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worker hand on cord in wall caption 'Tried the explosion prank on our manager' (l) Fake explosion orange and yellow video with caption 'Tried the explosion prank on our manager' (c) police lights seen through window with caption 'Tried the explosion prank on our manager' (r)

‘We got billed for it’: Dunkin’ worker plays ‘explosion prank’ on manager—it backfired

'I could never show my face to work again.'

On Dec 22, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

‘With a drive thru this would be hell’: Starbucks tests single-serve coffee brewers, sparking debate

'It’s so much more convenient than what we use now.'

On Dec 16, 2022 by Lauren Castro

Starbucks employee speaking caption 'When I worked at Starbucks and accidentally made every drink decaf instead of blonde roast for 3 months because I got the buttons confused' (l) Starbucks barista making drink (c) Starbucks employee speaking caption 'When I worked at Starbucks and accidentally made every drink decaf instead of blonde roast for 3 months because I got the buttons confused' (r)

‘I got the buttons confused’: Barista said she accidentally made every drink decaf instead of blonde roast for 3 months at Starbucks

'Yeah I wasn't the best barista.'

On Dec 15, 2022 by Ray Reyes

woman speaking in car holding up Starbucks drink (l) Starbucks Drive Thru sign (c) woman speaking in car holding up Starbucks drink (r)

‘They weren’t having this pay-it-forward nonsense, and they just cut it off at me’: Starbucks customer says baristas lied to her about pay-it-forward coffee

'Starbucks employees have just unanimously decided that they are so over your pay-it-forwards.'

On Dec 14, 2022 by Melody Heald

Blank Street Coffee building with sign and people walking by

6 Blank Street Coffee locations to vote on union in February

A notorious union-busting law firm is repping the company.

On Dec 14, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

coffee shop barista speaking in car caption 'alright so I'm a barista and at the coffee shop I work at there's this couple' (l) couple's note from coffee shop 'Hi, Doug G. Those toes need to be sucked on' (c) coffee shop barista speaking in car caption 'and put notes for each other instead in the little notes section' (r)

‘This has to be their kink’: Philz Coffee barista says couple uses online orders to send inappropriate notes to each other

'Some of this is wild to say at 9:30 am.'

On Dec 9, 2022 by Braden Bjella

starbucks employee dances after getting big tip tiktok

Starbucks barista says she gets $200 extra on paychecks ever since tips were added for credit card users

'The gasp I gusped this morning.'

On Dec 5, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Starbucks counter covered in drinks caption 'I just wanted to run in and run out but that wasn't happening today Can someone help me find my drink?' (l) Starbucks hanging sign over glass (c) Starbucks counter covered in drinks caption 'I just wanted to run in and run out but that wasn't happening today Can someone help me find my drink?' (r)

‘Can someone please help me find my drink’: Customer loses drink in Starbucks mobile order pick-up section since there’s so many

‘Just take two that looks the best and leave.’

On Nov 23, 2022 by Alexandra Samuels

Blank Street Coffee shop with sign in city

Workers at the venture capital-backed coffee chain Blank Street are trying to unionize

The omnipresent coffee chain might have its first unionized location.

On Nov 22, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

woman in car caption 'today is the day i've been dreading for so long. today at starbucks they handed a tablet out the window and asked if i wanted to leave a tip' (l) Starbucks drive thru worker at window handing customer Starbucks drink (c) woman in car caption 'today is the day i've been dreading for so long. today at starbucks they handed a tablet out the window and asked if i wanted to leave a tip' (r)

‘The day I’ve been dreading’: Starbucks customer says she was asked to tip on tablet in drive-thru

'Like you're already charging me $8 for a coffee.'

On Nov 22, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Starbucks red cups on table caption 'us slaving away putting together over 1000 red cups' (l) Starbucks baristas punching and kicking the air caption 'FIGHTING OFF CUSTOMERS WHO DIDNT ORDER A HOLIDAY DRINK BUT STIL WANT A RED CUP.' (c) Starbucks barista with hand on head caption 'Our store literally got one box of red cups for tomorrow rip to the morning crew they will be missed' (r)

‘Get ready for Karens to come in and order 6 drinks expecting to get a red cup for each one’: Starbucks worker says they’re short on red cups

'Our store literally got one box of red cups for tomorrow.'

On Nov 18, 2022 by Lauren Castro

woman speaking in car holding Starbucks drink caption 'This is getting ridiculous. Who agrees?' 'listen I just paid $7.85' (l) woman carrying coffee machine out of store caption 'Goodbye Starbucks coffee' (c) woman speaking in car holding Starbucks drink caption 'This is getting ridiculous. Who agrees?' 'for a grande pumpkin spice latte with soy milk at Starbucks' (r)

‘I literally cannot justify this anymore’: Woman quits Starbucks after paying $7 for pumpkin spice latte

'I just dont get it why people buy starbucks? It's not even good coffee/'

On Nov 11, 2022 by Jack Alban

Person speaking in car holding up Dunkin' iced chai latte (l) Dunkin' Donuts sign on building (c) person speaking in car (r)

‘I don’t want a cup of milk. I want a chai latte’: Dunkin’ customer calls out lack of consistency in drinks

'As someone who worked at dunkin… they don’t train anyone properly.'

On Nov 10, 2022 by Melody Heald

Burger King employee pouring coffee into container caption 'How to make ice coffee at Burger King' (l) Burger King building with signs (c) Burger King employee pouring cream into clear container with coffee (r)

‘This is why it taste different every time’: Burger King worker shows how to make iced coffee, sparking debate

'The bottle has measurements & it’s still wrong.'

On Nov 10, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Starbucks failed me HARD!’: Manager quits after 6 years to open her own coffee shop

'Congrats I left a few months back for the same reason.'

On Oct 28, 2022 by Natasha Dubash