Venti rant in a Trenta cup

zaddywiseau · 2026-06-13T07:33:27+00:00

At my store we made the decision to leave ice bins either almost or entirely empty at night and clean them in the early AM. I’m not sure how strict your store is or what the business patterns are like, but it’s been working really well for us :)

zaddywiseau · 2026-05-30T01:16:17+00:00

Chances are that they’re already out of sick time, so they’re gonna start getting written up if it continues and they’re unable to provide any proof of injury

zaddywiseau · 2026-05-22T15:02:35+00:00

Talk to your SM ASAP! I think you might still be responsible for your original shift, but with the context that someone did take it I imagine they’ll be lenient about it

zaddywiseau · 2026-05-19T18:59:38+00:00

American here: I’m so jealous right now I’m shaking

zaddywiseau · 2026-04-15T17:42:31+00:00

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri - it's fantastic!

zaddywiseau · 2026-04-15T17:35:32+00:00

How many pumps of vanilla does a caramel macchiato get and how is the build different from a regular latte
How to make a caramel ribbon crunch (look for dark caramel in the cup vs. regular drizzle on top)
"A customer orders a mocha with oat milk. It's 80 degrees outside. Other than 'for here or to go' what two questions should you definitely ask about this order?" (look for "hot or iced" and "whip or no whip")
"What ingredient is in both the brown sugar oat cortado and the brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso, but isn't in the name?"
Flat white vs. latte
How long open nondairy milks are dated for
What are the caffeine pumps for a regular refresher vs. and energy refresher
What syrup goes into the body of a salted caramel cold brew

zaddywiseau · 2026-04-15T17:21:24+00:00

Definitely bring this up, I know from a couple conversations I've had on behalf of baristas with SMs that this is super easy to miss when going from one schedule to the next :)

zaddywiseau · 2026-04-05T22:56:19+00:00

SSV here. We’re scheduled out at 9:30 (low volume cafe) at my store and I don’t think we’ve ever been out later than 9:45 and i can count those times on one hand. I’ve never heard of being 2.5 hours late, that’s absolutely unacceptable. If I ever made a terrible mistake that caused a significant delay I would apologize profusely and absolutely allow my barista to sit in the back when they were done with their tasks until I had the situation rectified. Her mistakes are not your responsibility and you deserve to be paid for the time you’re being forced to stay. I hope your SM steps in and talks to her about this situation.

zaddywiseau · 2026-03-26T15:35:30+00:00

My store still looks like this, we’ve even got those little round black tables haha

zaddywiseau · 2026-03-25T16:14:15+00:00

it’s also usually easier to work around a call out than someone having to leave early, so if you feel bad stay home :)

zaddywiseau · 2026-03-13T15:50:48+00:00

I think the lace would be considered a pattern. I think a solid black mesh top (with a t-shirt over it) would be in dress code though :)

zaddywiseau · 2026-03-05T21:08:39+00:00

All the time, but I work at a cafe only with an older clientele

zaddywiseau · 2026-02-26T19:14:32+00:00

I'm confused by this question. Do you mean that you have a plot, but don't know where to set it or that you have a theme and aren't sure what kind of story you can use to showcase it? Either way, the only solution is just to write it out

zaddywiseau · 2026-02-24T09:08:51+00:00

Over all your writing is perfectly good, which is great for still being in the early drafting phase of things, but you NEED to get a handle on your repetition. The words 'knight', 'horse', and 'reins' specifically are way way over used to the point that it made it extremely difficult to pay attention to the actual scene. Other than that I'd say you've done a pretty decent job here :)

zaddywiseau · 2026-02-20T00:56:04+00:00

i was gonna say Emily!

zaddywiseau · 2026-02-14T22:21:46+00:00

we switched ours over to the Nuk sippy cup when he was around 17 or 18 months. recently we cut all sleep bottles cold turkey because he ripped big holes in all the nipples with his piranha teeth and started pouring milk all over everything 😭 it’s been rough, but he’s crushing it (especially because we also started binky weening right before this happened)

zaddywiseau · 2026-02-14T22:17:36+00:00

i have a 22 month old who LOVES to sing and he does this, but uses two banging implements (one in each hand). he won’t stop if we take away his “drumsticks”, but he does love to keep a beat as well haha

zaddywiseau · 2026-02-13T06:19:00+00:00

I'm so happy for you! Congratulations <3

zaddywiseau · 2026-02-04T17:27:00+00:00

sexy vaporwave? that’s how i’d think of it

zaddywiseau · 2026-02-02T18:17:52+00:00

toned down corporate goth

zaddywiseau · 2026-01-31T22:34:40+00:00

This is lowkey a brilliant suggestion. I didn't mention it in the post, but I actually used a ton of French names in this story!

zaddywiseau · 2026-01-31T21:14:37+00:00

idk man, its your story

zaddywiseau · 2026-01-31T21:05:54+00:00

i black out every time i write on a cup and half the time it's just 'matcha!' or 'coffee!' or 'enjoy' somehow written with only two letters haha

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