The first week of work
Well, The first week of training at Starbucks is over. I would like to think that this is a new road ahead in the right direction. The people to work with are nice. The intimidating thing is the espresso bar. The drinks could come in so many variations that it is mind boggling. I have to get all of that down still. I have to figure out what it takes to get what drink. Today I went in at 5:00 to open the store. Opening is fun. So many people are regulars and the other baristas know the drinks before the customers will order it. I ran the register the whole time today. Training in this way is effective because I still get to learn about the drinks, just in a different way. I learned that you don’t have to know exactly what people order all the way at the register to ring it up. If someone wants a skinny vanilla latte, you don’t have to worry about ringing up the non-fat milk. But, you do have to make sure the barista knows it.
Well, I think I will work a little bit on some homework. We are in the midst of the semester group project, as well as the individual project. I have to look at my part of the project again, more editing, more corrections. This is fun.
I think I will give Dad a call and find out about how he is doing.
Denise just got from the doctor with David. He had an x-ray on his stomach. We have been wondering what is wrong with the boy for a few weeks. He has not been acting like he usually does, in the good way. He dumped a full bottle of water in the car before Denise got to the doctor earlier today. He gets strange when he is sick.
