What was your experience like working in a coffee shop?
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What was your experience like working in a coffee shop?
You can check the answer of the people under the question at Quora “working in a coffee shop“
I’ve been a barista for a few years now, and there a quite a few things that I enjoy about the job. By far the aspect that I enjoy the most is the fact that I get to set the tone of someones day. People come in every day to get their daily dose of caffeine, usually before they have had any other interaction with another human, sometimes cranky, and with a clouded mind. I get to be that first interaction, and how I treat and converse with that person can set the tone of their day, and of course my goal is to always make it positive. That can be a very fulfilling position to be in. Treating someone with kindness and respect in the very early hours of the morning gets mad respect from the customer, peoples faces light up and frowns turn to smiles. That is the best part about being a barista in my opinion.
Not to mention the amazing community of passionate people that surround coffee all sharing their expereinces and favorite things about coffee. Getting to experiment with new coffees and new drinks with friendly people is another plus. Getting off work when many people are just starting their day, etc, etc… There are so many great aspects to the trade and I reccomend it to anyone with an interest in coffee at some point in their life.
I’m currently an undergrad student working at Starbucks. Personally, I was hired with about 3 months of retail experience. But I had plenty of young co workers were it was their first job. Personally, I really value the experiences of working at a coffee shop. There’s something about seeing other people being very indecent to decent workers that just makes you want to be the exact opposite as them. That being said, patience is one thing I’ve gotten more of, as well as having thick skin. When you’ve dealt with enough unpleasant customers, you learn to just shrug it off.
But it can also be very rewarding, because not all the customers are bad. There’s a handful of regular customers that you are genuinely happy to see. Just yesterday I made an undertow, which is shots of espresso poured indirectly on top of half and half with vanilla or some other sweetner, for a guy that rarely goes to Starbucks. He literally had to stop and realize what had just happened because he wasn’t expecting it to be so good. It may be safe to say that I got him away from Dunkin Donuts coffee. Moments like that make my job very rewarding.
I worked in an EngIneering Research Corp (ERCO) Plant cafeteria when I was 18; had just graduated from HS and was waiting for classes to start at the University. I needed the money for tuition and books. The cafeteria was a union shop and paid $1.18 an hour. I made coffee in the morning and took a cart with coffee and donuts up to the gate that went to the Plant. After the work started I brought the cart back to the cafeteria, and helped the prep cook and the Chef get the lunch meal together. I had been hired to run the dishwasher (clipper) did the dishes and washed pots and pans and got some experience in food prep too. The money paid for my first semester. The next two years I worked as a retail drugstore clerk for 1.25 an hour and that paid my way for the next three semesters. My younger brother and I lived with our parents Not knowing what I wanted to major in and not wanted to be drafted by the Army; I enlisted in the Air Force. My brother left school a year later and was immediately drafted Into the Army. 😎