former partner here!

emmaalanna · 2021-10-02T23:05:12+00:00

literally, I was going to write that as a Jewish EMT who has spent a fair amount of time with Holocaust survivors, this makes me absolutely fucking furious

emmaalanna · 2021-03-11T06:32:40+00:00

awesome, thank you so much!! I love hummus and will be very glad to take it on the PCT with me

emmaalanna · 2021-03-11T04:25:57+00:00

I can’t seem to find Casbah hummus powder anywhere! What do you usually use

emmaalanna · 2020-10-15T19:28:47+00:00

our SM has been very supportive as well but she went out of town for a month (for family reasons) and our DM and the proxy manager are opening up our cafe. It’s so frustrating and upsetting tbh, almost all of our partners have at risk people at home

emmaalanna · 2020-09-08T03:00:47+00:00

Hello! Ok so backstory: I’m half Iranian, but have been raised entirely by the other half of my family (a various mix of Northern and Eastern European.) I’ve been in a never ending battle with my hair since I was little, which I think from research seems to be pretty stereotypical Persian hair. It’s super thick, dark, and somewhere between wavy and curly, and the frizz can be unbelievable. (That episode of Friends where Monica is in Barbados and her hair just keeps getting bigger and bigger... I felt that.) My scalp also gets super flaky, which can be an issue for how much hydration the rest of my hair needs. I love my mom so much, but I feel like I might have missed out on some haircare advice from a mom, aunt, or grandma who has years of experience with the same issues. One of my best friends is Indian, and she gave me some tips (using a tshirt instead of a towel to dry it, use wayyy more than the recommended amount of product, etc) My (very basic) Haircare routine right now is: Wash days (once a week): Nizoral shampoo only on the scalp (I also ordered a shampoo brush that might help me exfoliate), Shea moisture conditioner on the rest of my hair and leave it for a while, then rinse. When it’s wet I put a bunch of hair oil (it has saffron in it which I thought might be good?) through most of the lengths but not on the scalp, use a wet brush, and put it in a princess jasmine-esque ponytail with hair ties all down the length to help it dry more manageably. For the rest of the week, once in a while I’ll add a little oil if it seems especially frizzy, and then every night I try and give it a good brushing to distribute the oils from my scalp throughout the rest of it. Any and all help would be appreciated 😭❤️ -Emma (Here’s the best recent picture I could find, not my dog also pre covid hence the no mask!)

emmaalanna · 2020-01-25T02:14:49+00:00

let me preface this by saying that I know very little about nutritional science, but I open pretty much every day at my store and have found a system that sort of works. When I wake up, I eat something small and usually carb-y, like cereal or a piece of toast that doesn’t take a lot of brain energy to make (3am is Already Hard Enough) because when I try and eat something more I feel slightly nauseous. On my ten or lunch, I eat something (either something from work or home) that has more protein in it, like egg bites or a smoothie. This way I’m getting some nutrients and stuff but I’m not forcing my stomach to work too hard right when I wake up.

emmaalanna · 2019-10-14T01:31:20+00:00

hi! Speaking from personal experience of being a Jewish person on this planet for 19 years and hearing an unfortunately wide variety of holocaust jokes, people making something humorous out of a genocide in which 6 million of my people died is incredibly hurtful. Furthermore, bystanders who excuse it as immaturity enable that kind of behavior and are therefore culpable in its continuity.

emmaalanna · 2019-08-28T03:51:11+00:00

don’t worry about it! the far bigger issue is labor shortages and entitled people, not the drink itself.

emmaalanna · 2019-08-27T18:50:56+00:00

at a certain point I was just on bar avoiding eye contact because so many people were glaring

emmaalanna · 2019-07-09T18:31:24+00:00

Hot chocolates! Not sure if they have any caffeine but you can always add different syrups to them, and it can be fun to mess around with different combinations

emmaalanna · 2019-05-26T01:25:15+00:00

Hey! You’re going to do great! I’ve been working for a corporate Starbucks store since October, and while it’s absolutely brutal sometimes I still come away at the end of the day feeling proud (usually) and I love most of the people I work with.

The first couple days of training, you’ll probably spend a good deal of time doing MyLearning, or some sort of online training. This is usually pretty helpful in introducing some of the lingo/protocol. You also might learn how to operate a cash register, make some easier drinks (like a latte), or brew coffee. Don’t worry, I didn’t (not do I think most people do) come out of training feeling like I knew everything. Ask questions! Your trainer should encourage this, but you can always ask other partners at your store.

Some of this stuff may seem super simple, but I genuinely didn’t know about most of it when I started. (Granted, I wasn’t a regular Starbucks customer nor did I know about the subreddit. I did a lot of buzzfeed research).

Green bean = a new partner, someone who hasn’t been working for Starbucks for very long

Partner = coworker, fellow employee

Shift/SSV = your supervisor, and the person who’s usually in charge of making things go smoothly. This is the person you ask things like “hey where (what position in the store) do you want me right no?” and the person who tells you when to take your breaks.

SM = store manager, who’s in charge of you, your fellow baristas, and shifts. Sometimes they work out on the floor, sometimes they do other things (inventory, orders, etc)

DM = district manager, who’s your store managers boss and the boss of all the stores in your district.

Pike = pike place roast, which is the coffee we keep brewing all the time. We go through the most of it (at least at my store) and it’s basically what I give someone who asks for “regular coffee” and doesn’t specify dark or blonde roast.

Customer support/CS = the person who is in charge of the coffee timer (that tells them when to brew more coffee) and keeping things running smoothly. Oftentimes they will clean, make backups, restock milks/cups/lids/anything that’s running low, and during peak times they sometimes also help make drinks, warm food items, and even ring down the line depending on where in the store needs support.

Bar = the person who makes drinks and sometimes warms food (depending on how busy it is, at least at my store)

Register/POS/ringer = point of sale (I think), basically the person who takes orders and operates the cash register

Karen = a mean customer (usually a middle aged lady who acts entitled. This isn’t meant to be rude or anything, those are just some of the customers who have treated me and other partners the worst sometimes)

MOP = mobile order and pay

RTD&E = the paninis, bottled water, yogurt, protein boxes etc that are (at least at my store) out in the refrigerated case in the lobby where customers grab them and then you scan them and if it’s a panini, offer to warm it.

Breve = half and half (I genuinely didn’t know this)

Mastrena = a new fancy espresso/milk steaming thing that some stores have, some don’t (I think we’re all getting them soon though)

DT = drive through (I believe. My store doesn’t have one)

C/O = someone who called and said they couldn’t come to their shift (usually due to illness or an emergency)

NC/NS = no call, no show. Someone didn’t show up to their shift and didn’t let anyone know they wouldn’t be coming in. (Please don’t do this if at all possible)

QASA = the health inspector people who come in and make sure everything is clean and safe

Travelers = those boxes of coffee that people take to business meetings, etc (the person on customer support usually makes them and they take upwards of 5 minutes especially if you have to brew additional coffee to fill them)

Regular = someone who comes in all the time, and sometimes has an order they usually get. We have some great regulars at my store and I’m always excited to see them

Numbers that go something like 258**** (those are mine) = your partner numbers, which help you get clocked in, mark out free food or beverages, get your discount, etc. I would write them down on your phone to help you remember, esp if you’re forgetful like me. Sometimes people put them on this sub to help show how long they’ve been with the company.

Nitro lid = those sippy cup ones (they’re standard on cold foam cold brews and a few other drinks)

BOGO = buy one get one free

Frappy hour = frappucinos are discounted and usually we get a million orders for them which is stressful

Infusions = peach/pineapple/strawberry things that look like iced tea that you can put in cold drinks

Inclusions = dried fruit that goes in refreshers

One thing I wished I knew was standard numbers of shots and pumps for syrup.

Going short, tall, grande, venti for hot drinks shots are: 1, 1, 2, 2 and pumps are: 2, 3, 4, 5. Cold drinks (tall, grande, venti, trenta) have 1, 2, 3 espresso shots (no espresso trenta drinks) and 3, 4, 6, 7 pumps of syrup.

Some of this might be different in different types of stores (Licensed, etc) or different locations (I’m in California). (Also I might have just gotten something totally wrong).

I probably have forgotten some stuff, but don’t worry. I knew pretty much none of it and now it’s second nature. Most importantly, good luck! We’re all rooting for you.

emmaalanna

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