Coffee Story| Star Hotel Post-95 Barista: Seriously dream a dream

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I believe that everyone has had a dream about coffee that passed out by Erhai Lake.

Yes, when the pace of life is rising, many people regard "opening a coffee shop" as their ideal ultimate destination. Of course, everything is limited to ideals. Today, when we really enter Xiao Yang's working world, this post-95 barista has directly vaporized our inherent impression of this group with burning enthusiasm for work. He is simple and direct, full of deep yearning for a better life in his speech and demeanor. This kind of "rough" post-95 interpretation may be the sincere flavor that we should miss most behind the dense petty bourgeoisie sentiment.

The soul rises after "standing for 10 hours"

Like most people, Xiao Yang's coffee dream stems from the cruelty of reality. Xiao Yang, who was born in 1996, has not shown much enthusiasm for learning since he was a child. Although it is not surprising that he failed in the college entrance examination that year, it also dealt a blow to his enthusiasm for life to a great extent. "it happened that the girl I liked in high school was rarely out of touch with the summer after the college entrance examination, so it was the hardest time of my life." His parents wanted to enroll Xiao Yang in a technical school to learn skills, so that he would not go hungry after entering the society. But how can these unseal Xiao Yang's lonely spiritual world?

"at that time, I frantically read words on the Internet that allowed me to get a moment of peace, and in the end, most of the poems and distances pointed to coffee and time." As a result, Xiao Yang, who had only drunk a few cups of Nestle instant since childhood, went through a large number of screening on the most professional blue-collar recruitment platform in China, and locked in a position of "barista student" in a five-star hotel in Beijing. then in the parents' confusion and opposition, resolutely stepped on the train to Beijing. In the words of Xiao Yang, "good-bye, stupid past." I'm going to be refined soon! "

Originally, the dream barista job, as the Internet said, is an "idle person" who can sit on music all day and is a great god who can take over time. But Xiao Yang later learned that it was all just a dream. "I was devastated on my first day at work. I stood for 10 hours that day, and then I simply familiarized myself with the operation of the coffee machine, and the master tried to teach me to make some milk tea, and then the first day was so boring. " Xiao Yang at that time can basically be described as desperate. This is not a dream job, but since you have chosen your own path, isn't it shameless not to try to go on and see the results?

I never expected that the coffee, which was the embodiment of petty bourgeoisie, taught Xiao Yang that the first lesson was sincere persistence. "now people all think that we were born after 1995 who grew up with a golden spoon, delicate, wayward and invincible! There is no lasting sex in what you do. I have to prove to them that this is not the case! " It was with such a breath that Xiao Yang really settled down and began to piously understand the industry and treat every cup of coffee. "only after working as a cadet barista for two months did I really understand coffee. How to drink coffee, what kind of coffee is good, what details should be paid attention to when making coffee, and how to retain the pure flavor of coffee are all problems that should be paid attention to. For example, there are many things to pay attention to in making coffee, and the amount of coffee should be pressed moderately, the thickness of the coffee powder, the amount of milk foam, and the temperature of the milk will all determine the taste of your cup of coffee. If you have done all this, then other people will like the coffee you make. "

"Barista, honor me!"

Talking about why he chose to be a barista, especially a barista working in a five-star hotel, in addition to those empty spiritual orientation, Xiao Yang did not shy away from talking about his rough logic: "because being a barista, petty bourgeoisie and face, and people who are willing to pay for a cup of coffee and kill time, live a more quality life, and communicating with them can make me grow up faster. Most importantly, baristas earn a lot of money, too. "

Baristas working in Beijing have the highest average salary of 5038 yuan, followed by Shanghai and Suzhou with an average salary of 4680 yuan and 4636 yuan, respectively, according to big data, a recruitment website.

"if you can learn solidly in an industry and gradually grow into an industry-level master, then the salary level is even more incomparable. I may be so shallow, . At that time, I finally chose to start my coffee dream in a five-star hotel because I thought the environment here was good. And there are many foreign friends in five-star hotels, and every time they see them spend a lot of money, they feel that they should also work well. This kind of thing is still a great inspiration to myself. I hope that one day I can live a life of luxury like them! " After a few years of work, Xiao Yang was even more grateful for his original decision. "if the working environment is good, the things you make must be more compelling. And to be honest, I didn't like learning before, especially hate English. But in the past two years at work, I even feel that learning English is a happy thing, and I can speak simple English a little bit. Many baristas choose to open their own shop, do what they want to do, have their own fixed passenger flow, usually chat with guests, feel good. On the way to making coffee, you can learn a lot of knowledge, make your knowledge richer, and get to know a lot of people. When you learn something by heart, you will find that it is actually very beautiful. "

"work makes me fall in love with learning."

Any kind of work generally begins with a beautiful imagination and is trapped in reality. And finally can lead us to break through the boring barriers, only learning, constantly learning. This is probably the best transformation of Xiao Yang, who did not concentrate on learning in the past.

During the interview, he also shared with us his learning experience of the past two and a half years: "I tell you, if you want to learn coffee, you have to go through a process!" What apprentices usually do is to pour water, wash cups and take out trash for their masters, regardless of cold or summer, and keep working even if their hands are cracked. And to be a barista, you have to consider the cost first. It is impossible for the master to make you with coffee and milk all the time. However, my masters were very kind to me at that time. When he asked me to do it, he usually didn't stretch out his hand. He just stood by and watched how to pull flowers and how to do them. When I went back in the evening, I would watch some videos and textbooks of pulling flowers repeatedly. Therefore, my present achievements are inseparable from their patient teaching. When you do very well, others will praise you, take a picture, post a moments, and then you will feel happy inside. "

It is worth mentioning that the job as a barista also gives him a unique pleasure. "the most important thing in my work is to get to know a lot of people and friends. For example, when someone approves your coffee, he will come and talk to you, he will also learn about coffee, and sometimes he will take part in some competitions and know some practices. In this way, you can meet a lot of friends. But before that, you have to make your own product, because in the regular coffee shop will not explain the coffee practice, introduce the taste, when there are guests do not understand your coffee practice and taste, you need to come up with the expertise you know to explain to them. "

"the best feedback is always love."

Xiao Yang's eloquence, let us shock, the original focus and love, can really accumulate endless enthusiasm. And when you give enough work and great love, those moved about life will come as promised.

"as a barista, I often see a lot of amazing people and things. For example, there was a couple who were in their twenties. They slowly sip coffee, slowly chat, slowly smile, their calm and deep love, often let me envy for a long time, this is the calm attitude of life, thank you coffee, let me see the greatest love. "

This is the daily life of Xiao Yang and the daily life of thousands of baristas. His words, deeds and thoughts vividly show the work map of the post-1995 labourers. At the end of the interview, he still talked to us about the impact of this industry on his future. "at present, many coffee shops and coffee bean manufacturers will hold some competitions, such as flower drawing, mastery of coffee proficiency, and so on. I will actively participate and communicate with people in the industry, because I love this industry and love my job even more! I will seize this opportunity and keep going.

Grinding time, do not forget the enthusiasm as before. As the most professional blue-collar recruitment platform in China, Marketplace will continue to dig out the bright spots behind post-1995 workers, actively create more posts that match their interests and interests in the future, and help to realize the career dreams of young workers.