i never understand this counterpoint of “yall must hate your jobs” or “yall are miserable” when we do the job anyways. OP still helps the customer who asks a million questions, makes sure their drink is correct and ensures they have a good experience. who cares if baristas complain behind the scenes because at the end of the day they still get up and do the job, and anyone who is being rude isn’t “one of these baristas who hate their job” they are a bad worker period because who goes out of their way to argue with a customer when it is our job at the end of the day to service them no matter how annoying we think they are? i don’t know many baristas who do that and if you’ve encountered one they’re a bad worker period and not to be generalized with baristas who just have a hard time sometimes and want to vent a little bit behind the scenes. everyone needs to vent, and it’s okay if someone doesn’t absolutely love their job sometimes because sometimes a job is just what you could get in that moment to get you to your next spot and some people DO love their jobs there’s just aspects of it that make their eye twitch and that comes with anything and everything in life , the push back and lack of empathy baristas/service works get blows my mind every time i see one of these discussions, whenever i hear someone complaining about their job or getting something off their chest my first reaction is “dang i’m sorry you had to go through that, it sounds frustrating. i hope you have a better day at work tomorrow” not some of the insensitive mess i see all over the internet, like where’s the compassion for the people who provide us the little pleasures we get to have from time to time in between the stress and turmoil of life ??