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This barista’s boss expected them to work without a running sink:
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This barista revealed the headaches of pay-it-forward:
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These baristas were literally forced to do emotional labor or they’d be fired:
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This person inquired about a barista gig and found out it had ridiculous requirements:
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This barista was fired after making one mistake:
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This barista had to make this super complicated order:
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This barista was struggling at a short-staffed Starbucks:
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This barista came across people dropping their empty sugar packets back in the napkin holder instead of the garbage:
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This barista’s benefits were threatened to be taken away if they unionized:
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This person who came across a barista listing that had a one-year contract:
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This job posting looking for high school-aged baristas…who would be required to work during school hours:
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These coffee shop employees had to separate 10,000 roasted and unroasted beans by hand after their boss accidentally mixed them:
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This barista made another drink for a customer who expected to get it for free because they dropped it at home:
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These baristas constantly try not to mix up the white chocolate sauces with the chocolate sauces due to the new color of the bottle:
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This coffee shop was asked for free coffee by so many customers, they had to put up a sign:
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This coffee shop had a day where they gave free drinks, and a customer felt they should also bring the drinks to their cars:
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And lastly, this barista’s life wasn’t seen as valuable to a customer:
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/barista-photos