Starbucks Baristas Share Things They’re Just So Tired Of (40 Posts)

Any job is difficult if you care about its outcome. But not every worker has to hear about it from customers. Baristas are one of the "lucky" ones that do.

As Gowri Chandra has beautifully put it, we Americans worship at the altar of craft coffee, reveling in its complexity and revering its art form. But we've still managed to commodify the very people who make it: the baristas. So if we believe in the artistry of baristas — and it looks like we do — why are we treating them as unskilled, expendable labor?

From everything baristas are posting online about their job, it's clear that we, the clients, are the main cause of their headaches. Of course, they have other problems too, but probably none can screw up their day as we do. Continue scrolling to learn what trials and tribulations await baristas every single day, and who knows, maybe if their confessions get plenty of attention, people will be kinder to them? Let's hope so.

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Starbucks Baristas Share Things They’re Just So Tired Of (40 Posts)

A Really Good Mask Sign

It’s Called Etiquette

Every Peak At Least 5 Times

Just A Reminder For Those Who’ve Forgotten That We Are Human Too

Me When Peak Lasts My Whole Shift

I Tried Hard To Cheer Up My Regular Karen And She Grabbed A Straw And Mixed My Little Art And Her Ungrateful Ass Said:i Dint Ask For No Stupid Drawing

And Thats On Period

Mental Health In The Workplace

Just A Psa To The Customers:

“You Need To Be Connecting With Every Customer At The Window!”

Starbucks Employees Hate When You Scream Your Order At Them

Every Store Has One (Or Several)

Starbucks Employees Hate When You Hang Around Past Closing

Karen Strikes Again!

Do You Have Any Regulars That You Just Look At And You’re Instantly Annoyed?

Interesting

Just Dropping By With This

Starbucks Employees Hate When You Launch Into A Completely One-Sided Order

Psa

Sundays Really Be Like That Tho

Tbh

Just Gonna Leave This Here

Me.

Forgot The Extra Drizzle.

When Customers Ask For Something Like This

I Just Want To Know What Size 😞

When You're In The Back Doing Dishes, But You Have To Go Out And Greet A Customer:

Just Received This From Corporate In Regards To Covid-19

Psa: Please Don’t Leave Stuff Like This In The Tip Jar. Politics Aside, It’s A Really Childish And Insulting Gesture. Thank You

Opening Be Like This

Im So Sorry

It Can Happen To The Best Of Us

This Is How It Feels To Work At Starbucks Sometimes...

Here’s For The Lady Today Who Hadn’t Even Paid Me Yet And Said “I’m Glad Your Coworkers Are Having Such A Great Conversation, But They Need To Get Started On My Drink Because I’m In A Rush”

What It’s Been Like Working In Dt With Cafe Closed

Welcome To My Ted Talk

When A Customer Is Rude But Leaves A $5 Tip

Dear Customers, This Is What Happens When You Reach Around The Shields To Help Yourself. Please Stop.

Why

When You Both Open And Close Regularly

Starbucks: *removes Vanilla From Hot Chocolate Recipe* Me:

Insert Interesting Title Here

Amy = John

Corporate Approving The Store Playlists

Me Everyday At Work Like:

Just Had A Customer Walk In, Order A Trenta Passion Tango Lemonade With 32 Pumps Of Liquid Cane, And Proceed To Count The Pumps Out Loud As I Made Said Drink, Staring Me Down The Whole Time And Warning Me Not To Do Half Pumps.

Thought Y’all Might Appreciate This

When A Customer Dumps Some Of Their Coffee Into The Trash Can

Me Trying To Make “Customer Connections”

I Kinda Went Off Here!

When You’ve Been Open For 2 Seconds And Someone Orders A Venti Caramel Frappuccino At 5am

👀 Interesting

Me At The Grocery Store Register, Realizing I’m Not Wearing Any Starbucks Garb, Leading People To Believe I Am Buying All The Milk They Had For My Own Private Weirdo Milk Party

It's Going To Happen.

How It Feels To Work Here Sometimes

Mood!

Oof There Go My Feels

Mood

That Is One Unique Drink Order My Guy

This Is Me When “Baby... Why Don’t You Just Meet Me In The Middle” Starts Playing For The 7th Time Of The Day

“Why Are You Putting Water In That? I Got A Frappuccino??” “This Is An Americano For Susan, Sir”

Coming Home After A Long Day Of Being A Bubbly Barista

When They Tell You “I Wanted That Iced”, But It Was A Mobile Order

When You Look Up From Making Drinks

When You're On Bar During Peak And A Frapp Sticker Print That Says Item 1 Of 10

It Really Be Like That

Thought This Was Funny

I Mean 🤷🏻‍♀️

Barely Even An Exaggeration Tbh

It Can't Just Be My Store...

The Storm Hit Right When My Shift Starts

When Customers Stare

Underpaid And Understaffed Why Not Have A Happy Hour

Starbucks Employees Hate When You Stare At Them Like A Coffee-Making Zoo Animal

They’re Just So Inconvenient

When You’re Trying To Make Customers Connections But Customers Interrupt You With Their Order

Starbucks Employees Hate When You Act Like You're The Only Black Coffee Drinker Left In The World:

Me Talking To A Green Bean vs. Me Talking To A Fellow Shift

Mary, Sharon, Lisa, And Katie Getting Ready To Call Corporate Because They Didn’t Get A Reusable Red Cup Today

Starbucks: removes Vanilla From Hot Chocolate Recipe Me: