.

Or when you stop going to the bathroom every time you drink espresso or coffee because you’re used to it by now.

- * Doesn’t apply to baristas who hate coffee and espresso *

In all seriousness, you stop being a green bean whenever you feel like you can do your job successfully without being constantly coached. Even though realistically we all have questions once in a while.

diphenhydranautical 5 points 8m ago

i will always have to go to the bathroom after drinking espresso/coffee bc of tummy and kidney problems 😔

heyitsmaria24 5 points 8m ago

I’m sorry. 🥲 I also have stomach problems. I try to avoid espresso but during school semesters… I risk it all. But I noticed I built a better tolerance than I did when I first started

diphenhydranautical 1 points 8m ago

i can not get through my shifts without it 😫 i work two jobs and need the pick me up

Apprehensive-You5261 1 points 8m ago

I feel attacked by this comment lol I’m all seriousness though when I started working I got like one shot in a venti latte now I get quad blonde ristretto over ice. I still like it sweet but just very coffee forward

darkwolf523 1 points 8m ago

I remember my first month working at my store. 6 fucking shots in the morning 😭

dregonzz 24 points 8m ago

Pretty much whenever you're confident in all things. Like knowing all date dots, being able to solo a store without stressing, knowing recipes for niche drinks. Being promoted to barista trainer. Etc... One day you'll just wake up and know x)

reclusivegiraffe 19 points 8m ago

solo a *store* without stressing??? sorry, but that’s impossible for some stores… mine is a $60k/week store, and despite me having been there for 2 years and being confident in every role, there is absolutely no way i could ever solo the entire store…

dregonzz 6 points 8m ago

That's fair. We solo stores leading up to the last couple hours before closing and i certainly panicked my first time but figured it out after a few months. But that's certainly not applicable in every case.

Newbarista-nerd 3 points 8m ago

Love this, I’m struggling with date dots 🫣

dregonzz 4 points 8m ago

We all struggle with date dots. The worst is when papa bear starbs changes them on you after you learn them 🤣

RaidiationHound 19 points 8m ago

Bruh why are some of y’all bein so condescending in this thread 💀

misscerh 18 points 8m ago

When you have a bag of grinds break open on you, staining your apron and saturating your whole front.

When you keep your cool with a rude customer.

When you get permanent frap roast stains on your non-slip shoes.

Whe you find bruises from the fridge door hitting your legs.

When you spill hot coffee on your hand, and miraculously don't drop an F bomb.

Vegan_Sweetie 5 points 8m ago

What? We have to learn not to drop F-bombs?

At my store everyone just cusses. 😆

Chromosomes23 3 points 8m ago

I’ve seen people get fired because they cussed on the floor

Apprehensive-You5261 2 points 8m ago

I think this is subjective from store to store because I’ve worked at two different locations and people always cussed and no supervisor or manager ever wrote anyone up

Chromosomes23 1 points 8m ago

If one customer complains saying you cussed, that’s when they’ll crack down.

Vegan_Sweetie 1 points 8m ago

Gotcha. I’ll have to watch my language now just in case.

Alternative_Exam3723 2 points 8m ago

I spilled a brand new chai ALL over me my 3rd week in🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 all over my white shirt, jeans, in my shoe I was HORRIBLE😂

bazzyzazzy 13 points 8m ago

When you’ve made it through a holiday season, all the way from pumpkin to pistachio

Intelligent-Hunt-906 1 points 8m ago

No fr

MarieCrepes 11 points 8m ago

Personally, I say once you're able to be proactive and think for yourself instead of just following what the shift tells you to do. Also being familiar with the recipes seems important too.

thechamelioncircuit 11 points 8m ago

I tell our beans that you can’t complain until you’ve been here six months lol (joking)

MemesandSpeech 8 points 8m ago

Because I got sick of doing extra work (Restock,Bar, Delivery set up, etc.) while my other coworkers just chilled on their phones waiting for time to pass.

mangotangoafterdark 8 points 8m ago

when you can do your job

Alec_Malenfant 6 points 8m ago

After Christmas

Nogood1111 5 points 8m ago

When they start scheduling you and calling you in out of yiur availability because "we need more coverage"

[deleted] 1 points 8m ago

But they doing this now and I only been here 2 month (all together) but 2 weeks at my new store (I transfer because my training store was 35 mins away and I waiting for my home store to be finish building. Also they doing this and I wasn’t even fully trained at my training store and had be taught at current store)

huali4n 5 points 8m ago

when u get deez nuts'd in the drive through and u lose ur will to live for the first time in ur whole life

ConductorMeaty 4 points 8m ago

when you get past the initial facade of "oh boy this'll be a great place to work at! i'm sure they'll take care of me" and you realize you're working for a shit company that doesn't care about you.

bigfoots-rightnipple 4 points 8m ago

As soon as they feel comfortable. I don’t think this is something you can measure. Everyone has a different sent of abilities, and everyone learns at different paces, and everyone has a different life experience. I think it’s unfair to try and figure out a maximum for when a person can still be considered a green bean. We’re all just out here living.

jokekiller94 3 points 8m ago

When you start double batching

P_2_P 3 points 8m ago

When it no longer smells like coffee in the store for you. Essentially when you become noseblind

Vegan_Sweetie 3 points 8m ago

Personally, I’d say when you can handle peak at any store, in any position, and keep up, and have the native Baristas think you’re one of them.

Lol

Kaluskydrak 3 points 8m ago

When you’re comfortable in any position

Full_Technician_649 2 points 8m ago

when you realize the online training only prepared u for like 30% of the job and the rest is learned with constant orders coming in 💞 training during peak is a joke

Apprehensive-You5261 1 points 8m ago

I trained during peak on red cup day idk what they were thinking 🥲 my trainer just left me on warming my whole shift, I also got to train during a happy hour rush(that feels like forever ago, thank god we don’t do those anymore)it’s definitely not the best time to train someone but it also teaches the person to think quick and adapt

Edit: spelling

hellokittylvr111 2 points 8m ago

I personally feel like at around three months. That’s around the time I feel like you start to fully understand every position and work in all of them

Prestigious-Ad8331 2 points 8m ago

You are no longer considered a green bean whenever you finish barista basics (the workbook) and have been certified.

dayahorne 2 points 8m ago

When I can leave you alone for more than twenty minutes without worrying.

_w00sh 2 points 8m ago

When the shift trusts you to be on bar in the middle of rush, or even better, to be on solo bar, or EVEN better, to be on solo FLOOR. If you've been in the 3rd scenario, youre a coffee master

Available-Theory6228 2 points 8m ago

When you spill a whole jug of cold brew and instead of saying sorry you point to a client and say “this is your fault” and walk away, leaving the mass of ground wet toasted beans flow it’s contents all around the bar and you just go cry in the back room for a solid 5 minutes before coming out with a smile and asking if they would like whip with that.

…Starbucks made me need therapy (and probably English classes)

tarotbug 2 points 8m ago

I was told by my SM you’re (generally) a fully trained barista at 6 months, but I was training at six months so I guess it varies by location

kirbinkipling 2 points 8m ago

Beyond some witty or funny comment honestly I think it depends on how you measure personal success to be and standards of the store your in. Personally when I was trainer I felt confident in someone when I saw they were comfortable in every position, regardless of the time of day. Knew how to answer customer questions, knew drink recipes, cleaning protocols, etc. And most importantly if they didn’t know something knew who to ask or where to look I.e. problem solve. Cause let’s face it Sbux is always changing things and also dump a lot of stuff at once so it’s only natural to not have everything memorized.

Afta-math11 2 points 8m ago

When you have to request a break from bar because they have you there everyday cause your too damn fast😎 peak sequencing

breadstick_marinera 2 points 8m ago

I didn’t get out of my green bean stage until I was a year in

Swan97 2 points 8m ago

I'd say when you can be placed anywhere and be able to handle it. I don't expect perfection in the longer to learn areas (like bar) but to be able to at least cover breaks in those positions.

OverallBat0 2 points 8m ago

After three months.

Thts-atiny1 1 points 8m ago

I consider everyone a green bean until they stick around a full year. One holiday season to another. An entire psl rotation. Turnover at my store is bad 🤦🏽‍♀️😔

1ndieJesus 1 points 8m ago

when newer green beans ask you questions and you usually have the right answer

merlin_my_cat 1 points 8m ago

When you cry in the back room for the 1st time.

FrozenZenBerryYT 1 points 8m ago

As a shift leader, when I can put you in a position and not worry about your lack of knowledge there.

xfabulouskilljoyx 1 points 8m ago

Espresso brownies

[deleted] 1 points 8m ago

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lilbaristap 1 points 8m ago

when you can do things without even thinking about doing them

andrewdee0 1 points 8m ago

When they finally pick up the slack of someone

lolopie3333 1 points 8m ago

i'm on track to be a green bean for my whole career

CRSN-Atomic 1 points 8m ago

When you can hold your own on bar I guess. Idk it’s abstract.

Cheedanish 1 points 8m ago

When you make it through rush on the bar without an open milk or drink puddle in sight

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