Where did all the little sisters who worked in the coffee shop go?

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Little sister! The old man misses you.

I roughly remembered that there were more than a dozen female clerks in coffee shops who had a little chat in recent years, and every new clerk in the frequent shops would be warned about the old man's coffee preference and reminded him that he was good at flirting with the female clerk.

According to statistics, there are several ways out after they leave their jobs: three to get married in their hometown, one to inherit the family business, one to relocate, two to take an examination of civil servants, and most of the rest to find higher-paying jobs. three later opened their own coffee shop, but only one opened it for more than two years. Generally speaking, very few people continue to make coffee in depth.

Coffee shop staff is very mobile, like me, a straight man who is used to judging people by their appearance, over the years, as soon as I walk into a familiar coffee shop and see another new girl, I can almost see at a glance how long she will stay. Let's put it this way. Most people who apply for coffee shop staff just use it as an upgraded version of the milk tea shop, make drinks for guests, find that the work situation is not in line with expectations, and immediately turn around and leave.

Another situation that is not in line with expectations is to fantasize about serving a cup of hot cocoa for every incoming guest in a warm, sunny coffee shop, watching people come and go on the street and quietly listening to their stories. It is beautiful, but the reality is that we fight in all kinds of liquids and powders every day, making a mess and confusion. It is not easy to take a rest, and we have to deal with such a sudden break as the toilet. As soon as we find that it is not in line with the beautiful fantasy, the glass heart will be broken BYEBYE immediately.

But in a coffee shop in a big city like Shanghai, the guests are strange in all kinds, and it is a strong shock to the young people from small places. It was an eye-opener even if they had more contact with the guests. I was impressed by a little girl who came from the countryside. After working in the coffee shop for half a year, I saved a small sum of money. At the suggestion of the guests, I went to Thailand. From then on, I opened the door of the New World and got out of control. I didn't want the person I arranged for my family, so I resolutely stayed to work in Shanghai and traveled when I made money. Starting from Southeast Asia, I traveled to many countries alone.

In some young people who are new to coffee knowledge of well-known coffee, it is also easy to stand on a high-level disdain chain to create a sense of superiority. Shallow customers like me like me like to drink American coffee with milk, but they often encounter coffee shop assistants. With the tone of Pudu sentient beings, he said with pity: "American coffee without milk." every time I encountered this kind of momentum, I immediately gave in, and once I finally plucked up the courage: "er." Just a little bit, "the clerk continued," American coffee is the original taste of coffee. "if you like the taste of milk, you can try a latte." as a result, I shrugged: "all right!" Then take the latte. "finish it silently."

It takes time and effort to train all the way from a complete ignorance of coffee to a qualified barista. It is difficult to sustain the pink dream of "I want to open a small coffee shop in the future". Working in a coffee shop is actually quite boring, cleaning in the morning, starting to warm up the machine, debugging, serving guests all day, cleaning the coffee machine after closing, polishing the coffee machine, and then cleaning the shop day after day, if not enthusiastic. I soon got tired.

There is always only one reason to work in a coffee shop: he likes coffee, but there are thousands of reasons for leaving. Going back to his hometown is the most common reason. Girls from other places often regard it as a transitional job, find a job with a higher salary and leave, or just regard it as a life experience in a big city. If it is a sister from a local middle-class family, she will often leave her job because the boss is too strict, the guests are too fierce, and so on. The most ridiculous reason I have ever heard is that I can't stand the sound of sipping and sipping. I think it's too lewd and leave.

After all, when working in a coffee shop, the salary is low and the working hours are long, so it is difficult for young people under financial pressure to do it for a long time, while a good cafe seems to be leisurely and romantic, but it also pays great attention to details. People who are loose in nature can sit there and drink coffee all afternoon. It's torture to make coffee.

If you work in a coffee shop for more than a year and don't want to play games or continue to steal teachers from other coffee shops, it's basically the same as fooling around, but if you have other professional skills or interests, and there is a way to combine it with coffee, it does have a multiplication effect.

I know a girl who majored in food. At first, when she couldn't find a job, she had to work in a coffee shop. After learning her interest, she continued to learn to bake beans. She handled the flavor of baked beans in a scientific way and adjusted the flavor combination by herself. Now she has a good reputation in the industry.

There was also a girl who taught herself illustration while working in a coffee shop. later, she showed her experience of working in a coffee shop and how to taste all kinds of coffee in the way of pictures.

There was also a girl who worked in a boutique coffee shop and was very serious and thirsty for knowledge. later, when she traveled abroad for more than a year, she went to find a coffee shop there every time she went. Although she did not understand the language, she hoped to communicate with each other by hand and foot. As a result, she mingled with the locals everywhere with the skill of making coffee.

In fact, working in a coffee shop is essentially no different from working in other places, even if it is just a transition, there should be something to gain, at least the beautiful little taste of brewing coffee can accompany you for a long life.

Every time before they leave, I always ask "what is good coffee" like a degree interview. Most of them will talk about water flow, water temperature, powder size, etc., and some people will answer the treatment method and so on.

But there is an answer that impressed me: "the birth of a good cup of coffee is like a complete conceptual system that reflects the nature of coffee fruit from the appearance."

Sure enough, the girl went abroad to study philosophy.