How would you go about it if you wanted to become a barista today?
Hello, I’ve been working as a UX/UI designer for the past few years and now I’d like to become a barista. I worked in a bakery/coffee shop for a few months two years ago and I really loved discovering speciality coffee, serving customers, and so on. It suits me much better, and I’m aware that I’ll be taking a pay cut. I live in Brussels and at the moment it’s difficult for me to get a job as a barista because I don’t have any real experience in that area. I obviously learnt a lot whilst working in the café, but I was on the sales and service side, not the coffee-making side. How would you go about it if you wanted to become a barista today? I see lots of training courses, but they’re very expensive. It’s the same issue as with all jobs where it’s very difficult to find someone who’ll take a chance on you and give you that first bit of experience. Thanks in advance for your help :))