All hail Ziltoid!
#152761 by ReticulatingSplines
Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:50 pm
As a Starschmucks employee (god damn my university schedule not allowing for real work) I got a real kick out of 'tall latte'. It's almost like you know what it's like to work there, Dev. Thanks for that. It made me feel like someone sane understands how stupid Starbucks really is, because most of the employees seem to think it's wonderful to be there. Made me laugh my ass off when I heard that incessant 'excuse me, but I ordered...'.

The rest of the album kicks ass. I'm a big fan of the arcing storyline and being hit with 'a ton of feathers' as you so put it.

Thanks for the new album.

#152778 by Goat
Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:31 pm
Excyooooooose me, but I ordered ... :lol:

#152783 by :)
Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:04 pm
HEY SLACKER!

#152786 by ReticulatingSplines
Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:52 pm
You have no idea, Sirs. That's the EXACT tone and annoying inflections people use when they're absolutely sure you didn't put THREE AND A HALF pumps of vanilla into their tall latte, or that it can't be 165 degrees, and you need to re-make it warmer....*twitch*

#152794 by djskrimp
Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:25 am
ReticulatingSplines wrote:You have no idea, Sirs. That's the EXACT tone and annoying inflections people use when they're absolutely sure you didn't put THREE AND A HALF pumps of vanilla into their tall latte, or that it can't be 165 degrees, and you need to re-make it warmer....*twitch*


If ever I am your way, and I have a hankering for something from your establishment, I promise to: be courteous and I will also only ask for a vanilla bean. I don't even care what size, since the sizes listed make zero sense to me, anyway.

Cool?

#152795 by Guuff
Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:30 am
I work at starbucks too and that was a real treat. God i hate that place.

#152841 by Yanko
Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:21 pm
it surely takes an american to make COFFEE turn into a fast-food-esque franchise :lol:

#152843 by djskrimp
Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:30 pm
Yanko wrote:it surely takes an american to make COFFEE turn into a fast-food-esque franchise :lol:


You should see what we do with health food. :p

#152860 by JuZ
Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:48 pm
djskrimp wrote:
Yanko wrote:it surely takes an american to make COFFEE turn into a fast-food-esque franchise :lol:


You should see what we do with health food. :p


And good looking celebrity women in their 40s. They all seem to end up looking like catwoman.

#152876 by Archetype
Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:14 am
If you people hate the job, why don't you just quit?
I never understood Starbucks... what's wrong with just Black Coffee ... extra dark roast?

#152881 by Mindtrap
Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:16 am
Archetype wrote:If you people hate the job, why don't you just quit?
I never understood Starbucks... what's wrong with just Black Coffee ... extra dark roast?


They`ll pay good, I assume. And during college you need every money you can get! :wink:

Archetype wrote:what's wrong with just Black Coffee ... extra dark roast?


That I`ve asked myself several times, too! All these "trendy, new" styles of Frappo-Mocca-whatever-ccino, absolutely overpriced but everybody runs for it. *LOL*
Nothing`s wrong with plain good old-fashioned coffee, keeps me alive every morning! Image

#152908 by ReticulatingSplines
Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:36 am
That would be it, Mindtrap.

Starbucks starts everyone out at $9/hr, which is over minimum. They give you a raise every 6 months, their scheduling is really flexible around school, as well as allowing for you to transfer between stores if you move around (handy for me when switching houses in september). They even give you full medical/dental. So it's a pretty lucrative student job. You just have to deal with a lot of snobs.

#152940 by Yanko
Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:05 pm
ReticulatingSplines wrote:You just have to deal with a lot of snobs.


Which is one of the things Devin totally captured with the "excuse me, i think i ordered a...."

i mean
hell, a normal person would just go and say "hey dude, i ordered a cup of blablawhatever tall cocoa latte roast bitch dayum, is it ready yet?"
An "excuse me, i believe i ...." is already triggered for a "what do you mean you don't know? are you calling me a liar?!"

or something of that sort :P

#152975 by Mindtrap
Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:41 pm
Which is one of the things Devin totally captured with the "excuse me, i think i ordered a...."

i mean
hell, a normal person would just go and say "hey dude, i ordered a cup of blablawhatever tall cocoa latte roast bitch dayum, is it ready yet?"


That`s the problem if you work in a service job, people not only seem to believe you`re bound to "obey" them no matter what they want, they also tend to think you`re kind of retarded or something and talk to you like that. During my college time I worked at a cinema and often got the same treat from most of the people.

#152978 by Tracy
Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:59 pm
I'm a Starbucks, Dev's a Horton's (how did we ever get together :roll: )Shoulda seen Devin having to go do my coffee run last summer. I made him a note card to hand over "I'd like an iced grande half-caf non-fat hazelnut latte in a venti cup." - too much ice, not enough drink in a grande cup - he was so embarrassed.

The little town we are moving to has both - thank God. The next town over had no Hortons - quickly eliminated. Didn't matter if it had nicer views...

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