Comment on Starbucks Baristas Aren't Writing Messages On Your Cup By Choice
MrVilliam@lemm.ee 6 days ago
My spouse is a Starbucks barista. “You are special” goes on 90% of the cups she hands out. She puts actual effort into it for the people who are underappreciated workers like nurses and teachers.
yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 6 days ago
How does she know who’s a nurse or teacher though?
Maybe if the former is wearing their uniform and but I wouldn’t be able to tell who’s a teacher unless they explicitly told me. Or do teachers in the US wear teacher uniforms?
MrVilliam@lemm.ee 6 days ago
You get to know regulars. Sometimes teachers sit in and grade. When it’s slower, you can make small talk. I’m not sure if it’s a thing with Starbucks but I know a lot of places offer teacher discounts if they show school ID, so maybe that’s another avenue for it.
My best friend and a few other friends used to be teachers but they all quit because it’s such a shitty, thankless job. Just like with nurses, the fact that they care so much gets exploited by way of paying much less and demanding more hours out of them.