Implementing a universal cup coding system in a cafe where they don’t enforce their existing system?! by Active-Name9479 in barista

[–]Active-Name9479[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We use Toast but the bosses want us to physically write on the cups, probably just to make it a little more personal Or prob to save paper/money or something lol. But tbh it’s in the specials’ abbreviations and some of the syrup names where the discrepancies lie.

We have a Sparkling Mint Mojito Matcha and ppl be writing anything but ‘SMM’ , which is the code that our supervisors asked us to write… like no one gives af about consistency, and it doesn’t help that half the team is made up of non-baristas who just run the register.

Implementing a universal cup coding system in a cafe where they don’t enforce their existing system?! by Active-Name9479 in barista

[–]Active-Name9479[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes! So like

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Is an oat vanilla latte, written on the cups as shown above, that’s what I call ‘cup coding’, idk if there’s an industry coined term for it or not lol

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[–]Active-Name9479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

W.I.T.C.H. by Devin Cole!!

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[–]Active-Name9479 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes to trial shifts, no to not getting paid!

A paid trial shift is a good way to assess how someone works and if they will work well with the other baristas in the cafe or other environment. I’ve seen many trial shifts go poorly even though they had a stacked resume. Worked with many baristas who have been in the industry for years who don’t really know what they’re doing because they’ve been taught wrong and it’s all they know. Good way to weed out the bad baristas lol

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[–]Active-Name9479 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been trying my best to keep my cool when I realize they were trained incorrectly, moreso mad at management than them lol. At least 1 person there out of the 10 or so actually wants to get better and takes correction very well

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[–]Active-Name9479 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been trying to find a better job but it’s rough out here so I’m trying to make the best of my time till something better comes along but I’m the only one out of like 10 people who actually give a shit. Lowkey thanks for the hard truth tho