what many many hours of only being three people at work in a cafe in the city center of a big city will do to you :')
by Embarrassed-Ad2681
21 Comments
EmotionalVacation444
skills issue
Few_Ordinary_3251
Nooo! That’s too messy *faint*
Itsrainingstars
Literally us today. One of the biggest sales days and loads of sick call outs this week. I was scraping grounds off the counter with my hands there was so much.
LilMartinii
State of the bar every time I come back from my break
MiserableExcitement5
Exactly how the last place I worked at looked
workshopmonk
Do you not have a pitcher rinser?
Riotsla
A quick tip to improve your quality of life: store small pitchers upside down in big ones.
Anfie22
OutlawNagori
Clean as you work
Bskns
Our counters once looked like this. Queue out the door. Manager comes over “I’m STOPPING SERVICE. You all need to clean this mess before serving so much as another espresso”… no offer to help, just stop everything and clean… thanks bro
shiromustdie
this makes me so tremendously sad my heart goes to you OP i completely understand this photo so well
Addanatha5000dgrees
OP, I feel you! Especially if management / owner doesn’t offer any solutions to improve the situation and helps to make life easier for baristas. Wish you can get a rinser!
rage_r
I just hope you’re at least taking the time time to rinse it with your sink and not reusing the pitcher without rinsing.
FrenchChristian
This picture alone gives me anxiety lol
theemel
I spot a fellow Norwegian understaffed barista as well.
NoAardvark6406
and there’s no time to empty the knock box, it’s just completely overfilled and spilling onto the floor 😭
-Cyberastronaut-
By the time you finished cleaning it, another horde enters 😂 its a vicious cycle
Old_Grapefruit_5239
Literally us today, already understaffed by 2 people and manager forgot to schedule one person for close AND left early. 4 people left running the store + another shop we have to take care of and somehow today was the busiest it has been in months. Colleague had to work 10:30 hours to help us and was willing to do a whole 12 hour shift so the 3 of us weren’t left alone. Had to kick her out after a while. Can’t wait for tomorrow 🥲
-thetrashman
It’s busy but you gotta clean as you go. Getting a drink out 20 seconds later for better quality of service is worth it.
DisastrousNerve2
This is so wild! I’m also one of only 3 baristas for a small coffee shop in a big city near city center!! Just politely remind customers that “we’re not fast coffee like Staryucks or Dunkin” Also take your time, because you’re not Starbucks 🙂
everything_is_stup1d
FOR REAL OMDS. and i get underpaid. i earn 1.8k for 11 hour shifts like💀. everyday.
21 Comments
skills issue
Nooo! That’s too messy *faint*
Literally us today. One of the biggest sales days and loads of sick call outs this week. I was scraping grounds off the counter with my hands there was so much.
State of the bar every time I come back from my break
Exactly how the last place I worked at looked
Do you not have a pitcher rinser?
A quick tip to improve your quality of life: store small pitchers upside down in big ones.
Clean as you work
Our counters once looked like this. Queue out the door. Manager comes over “I’m STOPPING SERVICE. You all need to clean this mess before serving so much as another espresso”… no offer to help, just stop everything and clean… thanks bro
this makes me so tremendously sad my heart goes to you OP i completely understand this photo so well
OP, I feel you! Especially if management / owner doesn’t offer any solutions to improve the situation and helps to make life easier for baristas. Wish you can get a rinser!
I just hope you’re at least taking the time time to rinse it with your sink and not reusing the pitcher without rinsing.
This picture alone gives me anxiety lol
I spot a fellow Norwegian understaffed barista as well.
and there’s no time to empty the knock box, it’s just completely overfilled and spilling onto the floor 😭
By the time you finished cleaning it, another horde enters 😂 its a vicious cycle
Literally us today, already understaffed by 2 people and manager forgot to schedule one person for close AND left early. 4 people left running the store + another shop we have to take care of and somehow today was the busiest it has been in months. Colleague had to work 10:30 hours to help us and was willing to do a whole 12 hour shift so the 3 of us weren’t left alone. Had to kick her out after a while. Can’t wait for tomorrow 🥲
It’s busy but you gotta clean as you go. Getting a drink out 20 seconds later for better quality of service is worth it.
This is so wild! I’m also one of only 3 baristas for a small coffee shop in a big city near city center!! Just politely remind customers that “we’re not fast coffee like Staryucks or Dunkin” Also take your time, because you’re not Starbucks 🙂
FOR REAL OMDS. and i get underpaid. i earn 1.8k for 11 hour shifts like💀. everyday.
others work 9 horus for 2.3k btw