u/SupremeOwl48

Bit of a rage post but I genuinely can’t comprehend what I’m doing wrong SO wrong. I’m using a loveramics egg, I could get fine latte art in my old 12oz no name cups from Amazon. But in these by the time I’m done with my first layer my cups almost full and I end up spilling on the second tier of a 3 tiered design. I’m going insane, does anyone have tips pretty please? Are the people you see pouring in cups like this using single shots? Is a double shot too much?

I swear there are no nice latte mugs above 10oz so I don’t understand what I’m to do

The tornado condensed infront of him and rapidly became wrapped in rain. It was unwarned and he basically watched it form in front of him.

Literally one minute after you see it touch down on his POV we cut back and he’s fully enveloped. You can basically watch the entire thing in real time and see how quickly it escalated.

I started working at starbucks about 9 months ago, since then I've gotten quite into coffee. I've spent a lot of time learning about it. I purchased a home espresso setup just because I enjoy the process of making coffee and I think making something quality is satisfying.

Coming to starbucks tho, our espresso is awful (the blonde is okay though), genuinely nobody cares abt drink quality and our super automatic machines constantly pull bad shots while most baristas wont sit and re-pull it until they get a good one because the everybody will breathe down ur neck abt drive times. Another thing is only abt 10% of the time are you actually making coffee, almost every order atp is iced matchas, refreshers, or fraps. Another small gripe is that you never get the chance to do latte art and are actively discouraged because of the extra 10 seconds it takes to pour.

I just want to work somewhere that feels less like fast food and more like an actual Cafe. Like I want to be able to actually care about making good coffee, I know it's super cliché and it's not that deep but still 😭. I just have a few concerns.

My biggest thing is like, am I being realistic? Or are most cafes I'm going to work at gonna be the same situation. I see a lot of baristas who just hate their job and I dont want to end up like that.

Another issue is I kind of expect ill get less pay compared to at starbucks and I know ill have worse benefits.i just don't know like how bad? I make 15.50 plus tips which usually comes back to like 19 an hour. Which is quite a bit higher than most unskilled jobs in my area.

Final thought, am I even hireable? None of starbucks skills really transfer to a proper cafe, I've taught myself proper milk texturing, dialing in beans, and latte art on my own with a setup at my home but idk if thats really something I should bring up during the hiring process.