Rec | KNOWING “THE REGULARS”

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i open at work a lot, i’m a barista at a coffee shop inside a fancy ish food market which is basically just an upscale cafeteria for business people who are too hip for sweetgreen. we’re the only booth that opens before 11 am here! and there are only 4 of us baristas now, there used to be more but recent drama has resulted in some serious jumping ship. it really just means our opener options went from 4 to 2, so i come in at 6:50 am a lot more. i’ve been getting to know the morning crowd better and better, i feel quite close to 8 oz americano, he always wishes me a good day, 12 oz iced chai with whole milk and a blueberry muffin is always kind as well, and oat milk flat white (except for one time he was 16 oz cold brew, we both laughed at that) smiles when he sees me. i like to be the smiley barista they get to have a minimal morning chat with, and plus i feel cool saying “just the usual?”

@juicedmilk

Jun 4, 2024

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@sofe

When I had my “living in a small town in the middle of nowhere where I didn’t know anybody“ year, the lady at the Dunkin’ Donuts on saturdays was Such an important part of my life and my rituals- eventually I would go in and she would hold up a hot cup and an iced cup and simply exclaim “hot Or Iced?” She already knew the rest. I think of her often and wonder how her wedding went.

Jun 5, 2024

@juicedmilk

sofe one of my regulars recently (black drip no room for cream) recently started bringing a boy to the coffee shop and i feel like i am watching a rom com bc they r falling in love and now they are black drip coffee with no room and vanilla cappuccino with oat milk :,) i hope she knows i am rooting for her too

Jun 5, 2024

@sofe

juicedmilk WOW that is so exciting for them,,, it’s so amazing how much we can learn about othwr peoples lives simply by being present in their routines

Jun 5, 2024

@mossyelfie

When my current job of dealing with peoples deep traumas starts getting to me, I lovingly look back on my time as a barista and a server. How lovely to be able to be kind and sometimes flirt with people as a large part of your job.

Jun 4, 2024

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