Today, after I spent years making fun of people who buy expensive coffee every morning instead of making it at home, and after I got a remote job and started living alone, I realized the barista at the café is currently the closest thing I have to a social life. Yesterday she remembered my order and I nearly felt emotional. FML
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Today, I went to my favorite coffee shop, ordered my usual, smiled at the barista I have a crush on, and confidently said, "You too!" when they told me to enjoy my drink. I have to find a new coffee shop. FML
Today, I went up to a cute barista at the coffee shop and told her, “You make the best coffee, like seriously, you could make a career out of it.” She gave me a weird look and responded, “I AM a barista.” FML
Today, I came to a realization that the closest people to me in my life, the ones who are warm and welcoming, who're happy to see me, who honestly wanna know how I've been and how I feel, whose smiles make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, are the baristas at Starbucks, not my actual 'friends'. FML
Today, it's my last day of work at my job of two and a half years. I organised to have coffee with my coworkers at a cafe. Only I turned up. I had my farewell coffee alone. FML
Today, I stopped at a café before work and ordered a cappuccino. They called out, “Cathy?” I assumed it was mine, grabbed it, and left. Turns out Cathy likes her coffee with four espresso shots. By 10 a.m., I was vibrating and sending emails that read like manifestos. FML
Today, I realised just how caffeine dependent I am. I didn't have time for my morning coffee, work is out of milk, and I only have $1.30 in my bank account, so I couldn't buy a coffee. Today has been a struggle. FML
Today, I discovered the office coffee machine had been replaced with a complex espresso maker. I'm so introverted that instead of asking for help, I spent the day googling how to operate it, all to end up with a cup of lukewarm frothed milk. FML
Today, I had to admit that my coffee addiction is really bad when I woke up in a Starbucks with no memory of how I got there. FML
Today, I quit my job as a barista for one of our competitors with a couple of bucks more an hour. Two hours after I'd handed in my resignation, my boss approached me just to let me know that if I hadn't resigned, I would've been offered my own café. FML
Today, I worked up the courage to order coffee on my own instead of using the app. When the barista asked, “Name?” I froze and blurted out my email address. They called out my full name plus numbers and I had to claim it like that was normal. FML
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BurnInDemonFire 35
Lesson learned?
tiptoppc 19
I feel like coffee shops provide an atmosphere that is relaxing and help people unwind or allow concentration when heavily needed. Much like people could make food at home but choose to eat out. It’s a luxury yes, but when you aren’t ready to meet shitty coworkers, it’s that one big breath that lets you tackle the world in chaos. I don’t frequent them as much as I used to (my job is on the road now) but in corporate world or retail hell, it’s that last second of peace for yourself and the energy kick for those who can actually use caffeines effects, to orient yourself in the right direction
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tiptoppc 19
I feel like coffee shops provide an atmosphere that is relaxing and help people unwind or allow concentration when heavily needed. Much like people could make food at home but choose to eat out. It’s a luxury yes, but when you aren’t ready to meet shitty coworkers, it’s that one big breath that lets you tackle the world in chaos. I don’t frequent them as much as I used to (my job is on the road now) but in corporate world or retail hell, it’s that last second of peace for yourself and the energy kick for those who can actually use caffeines effects, to orient yourself in the right direction
BurnInDemonFire 35
Lesson learned?