Starbucks barista's daily routine: How much do Starbucks buddies hate invisible menus?

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Recently, the Starbucks Workers Union expressed dissatisfaction with some hidden menus that are popular on the Internet and complex in making steps. They hinted in a tweet that Starbucks did not pay baristas enough, but orders were increasing and beverage production was becoming more complex and time-consuming.

Now, with more and more Starbucks "hacker" posts on social media (a little trick to teach people how to save money at Starbucks), and then continue to promote some hidden ways to save money, causing netizens to share and spread constantly.

According to foreign media, a # starbuckshack hashtag has nearly 5 billion views on Tiktok. Some accounts that focus on developing and sharing Starbucks hidden menus have a lot of followers.

Many Starbucks baristas are numb to the growing number of hidden menus! Many baristas say they have not heard of many hidden menus and the ingredients are not common, but more and more customers require baristas to make their orders in accordance with their requirements.

And Starbucks baristas told US food magazine Eater that one of the drinks ta now makes every day is a hidden customized product, and customers will think that Starbucks baristas will make the drinks they ask for.

Some guests even ask that they must follow the production steps in the post. if the final product is inconsistent / not close to the one in the post, they will refuse to pick up the meal and ask for a redo.

Such an order is really time-consuming because the barista needs to stop and figure out the recipe and how to make a product with a similar effect to the picture. Some even get their own products and taste them and say they don't like the taste and ask for a refund.

Another barista said that the orders for 2UP3 in ta's drinks are all weird recipes, and now it is inexplicably frightening to see young customers enter the store, because making a hidden drink is really useless.

Starbucks, one of the first to become famous for hidden menus, once gave hidden menus official status. The International Finance newspaper reported that Starbucks spokeswoman Maggie Jantzen said in an interview with CNBC that because of these "hidden menus", Starbucks baristas can learn more than 170000 custom drinks. But because of the allure of these customized drinks, some drinks will become menu drinks at Starbucks.

That said, as people come up with more and more creative ideas, many Starbucks baristas begin to complain on social platforms: some guests' demands can really make people throw up! " Earlier, it was reported that a Starbucks barista complained about the guests' production requirements because of the photo post, and said why I resigned today. As a result, he was directly fired from the store because he violated other people's privacy.

However, after reading the order sharing, many Starbucks partners expressed the same feelings, because looking at such an order, no matter which barista will feel "defenseless", and the sticker also bears the words that it should not bear at this age. As a result, more partners share their experiences, and one of the orders goes like this:

The customer asked for 63 pumps of all kinds of syrup. (in general, a pump will be divided into 7.5ml/15ml/30m, and different quantitative pumps will be equipped with different sweetness / viscosity of syrup)

Apart from complaints from Starbucks' buddies about the increasing number of hidden menus, even ordinary consumers are dissatisfied that the customers who order these orders are selfish. Because Starbucks is a brand that can produce products quickly, as a result, because baristas can't make these customized meals well, customers behind have to wait longer for this.

Although guests need to pay extra for these ingredients, baristas only need to complete the production of the drink according to the requirements, and the materials used are safe, but it does not mean that the taste can match.

Some hidden menus are good-looking, but some requirements are enough. In the end, it cost a lot of money, and the finished product was not delicious, so why bother?

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