Barista

It is hard to imagine a world with no Starbucks and skinny vanilla lattes. Starbucks is such a prominent company that people across the world cannot go a day without. However, they did not experience such success in the 2000s. They had to put soul and compassion into every cup of coffee in order to get where they are today. In one of their most trying periods, Starbucks had to permanently close 600 stores. In the closing of the stores, I was surprised by how emotionally attached people got to…

Issue: Zain and Gary met in a tram and use to travel together for many years and therefore become good friends as. Gary who is a barista has recently inherited $60000 from his grandmother and has no sense where he should invest his money so Gary took advice from Zain (who is an accountant and a good friend of Gary) whether he should invest his inheritance in widget Ltd so Zain told Gary that according to him Widget is a good investment. Gary then invest his $60000 in the company however in a…

comfortably in a coffee shop and observing the employees were executing their activities autonomically , a barista making his coffee for the customers, a cashier swiftly working on the till, a manager ensuring the satisfaction of their customers. I overheard a conversation where two gentlemen where in a discussion over labor practices in Canada. Exemplifying the barista serving the drinks. The barista stood there for hours with a smile and accepting all instructions, complements even bitter…

Why does the minimum wage exist, for what purpose does it serve? By definition, according to Merriam-Webster, the phrase “minimum wage” stands for “an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law.”. In the context of that same definition, Merriam-Webster links “minimum wage” to the phrase “living wage”, which is defined as “a subsistence wage. A wage sufficient to provide the necessities and conforms essential to an acceptable standard…

Immanuel Kant is a well know German philosopher who is considered to be the central figure to modern philosophy. In 1785, one of his famous works, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, was first published. This text is split up into three section, and within the second section is Kant’s well known moral theory. This theory states that everything in nature works according to laws and in order for a law to be a moral law, it must be a universal law. These laws apply to all rational beings,…

organizational skills. Has been highly underutilized. UAPB Graduate School Graduate. Hard worker and dependable. A favorite of the university for academic achievement. Starbucks • Ebonee Williams current hourly supervisor at Starbucks. Only trained barista at the unit. Off the Record Information: Below is information that I wanted to share, it meant to foster open communication and transparency. Sunday Gates – Current Culinary Supervisor has been in the role for over 6 years. Limited…

to give out a statement regarding the issue. The Christian community is mad about this change that the coffee company did with their cups. One of the former pastors even posted on his Facebook account encouraging his followers to greet Starbucks baristas "Merry Christmas" as a form of their little protest against the company. Lots of celebrities also gave out their opinion about the matter and some really made it a huge deal. But not singer Demi Lovato. She took to Twitter what she has to say…

I am a positive and energetic student who desires to the opportunity to bring my established experience in customer service to Salt & Straw Larchmont! I have been fortunate enough to visit Portland on numerous occasions, and the food culture that surrounds the city with is incredible to witness, and Salt & Straw has translated that same culture to Los Angeles. The ‘farm-to-cone’ ideology that Salt & Straw has is the same ideology I have with the food I purchase and consume. Through my…

If anything could revitalize an interest in CW's The Flash it's a giant, evil, telepathic gorilla. After last week's battle with Zoom, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) is wheelchair bound after a spinal injury that would have permanently crippled any regular human being. Eerily reminiscent of Barry's mentor from season one, Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh), Barry finds himself in a state of helplessness and self-loathing after being publicly defeated by the earth-jumping Zoom. Going into this week's…

As many of you know, I am a barista. This isn’t a surprising fact, I talk about my job a lot, because I love it. The culture around coffee has been relatively intriguing to me in recent months - most likely a spark began by the fact I now work as barista trainer at Starbucks, and I have been working with my store in increase my palate for coffee itself. The idea of coffee in itself is interesting, as well as all the different forms of consumption and culture surrounding this unique beverage. In…