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Coffee and cupcakes

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The espresso machine at work cost more than my car. Pulls some damn nice shots though.

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Haven't posted in awhile. Needed a break from customer service so I got a new job as a baker. It's been pretty rad and way less stressful than working with the public. We have an espresso machine here so I can keep my latte art skills sharp at least.

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Well dang, I never expected I'd get any likes at all let alone 100. Thanks folks 🥲

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Just had a customer complaining about having problems baking with dairy substitutes and I told him that I'd spent a year working in a vegan bakery and offered a suggestion that worked well for me and he straight up just said "no, you're wrong." And kept complaining.

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The boiler went on our ancient espresso machine so the boss brought in this new fangled thing and I'm feeling very curmudgeonly about it. It is very fancy and shiny and I know that objectively it works better than the old one but I am not a creature of change...

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Customer - Hey did your tattoos hurt?

Me - Yes, all tattoos hurt. Some worse than others.

Customer- Do you regret them?

Me - No

Customer - wow you're the first person I've asked who said no

Me - sounds like they probably had stupid tattoos then. So did you want to order something or?

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It's been -40 for the last week and today we finally have some warmer weather. Time for a celebratory latte

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So due to some unforeseen circumstances I'm looking for a second job, figured I'd just try and pick up some weekend shifts at another coffee shop, get a little change of scenery. I had an interview yesterday, probably had at least 10 years on the kid they had interviewing me and this literal child had the balls to offer me $11 an hour and then look me in the eye and tell me that I would need to sign an NDA so she could be sure I wasn't going to "steal her secrets". What secrets? The ones that make you so much money that you can barely pay your staff above minimum wage? You serve the same locally roasted coffee as every other shop in the area, use the same brand of syrup, your food menu is nothing to write home about. Ah yeah girl, gimme those fuckin secrets 🙄

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"Mocha breve, add syrup, add 2 sugar packets, with whip and cinnamon on top"

Bro, if you don't like coffee just say that...

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Every person that come in here and wants to talk with their phone on speaker or otherwise speak at ridiculous volumes now has to defeat me in armed combat to earn the privilege.

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The new year isn't off to a great start, but at least there's coffee.

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Shout out to the guy who comes to read the meter here at the shop for walking in while I was trying to deal with a problem customer, Immediately accessed the situation and choosing to stick around until the customer left. Most people don't pay attention or care so it's really heartening when someone does.

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Nothing like listening to a couple of well-to-do middle aged women who didn't tip talk about buying vacation homes, happy fucking holidays I guess.

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C - "Can you make me a Maccachino?"

M - "maybe, can you tell me what it is?"

C - "it's shots of espresso with foam"

M - "do you mean a macchiato?"

C - "yes. That."

M - "sure do you take sugar?"

C - "Not if you steam the milk correctly."

M, now smirking - "mmkay then"

C - "if you steam the milk right it releases the sugars and you don't NEED to add any"

M - "ma'am, I've been a barista for 17 years, I know what happens when you steam milk

I am absolutely frothing with rage.