I’m a barista at a fast-paced restaurant that focuses on gormet coffee beverages.
Last night I was wearing
Instant Shine - I spray it on periodically throughout the evening. in 6 hours, i had accumulated 8 sprays. This is my CRACK.
Instant Female Magic - 3 sprays
Ammo - 1 spray every 4 hours. I had just applied my 2nd.
A314 - 1 drop before work.
Saturday nights are CRAZY, and most everyone will talk about either killing themselves, killing someone, having someone kill them, or quitting at some point during the shift. My restaurant is sort of an enigma, in that thirty orders for drinks (with multiple drinks per order) will print out in under a minute. And I’m the only one making them. And I’m expected to make them instantly. Like instant coffee. Which, a barista of six years, refuses to settle with. Unfortunately, the faster you make drinks, the lower the quality they’re going to be. My manager (male, mid-30s) scolded me for pouring a heart on top of a latte in the middle of the rush and he wanted me to switch with a barista that pours watery shots with lukewarm milk and bubbles for foam. I was insulted, since I had been working there for a long time. The drink tickets kept printing out down to the floor, and customers were sending back the other baristas drinks. So my alpha male came out…
… And I walked out. Bad move, I know. Normally someone would get fired for a move like that. Especially with the managers on duty.
I walked up to my other manager (female) who was outside and I vented to her. She smiled, and asked me if I needed anything. i said “no, now I feel embarrassed.” So she paused for a second, smiled again and said “Wanna slam some beers in the parking lot?”
“Hell yes.” So we went to her car and in the trunk were a couple ice cold beers. I slammed a couple, went back to work feelings great, and apologized to my co-workers for walking out on them. They were completely sympathetic and reassured me that I was their favorite barista.
So instead of getting fired. I get free beer, a great buzz, compliments and hugs, and I proceeded to flirt with the gorgeous new host.
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… Wow…