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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2022 - 11 - 08 - ID#yq306g
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Dear Tiktok Baristas (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by anon_is_no_con
i’m not posting this for any arguments btw, just super tired of getting yelled at for some random (not sellable) drink that another barista created and posted online. i get it bro, you came up with something hella good and creative, it’s awesome! until you post it, than there’s people freaking out in the comment section asking how to order it, and half the time it’s not something we’re allowed to do but that they now expect because you posted it. i.e @itsjoboi ‘a recent ‘tiramisu’ drink, we can’t put espresso in trenta cups, we can’t put espresso in foaming pitchers, there is literally not base button for this drink for us to build off of. than parents, kids, and the other average customer gets insanely mad that we don’t know what a ‘eddie munson frappuccino’ is, or they don’t understand why if this online barista did this why can’t we? i understand the want for content and showing your creativity, but you’re part of the problem of creating customer confusion and entitlement.
honeybunchesofmia 157 points 8m ago
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK 🗣️📣🔊
I_like_to_know 84 points 8m ago
THIS!! We had to remake one of these atrocities last week because the recipe as written didn't look like the picture. Customer read the recipe to the partner at the register, they never saw the pic to see that the caramel drizzle should've lined the cup. Get out of here with that nonsense.
Hot-Independence8670 50 points 8m ago
got asked for a santa claus frap today
wok3less 52 points 8m ago
i remember this one from last year unfortunately… vanilla bean with strawberry puree layered in the middle and red holiday sprinkles. i swear these recipes take up 70% of my brain capacity
Hot-Independence8670 20 points 8m ago
yeah, i was on bar and the person on dto knew what it was so she just said yes but i wish she didn’t and asked for the recipe because it’s just yet another customer who’s gonna keep going to other stores ordering it and may get someone who doesn’t know the recipe and cops and attitude with us
wok3less 25 points 8m ago
agreed. even if i know the recipe ill ask them for it and play dumb, unless its a regular i love or something. but the regulars dont tend to get crazy stuff. my favorite is the woman that asks every single time if we know the recipe for the “fuzzy peach refresher” and then makes fun of her kid for getting extra whipped cream with her frap. MAAM UR DRINK HAS DOUBLE THE SUGAR GIVE THE KID HER WHIPPED CREAM
IndustrySerious 1 points 8m ago
Omg me too!! But we didn’t have strawberry purée so I told her we couldn’t make it. Luckily I didn’t need to know the ingredients bc the picture looked basic and clear but I was like nope sorry
Hot-Independence8670 33 points 8m ago
i’m sorry but that creators videos especially are so painful to watch… and reading all of the comments of asking how to order it when it’s quite literally impossible
Hot-Independence8670 40 points 8m ago
also how we got all that damn time to film this? i am fighting for my life every single shift
anon_is_no_con [OP] 32 points 8m ago
right?? if i pulled my phone out on the floor to film tiktok’s with theatrics and everything i think i’d get a pitcher thrown at me!
butttabooo 28 points 8m ago
I just watched his videos I guarantee Starbucks is paying that man, that’s product placement 101.
anon_is_no_con [OP] 10 points 8m ago
that’s exactly what i thought after deep diving into this account, he has to be linked to their social media team
Assiqtaq 18 points 8m ago
I had a customer ask for something the other day with the made up name just as if I should know what it was. Something like "the Tower drink" or something like that, I don't know I had no idea what she was talking about. When she said it is green on top and pink on bottom, I thought it probably was a pink drink with matcha foam, but do I want to get yelled at if I was wrong? Nope. Sorry, no recipe no drink.
Traditional-Emu-1403 16 points 8m ago
@itsjoboi
anon_is_no_con [OP] 20 points 8m ago
that man be doing some damage and he doesn’t even know it
Traditional-Emu-1403 27 points 8m ago
He does, he constantly has “bro learn standards” and “this is why we all hate you” comments
anon_is_no_con [OP] 25 points 8m ago
that’s even worse! i wonder if anyone has sent in any of his vids to the store/district manager, he’s literally filming himself while working breaking standard and other baristas have been fired just for filming in store.
photo_rain 12 points 8m ago
That’s what confuses me! How are all these tik tok baristas not fired already?
logiwave 15 points 8m ago
don't forget the frozen water cubes!
Agreeable-Ad7225 12 points 8m ago
The other day I was DTO and this girl was like I can’t remember what drink I got last time and I asked if she remembered anything in it and she responded with “idk it’s that TikTok drink with pumpkin” like???? Idfk
gabby24681 9 points 8m ago
(Just for y’all) I will never post on TikTok but if you put frap roast in a foaming pitcher with some sweet cream you can make like a Starbucks version of a dalgona coffee
TheOnesLeftBehind 2 points 8m ago
Cold brew concentrate is better and tastes better
gabby24681 1 points 8m ago
Ooh yes I’ll try that next time!
Significant-Nerve214 8 points 8m ago
Finally someone said it. I dislike that man a Trenta amount
elrobolobo 7 points 8m ago
Damn, foamy espresso sounds really good
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LencologyOncology69 6 points 8m ago
I literally just almost lost my shit at some pre teen something about asking for Carmel Heavy Cream in her iced latte. You're acne is bad enough you think you need all that?
anon_is_no_con [OP] 3 points 8m ago
no literally, how do people digest heavy cream?? i had a coworker who would drink an iced heavy cream chai and it turned my stomach
Vinyl-addict 2 points 8m ago
I have a semi regular who’s signature order is a venti DRG sub C for HC and topped with cold foam. How. How can you digest that.
LencologyOncology69 1 points 8m ago
Gross 🤢
official_koda_ 5 points 8m ago
It’s amazing the free advertising Starbucks gets all over TikTok and they’re not even paying them a cent
Remarkable-Item-8707 3 points 8m ago
FACTS bro! We constantly get shitted on for not knowing these drinks when we clearly have nothing to do with them. I personally would walk out for a min before hearing the shit that goes into the drink
snailsdotcom 2 points 8m ago
you worded this very well and i completely agree at least like make cool stuff we can make and show how to order it
aoi4eg -6 points 8m ago
>we can’t put espresso in foaming pitchers

Are you like not allowed to do that by Starbucks specifically? I love drinking raf coffee and it's basically putting cream or milk and optionally vanilla sugar to a single shot of espresso and then foaming the mix.

Or you mean some people demanded you just "foam" an espresso? This one is weird for sure.

edit: idk why I'm getting downvoted lol sorry I don't have a Starbucks in my country I guess
anon_is_no_con [OP] 5 points 8m ago
yep! by standard we cannot put hot drinks or hot ingredients in the foaming pitchers, only espresso in the blender! although i’ve gotten both requests and explained why we can’t do that, i’ve been burned by shaking espresso with no ice in a shaker and it hurt like hell!
TheOnesLeftBehind 3 points 8m ago
It’s a burn hazard (hot espresso) and will imbue the blender with a coffee flavor that will ruin the flavors of drinks for other customers.
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anon_is_no_con [OP] 1 points 8m ago
why are you so angry? do you feel as though whatever profession you’re in is ‘real work’ and therefore valid to complain about? what differentiates that? do you feel that peoples reactions to being told no in the barista industry are completely normal and should be tolerated, do you deem our work as easy enough that we should be yelled at? have a good life brother
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