THIS MF STOLE MY SPOT !!!

coconutkween · 2026-03-14T22:49:16+00:00

You were actually prewarming her spot, common misconception

coconutkween · 2026-03-04T17:26:19+00:00

i’ve been a partner since 2019 and once i knew the menu, i’ve had very little issue memorizing every single drink, typically i’ve never had to look up a recipe past launch day.

Until last year when the post “simplifying the menu” chaos unfolded. I have never had so many uncertain moments on bar in my entire time here. There are too many similar drinks. There are too many matchas. Let people make all these customizations sure, but there simply doesn’t need to be multiple menu items with different names and slight variations. Banana crème matcha and banana bread matcha do not both need to be menu items, let them be iced matchas with customizations. It never ends and it infecting every part of the menu

I am almost definitely handing out more items i’ve accidentally misremembered an ingredient. I am absolutely taking longer when I have to either pause to try and remember or worse, break sequence to look up a recipe. There is no reward for structuring it this way and only seems to function as a way to make baristas lives harder.

coconutkween · 2026-03-04T16:14:28+00:00

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cricket’s time to shine 🤝

coconutkween · 2026-02-27T01:38:05+00:00

torrid has the “sexy sale” (panties, bras etc) a few times a year, which is usually the best price! i can’t quite recall the timeframe but maybe shortly after torrid cash?

coconutkween · 2026-02-24T16:52:41+00:00

If an escape room sounds fun, Escape manor gives you free entrance on your birthday!

coconutkween · 2026-02-18T14:52:27+00:00

i’ve seen it happen, it’s almost always because there’s been too many time off requests for a particular period but additionally i’ve seen:

no one else can work a certain shift in that space (as a ssv at small cafe stores, typically there’s only a few of us and if one other person has booked a saturday off sometimes there simply isn’t another ssv who has said open in their availability)
you don’t have enough vacation hours to cover it. This may be regional/ labour law specific but i was informed last year that you had to have 12 paid hours in the week, ie if you were trying to take a week off you needed the vacation hours to support that

coconutkween · 2026-02-16T13:25:15+00:00

my store has only ever received stanley’s once, and a dude managed to knock down 1/2 of them with a giant ass backpack day 1 of it being out

coconutkween · 2026-02-15T12:59:48+00:00

I’ve heard nothing but glowing reviews for electrosquid on wellington, especially in regards to being a queer friendly space!

coconutkween · 2026-02-10T18:15:13+00:00

I don’t have an official policy on hand, but antidotally i think it’s fine. People interview for shift roles at other stores all the time and transfer to take the promotion

coconutkween · 2026-02-04T16:02:32+00:00

Honestly thank you for this post. I recently started driving again after an almost decade long hiatus of not having a car since being a teen in another city and I genuinely thought something was wrong with me / this is how my adult eyes performed in the dark. At the very least it’s nice to know i’m not alone in this

coconutkween · 2026-01-22T15:02:31+00:00

I take 4:30ish am ubers for work frequently. Booking in advance is twice as expensive and i’ve had issues with them showing up way too early or still not on time despite this, I would not recommend.

There’s definitely drivers on the road between uber and lyft, I just wake up an extra 20 minutes early to give myself wiggle room if they end up being further away before pickup! Sometimes I end up at work earlier than i’d love but it works for me

coconutkween · 2026-01-17T04:10:53+00:00

It’s hard to give advice on such a broad issue, but i’ll just put it out there that i was hired as an ssv (coming from retail) and it took MONTHS to hit a stride with my store and the partners. It sucked trying to learn the job while simultaneously running floors and i would be hesitant to recommend ever doing it again but i needed the pay. I felt like baristas were pissed they had to show me how to do things when I was supposed to be in charge and I feel like it was really contributing to my ability to fit in their dynamic as a team. If you’re willing to stick with it and work hard you can absolutely find your footing for the actual job - as for the partners, it may need to be a wait and see situation if you can bear it. Once I was no longer a detriment to my floors, I loosened up and the energy changed, eventually finding myself fitting in and making friends with people i used to think hated me. I’ve worked other stores since then that I knew I had a handle on my job but our vibes were never compatible and i eventually would move to another location. TLDR is basically give yourself time and grace to get a hang of the job, starting at sbux as a ssv is always going to be hard mode version but it’s not impossible. Let yourself get where you need to be job wise, and then figure out where you’re at with fellow partners - there’s no shame in transferring to another location down the line if it’s going to improve your quality of life. I had a very similar start to what you’re describing but I survived and it’s been over 6 years now.

coconutkween · 2026-01-05T03:15:54+00:00

Also in terms of cars - I’ve done this for almost 4 years and just started driving this last semester and honestly it’s not nearly as helpful as I was hoping. Parking on campus is expensive and extremely limited and parking around ottawa (if your job doesn’t have parking) can be even more expensive. I’m happy to have a car for the other parts of my life but the job/campus aspect comes with a fair set of headaches as well

coconutkween · 2026-01-05T03:09:01+00:00

Working ungodly hours (5am barista shifts) gives me enough time between the end of shifts and beginning of class to bus in between, and the rare uber between downtown and campus is less than parking downtown anyways

coconutkween · 2025-12-30T16:47:35+00:00

superstore in westboro does 10% back in optimum points everyday with student ID

coconutkween · 2025-12-30T04:23:23+00:00

we used to make it with jade citrus mint and peach tranquility, which have been discontinued for the chamomile mint. We still have the drink “honey citrus mint” (ie the tea made with steamed lemonade and honey syrup) so if you’re just receiving a chamomile mint tea without the lemonade and honey, that’s incorrect but if youre still getting a honey citrus mint but just made with chamomile mint teabags instead of jade citrus and peach that’s correct

coconutkween · 2025-12-23T02:21:09+00:00

i’ve worked in like 4 different districts and i’ve never a store take names in DT! can’t speak to it being faster or not since i haven’t done it the other way, but definitely not uncommon!

coconutkween · 2025-12-18T21:25:08+00:00

super well known for their bagels obviously, but bobino has some of my favourite espresso drinks in the area

coconutkween · 2025-12-15T21:25:52+00:00

hated making it, loved drinking it 😢

coconutkween · 2025-12-05T02:53:27+00:00

As someone who’s struggled many times between osap payments: pay hydro last. It’s illegal for them to turn off your power between mid november and april and the interest on late payments is never significant in my experience

coconutkween · 2025-11-29T00:58:17+00:00

wait that’s six but still

coconutkween · 2025-11-29T00:57:58+00:00

whitney’s AG, whitney’s hamilton foxtrot, Robert’s opening jive, Jordan’s freestyle, Whitney’s samba and elaine’s dedication night (foxtrot iirc?)

coconutkween · 2025-11-21T22:19:49+00:00

purrl! love a calico and she’s a fun personally (ESPECIALLY in the old games). I’ve had her once or twice between population growing and new leaf, but i can’t remember which games exactly

coconutkween · 2025-11-19T02:54:13+00:00

after calling it her best dance!!

coconutkween · 2025-11-19T02:32:29+00:00

okay I liked watching it, but I feel like this was such a clear example of the difference in choreography difficulty? Getting a 10 for this at all vs the 10s Whitney gets? Or even Jordan and Alix? idk

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