View Full Version : as of early next month, i will be a starbucks barista


patrick
01-15-2003, 01:09 AM
my first job ever. i'm sort of excited.

is there anyone here who has done this before? anything i should know/be warned about?

FearFactory
01-15-2003, 01:12 AM
Be ready for thousands of trendy people with nothing better to do than spend their money on over-priced coffee just for the image that will snap at you when you don't get their double latte with peppermint shavings just right.

patrick
01-15-2003, 01:16 AM
Originally posted by FearFactory
Be ready for thousands of trendy people with nothing better to do than spend their money on over-priced coffee just for the image that will snap at you when you don't get their double latte with peppermint shavings just right.
well i already assumed thaaaaaat.

patrick
01-15-2003, 01:17 AM
Originally posted by Delta
thats a cool job. if i had any people skills at all i think id enjoy doing something like that i have loads of people skills, but they are reserved for when i actually need them. hopefully i won't become jaded too quickly :erm

My lgloo
01-15-2003, 01:19 AM
Starbucks is the Gap of Coffee Shops.

Yay 4 Monoculture.

patrick
01-15-2003, 01:22 AM
Originally posted by My lgloo
Starbucks is the Gap of Coffee Shops.

Yay 4 Monoculture.

i bet you love sitting outfront of monoculture, sipping on your 10-cent-less coffee while smoking clove cigarettes and writing in a journal with pages made of hemp paper, pondering existence whilst sipping to the bottom of the cup. fuck you.

Smiley33
01-15-2003, 01:24 AM
i was interviewed by them before. they did a stupid group interview and it was for a summer job. i don't even like their coffee or any of their coffee creations, but i lied through my teeth. i got hired by Godiva instead :p winnar umm they have machines that make the foam for you and you'll get jaded pretty quickly. don't turn into a yuppie :( that is all

Smiley33
01-15-2003, 01:26 AM
Originally posted by failure


i bet you love sitting outfront of monoculture, sipping on your 10-cent-less coffee while smoking clove cigarettes and writing in a journal with pages made of hemp paper, pondering existence whilst sipping to the bottom of the cup. fuck you.

i think starbucks is gross and so are the monkeys who drive SUV's with "save tibet" bumperstickers, but dude, that was a good comeback. you other brothers just can't deny.

Ihaman
01-15-2003, 01:34 AM
starbucks has good chai

My lgloo
01-15-2003, 01:34 AM
Originally posted by failure


i bet you love sitting outfront of monoculture, sipping on your 10-cent-less coffee while smoking clove cigarettes and writing in a journal with pages made of hemp paper, pondering existence whilst sipping to the bottom of the cup. fuck you.


that sounds about right!

except the coffee would COST 10cents and I don't smoke :erm

Smiley33
01-15-2003, 01:36 AM
Second Cup isn't as.. stomach-lining destroying as Starbuck's. it makes your tummy happy :)

Ihaman
01-15-2003, 01:39 AM
argh, i hate the hipsters who hate the hipsters who go to starbucks.

WHO FUCKING CARES WHO GOES TO STARBUCKS!

it's like complaining about the people who primarily go to dunkin' doughnuts, because they all drive cop cars.

Smiley33
01-15-2003, 01:41 AM
Originally posted by Ihaman
argh, i hate the hipsters who hate the hipsters who go to starbucks.

WHO FUCKING CARES WHO GOES TO STARBUCKS!

it's like complaining about the people who primarily go to dunkin' doughnuts, because they all drive cop cars.

BUT TIM HORTON'S IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN DUNKIN' DOUGHNUTS JESUS CHRIST

My lgloo
01-15-2003, 01:43 AM
Starbucks strategy is to subsidise new stores in order to under cut and close down local competition, stores will be run at a loss purely in order to wipe out others. This destroys any local character an area may have, and bulldozes the way for even more bland multinationals

Oh, and Ihaman, I don't want to be hip, or associated with any notion that being hip is a valid social preoccupation.

Smiley33
01-15-2003, 01:45 AM
Originally posted by My lgloo
Starbucks strategy is to subsidise new stores in order to under cut and close down local competition, stores will be run at a loss purely in order to wipe out others. This destroys any local character an area may have, and bulldozes the way for even more bland multinationals

Oh, and Ihaman, I don't want to be hip, or associated with any notion that being hip is a valid social preoccupation.

that's why big businesses and the obession with expansion and BIG! BIG! BIG! is killing things like small businesses, and national businesses.

My lgloo
01-15-2003, 01:48 AM
that's right Smiley33.

and by working or buying from Starbucks, you are
supporting and condoning their behaviour.

Smiley33
01-15-2003, 01:50 AM
but you also do that when you go grocery shopping from a big grocer company, buy most electronics, shop at a mall, eat at a fast food restaurant or a well known chain restaurant, etc. :( where do you draw the line?

Smiley33
01-15-2003, 01:53 AM
something that really bothered me the other day was stuff like brand names. like the nike swoop. while i was waiting for kypper today in the mall i looked at all the people walk by and teens are just walking advertisements. a few kids had the Nike swoosh from head to toe (the joke being that the swoosh thing is a checkmark, meaning "check! got that one!") and now i feel all yucky like i'm branded like a cow. but it's not enough to make me stop buying things that have brands on them. and if you try to take them off sometimes you ruin the garment. it's just enough to make me feel gross and kinda ashamed.

patrick
01-15-2003, 01:53 AM
Originally posted by Smiley33
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My lgloo
01-15-2003, 01:54 AM
Originally posted by Smiley33
where do you draw the line?


that's for you to figure out. life ain't black and white and you can't fight every fight.

Smiley33
01-15-2003, 01:55 AM
Originally posted by failure
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Smiley33
01-15-2003, 01:56 AM
Originally posted by My lgloo



that's for you to figure out. life ain't black and white and you can't fight every fight.

argh the world is such a disgusting headache

TIME TO GET BEN AND JERRY'S CHUNKY MONKEY ICE CREAM.

My lgloo
01-15-2003, 02:09 AM
there would be no problem if people grew up to be decent human beings
who didn't look outward for answers and satisfaction.

It's like everyone thinks life is a race to accumulate the most $$ and possessions,
and fuck anyone else anlong the way because they're just not playing as hard as you.

Fuck it all yo.

Smiley33
01-15-2003, 02:12 AM
Originally posted by My lgloo
there would be no problem if people grew up to be decent human beings
who didn't look outward for answers and satisfaction.

It's like everyone thinks life is a race to accumulate the most $$ and possessions,
and fuck anyone else anlong the way because they're just not playing as hard as you.

Fuck it all yo.

Yeah. We should just listen to Nike and "just DO it."

I likey you.

My lgloo
01-15-2003, 02:16 AM
I think the same can be applied to sex.

There's a culture of sex that basically states that you have to fuck
the hottest people you can find and be as virile as you can and it's
all about forfilling some sort of need to prove that you're the Alpha
Male/Female.

Sex isn't as important as it's made out to be. It's just an easy desire to manipulate.

Waaaay-hay-hay!!! STARBUCKS! :confused:

tootsie
01-15-2003, 02:18 AM
why is everyone waxing philosophic about getting a job at starbucks? i think it sounds fun. enjoy :)

My lgloo
01-15-2003, 02:21 AM
yar, don't listen to me. i think i've passed into the iggy zone.

Ihaman
01-15-2003, 03:28 AM
it's called good marketing, you cant have a product unless you have a target market, toys r us and kids, nike and athletes, kikwear at ravers, anarchy at goths etc etc etc.

Red Wine Cage
01-15-2003, 03:29 AM
Originally posted by My lgloo

Sex isn't as important as it's made out to be. It's just an easy desire to manipulate.
can i use that quote?
that was nice.

DeviousJ
01-15-2003, 09:44 AM
Originally posted by Ihaman
it's called good marketing, you cant have a product unless you have a target market, toys r us and kids, nike and athletes, kikwear at ravers, anarchy at goths etc etc etc.

It's not just marketing though - it's also about buying power, and basically doing what you can to destroy all competition, even if it's just one store run by some guy who really likes what he does. The really weird thing is that kids now are growing up in a world where it's already happened, they haven't seen a change because it's already taken place, and they're much less aware that there's an alternative to these cookie-cutter stores. It's just kinda sad that you can walk around a city and see the same chain 5 times over, you can travel to other cities and see the same thing again, and eventually everywhere you go in the world you'll find they've got there first.

My lgloo
01-15-2003, 10:18 AM
werd ap DeviousJ.

If you think overpriced <i>coffee</i> is worth all that then it
doesn't say too much for your integrity.

People will do anything to fit in.

DeadSwan
01-15-2003, 12:09 PM
my best friend worked there. they treated her like shit and then never gave her one of her checks. fucking assholes.

Affect
01-15-2003, 01:17 PM
Iggy, you're a fag.

Seriously, go fuck yourself. You are so cool, it isn't even cool anymore.

Red Wine Cage
01-15-2003, 01:24 PM
Originally posted by Affect
Iggy, you're a fag.

Seriously, go fuck yourself. You are so cool, it isn't even cool anymore.
dude, he's crazy. what he's said in this post is just the tip of the anti-consumerism iceberg.
i know because he posted at Siva about "the man" all the time.
luckily he was banned.

patrick
01-15-2003, 01:40 PM
Originally posted by DeadSwan
my best friend worked there. they treated her like shit and then never gave her one of her checks. fucking assholes. :(

scouse_dave
01-15-2003, 03:38 PM
yay for getting a job, patrick!

*omits personal feelings towards starbucks*

beef curtains
01-15-2003, 03:40 PM
Originally posted by scouse_dave
yay for getting a job, patrick!

*omits personal feelings towards starbucks*

but your feelings for starbucks are all positive!! Why omit them?

scouse_dave
01-15-2003, 03:44 PM
what have i told you about talking when I'M talking?!!!!

patrick
01-15-2003, 07:16 PM
oh, you two!

My lgloo
01-15-2003, 07:41 PM
Originally posted by Affect
Seriously, go fuck yourself. You are so cool, it isn't even cool anymore.

Horray! check out this crazy action:
<marquee>b(o)(o)bies</marquee>

Originally posted by Red Wine Cage
luckily he was banned.

You know the funny thing is, I didn't even KNOW I was banned
because I stopped going there!

Now be quiet your mouth Red Wine Queerballs.

ammy
01-15-2003, 09:22 PM
i used to work there. 2 years. good job. i enjoyed it enough, for a job. i would go back if i didn't have better paying options.

patrick
01-15-2003, 09:27 PM
Originally posted by Ammy
i used to work there. 2 years. good job. i enjoyed it enough, for a job. i would go back if i didn't have better paying options. this is good to know

thank you

peabody
01-15-2003, 09:29 PM
i am currently in lust with my starbucks barista.

i am going to have his babies. even though they will be fruit and have a big nasty lisp. i just won't let them talk! muahaha!

peabody
01-15-2003, 09:29 PM
fruitY

patrick
01-15-2003, 09:32 PM
:-*

a fistful of yen
01-16-2003, 02:07 AM
Originally posted by My lgloo
I think the same can be applied to sex.

There's a culture of sex that basically states that you have to fuck
the hottest people you can find and be as virile as you can and it's
all about forfilling some sort of need to prove that you're the Alpha
Male/Female.

Sex isn't as important as it's made out to be. It's just an easy desire to manipulate.

Waaaay-hay-hay!!! STARBUCKS! :confused: Man, shut the fuck up hippie.

patrick
01-16-2003, 03:02 AM
Originally posted by My lgloo
every notion of yours sounds like a rejected theory from a chuck pahliniuk book.