For real, I feel anxious even ordering a brown sugar shaken with half brown sugar half toffee nut extra cinnamon (cuz if it doesn’t say cinnamon on the ticket they will forget it) because I feel like people will judge me for being a partner who gets a modified drink :/

Are they possibly joking with you? I and my coworkers joke with each other like that when one of us is the customer in the situation. Like, “hey wth, you know how to make this, you come back here and make it!” or pretending to tap a watch like an impatient customer, or then go up to someone else working and be like “excuse me but your barista/your customer over there is disrupting the third place.” All in good fun of course, we laugh afterwards, but we do it very dryly and straight faced.

Idk, I think if I came in on my day off or someone else came in on their day off and they gave me the customer treatment in full sincerity it would be super off-putting. It’s like, we know each other, we both know what goes into every last part of this interaction/transaction, we *both* do this on an almost daily basis, so to put on that sort of “Hi! Welcome to Starbucks! What can I get started for you? 😃“ mode to each other would be weird. Unless it’s our boss, and that’s just because we want them to know we’re doing our job how they’d like us to. And it’s been like that at every food service job I’ve worked. Like, just because I’m a customer sometimes doesn’t mean I stop being one of them.

Now, if one of my coworkers came in right at the height of peak and ordered a bunch of drinks, I might be kind of annoyed, but that’s only because I was probably already annoyed by it being peak and is in no way personal. They could be literally anybody ordering a bunch of very basic drinks right then and it’d be annoying. But with them, at least I get to joke around about their order while I’m making it, unlike average customers. Like, “oh, 5 drinks? Hot shots got big plans today huh?”

Personally, I wouldn’t take it as “fuck off and be a customer somewhere else,” especially if your “coworkers are generally amazing.” If you’re going in there on your day off expecting to be treated like any other average customer, they might be thinking that’s a little odd, and maybe that’s why they poke fun about your number of drinks or what they are.

If they’re someone you joke around with while on shift together saying that stuff to you, I’d try to make a joke like “yeah I knew you’d be here and I know how much you *looove* making [said drink.]” And me personally, if they seem to be in a genuinely bad mood, I wouldn’t take it personally, would empathize like “sorry, I’ll let you work,” and would just go talk to another coworker.

Sorry this got long but tl;dr: I wouldn’t assume the worst if you get along fine with these people otherwise, and I wouldn’t take it personally either way.

Ngl sounds like they’re doing that playful rudeness thing… but you’re new and it’s not really polite of them to do. Just communicate it. Speak up and say something they’re not breaking any rules technically. You just have to advocate for yourself otherwise you’re going to continue to be first seated and they might not know.

That’s weird and annoying of them, and you’re not crazy for being bothered by it. I would still assume good intent on their part (edgy humor?? idk I really don’t understand them) but perhaps communicate that they’re making you uncomfortable.

Just ignore it.

Is it a daily thing? I don’t mind my co-workers getting complicated drinks. But my store is already really busy so if I had a partner that was ordering 5 drinks at the end of their shifts everyday, I’d probably get annoyed too.

Keeping your thoughts to yourself is a good practice. Very commendable showing restraint towards the coworkers. Not everyone has learned this thing we call tact. I suggest when you approach the cash register to place your order, you state clearly what you plan to do first. *Hey Tactless, I plan to order 5 drinks with my partner discount, thank you! Here is my number!* then when the order is finished, just be so kind and appreciative. *Thank you SOOOO much T, appreciate you making this easy. My dad is awesome, he made sure I could leave a tip!*

are you using your discount and having your dad pay? I’m confused.

they're most likely just joking around *but* if them joking like that bothers you, i would definitely express your frustration with them. it's okay to be bothered by jokes that others may typically be okay with. im hoping for your sake that they are just joking around, if they're genuinely upset/annoyed by you ordering what you want, they're the annoying ones imo

I usually get the same drink but there’s always the comments that I get it too sweet. If I like 2 extra pumps in my coffee just let me beeee. But I never comment on my coworkers drinks. I try my best to make it the way they want it. I do it for the customers, and I always try a little harder for my coworkers.

They are definitely joking

i’ll never understand this, my one partner gets 5+ modifications on her drink everytime i almost have it memorized despite how long it is, but we still make it! people always say that partners have the most annoying drinks but i mean, we know everything about the menu so it makes sense lol. we can complain about someone ordering 10 fraps and then make one for ourselves too, very weird that they would make you feel like that

Partners are a judging breed. If you get something slightly inconvenient it’s a travesty

“I’m clocked out, I’m a customer rn”
It can get annoying during peak but if they still make a comment during slow hour, and you don’t wanna hear anything, ask if you can make them yourself (idk if you’re a store that allows this).

if theyre not joking they can go f themselves honestly. they can complain all they want but this is their job. if they hate it so much that youre ordering fraps or 5 drinks they can find another job

They’re probably joking around with you since you’re new. Since you said they’re generally amazing, I doubt they’re making those comments out of spite. Ik at my old store we used to joke around about our drinks(how much we got, the modifications, etc.) none of us took it personally. I usually get a matcha frap with coconut milk,frap chips,rasp syrup, white mocha and no whip. At my new store we don’t joke around about it, at least I don’t think so I’ve only been here for like 3 weeks.

Tdlr; see if your coworkers joke like go to each other, trying making jokes about their drinks and see how they react. I doubt they’re trying to be mean

If you’re a whole ass store i don’t know why they’re complaining. Love when my partners order drinks , even for the families, i put extra love and attention into them. Ur coworkers are just jerks and so are most of the comments here. However if it stresses you out i’d just go to another store and use your discount there. Obviously another store will appreciate your business a lil more

I would definitely pull them aside while you’re on shift and explain how you feel. I had a similar issue and started going to a different store when I wasn’t listened to

My partners all do the most with our drunks at the home store, and everyone is just nice.

Aww I’m honestly sorry you deal with that. One of my partners orders multiple drinks for her family and none on our floor makes those kinds of “jokes” or comments or attitude. In fact we really don’t even ask or anything we just do it. Happily. I guess it’s a store by store case. So if it’s any consolation not every store is like that. But damn I don’t want any partner feeling that way and I would be upset on your behalf too.

Out of respect for my coworkers I limit my drink to 2 modifications and if I was going to order more than 1 I'd tell the bar person they can make my drinks whenever is convenient, I don't mind waiting.

Then again I rarely get drinks from Starbucks on days I'm not working.

Weird- At my store if we are working we make our own drinks haha

Are you ordering them after a shift or on a day off in the drive-thru/café?

I send through a grande iced flat white w an extra shot, light ice, oatmilk, brown sugar, 1 chestnut and 1 caramel brûlée and if anyone gives me flak for it I tell them I can have someone else take over hot bar since they’re struggling and they can switch to DTO 💕

we don’t say comments to customers because we’d get in trouble but it sure is annoying for anyone to order multiple drinks with a ton of customizations.