Green Siren
Central, TX
Female, 26
After working all day in a cubicle, I'd spend my nights as your friendly, neighborhood Starbucks barista! I remembered your name, made each drink exactly to your specifications and did it all with a bright smile. I've served celebrities, worked both drive thru & cafe stores, worked every holiday and have kept the customers from knowing about all the craziness that goes on behind the scenes... until now. Ask me anything.
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Yes, all the time and both directions. However I only went out on a date with a customer once.
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In my store, tips were bagged and dropped in the safe every day and at the end of the week, one of the shift managers would count them and divide them. Starbucks had a recording process for it so that no one got screwed. Then she would split our tips into individual bags, put them into the safe, and we'd have to request them from the shift manager on duty.
So yes, they aren't given directly to the barista immediately, it took awhile, but I always got them.
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You have a lot of options, and you really have to know what's best for you. If you want milk, get a milk based drink (latte, cappucino, frappucino). If you want a lot of caffeine, get a cup of regular drip coffee and add an espresso shot. If you like sweet, get something with a lot of syrup in it or add more (trust me, we've seen 24 pumps of syrup before so it's not going to freak us out).
Starbucks has such a wide variety of customers, it's hard to suggest something. I'm more than happen to recommend but I don't know anything about you... Do you like/hate paricular flavors? What do you usually drink from restaurants or pick up at the grocery store?
Some of my personal favorites aside from straight tea or coffee (keep in mind I dislike too much sweet): a steamed soy milk, hazelnut white mocha (1 h, 1 wm), coconut creme frappucino, passion tea lemonade (no syrup) and I really like the Refreshers (no syrup)
Also reference http://starbuckssecretmenu.net/ to see if there is any drink in there you like. However, DON'T ask for it by the name on the "secret menu" (really, there isn't a secret menu that Sbux maintains, I still have no clue what a Double Dalmation or a Fruity Pebbles is) and just order it by the listed ingredients. Example:
For the Mexican Hot Chocolate (http://starbuckssecretmenu.net/mexican-hot-chocolate-starbucks-secret-menu/), order a hot chocolate with soy milk, 1 pump mocha, 1 pump white chocolate mocha, 1 pump cinnamon dolce and add cinnamon powder yourself. (I'm pretty sure it's Starbucks policy not to add any powders while steaming milk).
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Sorry it's been almost two years since I worked there and no longer have access to the documents. Additionally, I believe the health benefits may have changed with the Affordable Care Act.
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No, managers don't need barista experience. My manager had come from Panera (or somewhere similar). I think the only advantage former barista managers have is that they really understand what a barista has to deal with--but it's not going to hurt you.
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Practice, practice, practice is the best advice I can give you. And read the cards if you store location has them in the office (you shift or store manager should know where they are). Nobody expects you to be perfect you first few weeks so take advantage of that and don't be afraid to ask questions to make sure it's correct!
Eventually it will become second nature but that only comes from doing it repetitively. Also, here is a reddit thread that may help with visualizing the sequencing: https://www.reddit.com/r/starbucks/comments/1m47xw/how_to_properly_sequence/
(It's a year old, but to my knowledge, the sequencing hasn't changed).
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