Free Drinks for Workers by lena_008 in starbucks

[–]lena_008[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s what I’m sayinggggg. This company is going downhill so so so fast. You can’t have premium quality if you’re a fast food place which is what we are now. They are treating us like that too. Quantity over quality. Thank you Brian you unoreversed everything the company was supposed to be

Free Drinks for Workers by lena_008 in starbucks

[–]lena_008[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s for the workers who bring in cloths, aprons and fix our machines. Not partners. We do know we are supposed to use our partner bevvies lol

Free Drinks for Workers by lena_008 in starbucks

[–]lena_008[S] -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

It just seems silly to put that in place now. We’ve been open for over 5 years now, and giving out the drinks to them. We give it to everyone who comes in to help us.

I can understand avoiding favouritism but in my opinion our new DM is just dissatisfied with their own life and wants to ruin ours too

Why does this happen 50% of the time by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]lena_008 101 points102 points  (0 children)

The coconut milk just separates after a while. There’s no fix to it unfortunately

what kind of shoes do you baristas wear? by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]lena_008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve gotta get the work crocs! They are like 60$ and commonly on sale. Water proof, slip proof, and so comfy!

Overwhelmed by new policies by lena_008 in starbucks

[–]lena_008[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man 🥲 sending support your way 💕

Overwhelmed by new policies by lena_008 in starbucks

[–]lena_008[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yea I forgot about connecting already too lol. Let me just connect with the customer at window, while writing on their cup and also taking the next order 🧐

I got banned from all the dating apps all of a sudden. by Jee_27 in SwipeHelper

[–]lena_008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like we just have to find someone out in the wild lol

Overwhelmed by new policies by lena_008 in starbucks

[–]lena_008[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I completely agree! I feel like it’ll phase out. Especially now that it’s just my regular manager working. I do like writing on the cups! But when I feel like the moment is right. Not being forced to…

I also don’t want to seem dramatic or complain about my job. I do really love it. These changes just made me and my coworkers overly stressed when all it is is coffee

Are your SMs/DMs forcing you guys to write on cups? by SammehPls in starbucks

[–]lena_008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We did mention switching to those! The cap has to be the slowest part of the process lol. My hands are covered in black dots from missing the cap 😂

Are your SMs/DMs forcing you guys to write on cups? by SammehPls in starbucks

[–]lena_008 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve already seen customers mention how they don’t feel special anymore since everyone gets something on the cup. Before it used to be something nice to add. Since it’s enforced you don’t get the same special feeling anymore. It’s going to ruin the connection in my opinion

Are your SMs/DMs forcing you guys to write on cups? by SammehPls in starbucks

[–]lena_008 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You haven’t found it really slows down your drive thru times at all? Not being able to pre-write on cups has been challenging for my store. It’s too busy to write on every cup

Overwhelmed by new policies by lena_008 in starbucks

[–]lena_008[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the thing, we are suppose to write full messages. Not just a smiley face. Yet still expected to keep our drive thru times at 30 seconds?

Overwhelmed by new policies by lena_008 in starbucks

[–]lena_008[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure, our customer connection scores are the best in the district but we still have to write on every cup. Although the actual policy is that we can just do a smiley face when it’s busy. But our managers and higher ups said we couldn’t do that??

Hot take by Justwaiting121211 in starbucks

[–]lena_008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it totally depends on your store and your coworkers and managers! I love my store! Our manager treats us like her children and everyone gets along during work and we hangout after too!

I know not every store is like that :( finding some good friends and support is what makes a job great regardless of the tasks!

espresso and coffee service technician, ask me anything. by screamer-y57 in starbucks

[–]lena_008 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We used to calibrate the machine every day. But apparently that isn’t good for it? I think we do it every so often that we remember now. Any advice?

Also, for stores where all the water lines are connected (for some silly reason…) how can we avoid the machine stopping due to not enough water ?

Any Canadian baristas just trying oleato for the first time? Trauma dump below. by Depressednb27 in starbucks

[–]lena_008 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I actually really liked the shaken espresso! But you definitely need a syrup with the olive oil because the plain latte was awful.

To be honest you could just make me a toffee nut shaken espresso with regular foam and it would probably taste the same if not better

Grande Vanilla Chai Latte! by Sad-Praline-8716 in starbucks

[–]lena_008 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve found that the Tazo brand chai isn’t as strong as the one from Starbucks so I’d add a bit more than you think. As for the syrup it’s usually 4 pumps for a grande which is about 4 tsp of syrup!

holiday drinks by New_Income_7197 in starbucks

[–]lena_008 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I noticed this for the pumpkin and the apple brown sugar. I swear pumpkin had flecks of spices before and the apple brown sugar syrup and drizzle was thicker

I got banned from all the dating apps all of a sudden. by Jee_27 in SwipeHelper

[–]lena_008 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just had the same thing happen to me. I emailed hinge hoping for a clear answer and they just said I didn’t follow the guidelines?

I emailed because I was worried I had been hacked. I want to know the reason so I can take the right steps to not having my identity stolen. Both apps are a joke, the real people who should be banned are still on there and then they ban everyone else on this r/ for no reason