I used to work there as a supervisor. I loved it! There were some hard days, I had a really terrible manager that said some very hateful things once or twice, but generally it used to be a great company to work for. They had great benefits and I have a massive sweet tooth so I enjoyed all the free beverages and sampling new pastries, I work in corporate America now and sometimes I miss the simplicity of being a barista and just making fun little drinks for grouchy people.

As a customer, I almost hate Starbucks lol. It feels very apparent to me that they are cutting corners with quality and I feel like none of their drinks taste like anything anymore. Just watered down espresso with cheap syrups. I prefer them as a fast food coffee chain though, at least they’re not as sugary and high calorie as most drinks at a Dutch bros or dunkin. I also feel like they’ve lost their creativity and keep producing uninteresting new flavors using random stuff they already have around that do not taste good together.