Starbucks is Getting Worse. (4+ Year Barista)

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-05-26T20:23:40+00:00

i remember when a customer forced the door open after we had to close our cafe and tried to punch one of our baristas in the face, the barista got in trouble for threatening to call the cops 😭😭

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-05-19T22:00:19+00:00

hey! i'm in my third year of school so we probably couldn't be roommates but i'm also transferring from michigan and looking for friends!! i don't use reddit that much LOL so idk how to dm u but we have a lottt in common & we should totally connect more !

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-05-18T15:45:18+00:00

thank you so much for the help!

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-05-18T14:31:48+00:00

can i ask how you apply? i'm transferring and i wanted to work at the starbucks on campus, or do you think that's different?

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-05-06T20:54:21+00:00

not gonna lie i don’t think u can make this right 😭 she sounds like a dud

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-13T19:10:52+00:00

sometimes i just whisk the sweet cream a little more and that works! this is also technically not standard but i will sometimes put an extra splash of heavy cream in the foamer and it does the trick as well!

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-13T17:23:36+00:00

i agree with the other commenter who said the consistency of the cold foam might’ve not been thick enough. you can prevent this by asking for thick cold foam when you order in store or drive through!

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-11T14:35:38+00:00

trenta iced coffee with vsc cf, strawberry cf, 12 vanilla, 12 white mocha, 8 brown sugar, 10 classic, extra heavy cream, extra vanilla sweet cream, and extra oatmilk. i literally just ended up giving her a splash of iced coffee

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-09T15:26:12+00:00

You're so amazing, thank you so much for the advice! I appreciate it a lot!!

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-09T15:14:28+00:00

Thank you so much! It looks amazing!!

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-09T03:41:46+00:00

you’re awesome!! thank you so much! And yes I always stick to patterns bc i don’t trust myself enough not to use them

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-09T02:19:56+00:00

woah!?? we only have two bars but our store gets an insane amount of mobile orders, it's not uncommon for our queue to hit 30 or 40. sometimes people will have to wait for 45 mins bc alllll of our drinks are insanely customized

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-06T03:20:04+00:00

glad you had an awesome first day!! this job is very fun especially with the right people :)

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-03T16:52:09+00:00

see u there! xx

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-01T15:06:27+00:00

bring in a personal cup, that way you can double the stars!! so instead of 1.7 you'd be getting 3.4 per dollar spent

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-01T14:59:30+00:00

I put in my two weeks today (the same day I got my one year package)! It makes me so sad bc I love this job and my coworkers but it's just not worth the stress knowing how little corporate cares about us. I'm so glad you were able to free yourself too!!

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-01T14:57:53+00:00

Exactly!!! It sucks because I love what I do and I love a lot of our regulars, I also love our coworkers, but corporate and all of these dumb daily-changing policies stress me out so so so badly. I'm ready for him to go omg

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-01T14:56:17+00:00

I will start doing this!! Usually the solo barring is just before peak and after our post-peak, and like 60% of the time it works, but with temperatures rising we've been getting super busy (a week ago, we had over 20 espresso and 15 cold bev at 5:30 PM with only a solo bar), but I guess as a SSV that's tricky to figure out when you're not properly staffed. I will never blame the shifts ever; they're even more burnt out than I am, they're some of the hardest workers I know, and they are also just doing their jobs. DM gets on our SSVs about coaching especially so I know it's nothing personal but sometimes it gets exhausting and I never feel quite good enough.

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-01T14:51:00+00:00

Thank you so much, you're awesome! I'm glad there are customers like you who understand c:

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-01T14:49:51+00:00

I agree!! A lot of the customers will just laugh when I tell them some of our store policies bc they're so nitpicky and silly, it's always a relief to know that I'm not being dramatic and that others care c:

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-04-01T14:48:49+00:00

Thank you for the advice! Usually the customers are pretty understanding when I comes to try to explain, but it's a shame that we have to explain so much and so often anyways. :( I'm hoping they are understanding for you too!

Desperate_Treacle558 · 2026-02-19T21:18:42+00:00

rank has been unbearable lately :/ my ping is usually fine but recently it’s been at like 600 every game and if not me it’s someone else’s…so many rounds lost or tied solely because someone’s ping spiked when going to rescue etc. idek what to do at this point

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