Here’s a tiny violin

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Why Working at Starbucks for Three Weeks Was the Toughest Job I’ve Ever Had

Apparently she’s serious.

Go on.

Read it.

And weep for the future of this country.

 

11 thoughts on “Here’s a tiny violin”

  1. My work life up until I graduated from college was like one long episode of Dirty Jobs.

    Those were the easiest jobs I ever had!

    My jobs since then may not be physically hard, but they are much more demanding, and stressful. If I screw up, the consequences are much greater than serving someone the wrong coffee. To top it off, there are people I care deeply about who depend on me to provide everything for them (food, water, clothes, shelter, medical care, etc.), so not working hard is not an option.

    She doesn’t know what hard is. She’ll probably look back on this article in 10 years and realize how naive she was.

      • Completely agree… The CrossFit’er in me says that she should HTFU… LOL… Oh, but that wouldn’t be politically correct 😉

        • Oh go ahead and say it; I (and thus this blog) doesn’t prescribe to political correctness. A lot of people would be better off if they did learn to HTFU.

  3. you beat me to it. Mind, food service and straight retail SUCKS, but really?

    Can I at least hope that maybe next time she’ll have some sympathy for the poor counter person trying to keep up with orders next time she’s ordering?

    • I agree. It does suck. Back in high school I worked at a Roy Rogers (fast food joint) for a few years. I actually loved it. It was very hard, stressful, and difficult, but boy I got an appreciation for a lot of things because of it. Wife and I both believe that everyone needs to work in the food biz (in the kitchen, as a waiter, whatever) at some point in their lives. It’s a good perspective to have.

      Will she have sympathy? Hopefully so. And hopefully she’s also come to realize that yes, life is hard, get used to it. That doesn’t mean you can’t complain about it once in a while, because we’re all human and sometimes you just have to vent. But if 3 weeks in a Starbucks was the hardest time of her life? Boy… she’s got a lot to learn about how the world works.

      • I hated food service (though admittedly it was my first job ever and I’ve never gone back), and suffered retail for another 14 years after that. So yes, its a stressfull unpleasent job, but “the hardest thing she’s ever done”? Really? And yes, I’m firmly of the opinion that EVERY adult in the US ought to spend time in retail at some point in their lives, preferably during Christmas season (though I’d take a Starbucks on a busy corner too).

        • I think she’s just coming from a very sheltered reference point and got herself a good dose of reality. Upon re-reading the article yesterday, I do think she gained a greater appreciation of things. It would be curious to see her opinion upon her experiences 10 years from now.

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