Starbucks Barista

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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Last Answer on June 12, 2016

So what's the craziest behind-the-scenes Starbucks story you have?

Asked by sara.schott over 11 years ago

I've been sitting on this one for awhile because I realized most of the crazy behind-the-scenes stuff is really only funny to other partners... But there were a couple things that happened to me or while working that were really nuts. 1) A woman (probably mentally unstable) threw a ceramic mug at the co-worker on register when we caught her trying to steal our tips 2) A woman slipped and fell right in front of me when I was on register, hitting her head. We had to call 911 and while paramedics were tending to her, people were stepping OVER her to get to the register to order their drinks. 3) One time a customer brought an entire desktop computer in and set it up at one of the tables. Other customers were not pleased!

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There's a Starbucks on every corner, but do they actually have a policy on where someone can open a franchise? Is there anything preventing me from opening a location right next door to an existing one?

Asked by BobLoblaw over 11 years ago

In the US, Starbucks doesn't franchise, all locations are corporate stores.

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Did Starbucks train you to use the tall/grande/venti labels, despite the fact that people find them more annoying than anything else?

Asked by dan79 over 11 years ago

Yes, they are just labels that Starbucks uses for their sizes. It makes sense when you know that in Italian, grande means large and venti means twenty (a large hot cup is 20 oz). However, most of us don't care if you say small/medium/large instead!

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