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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're expecting an awful lot out of people who aren't being paid a livable wage....[/quote]

Isn't a coffee shop job something suburban teens and college kids can do in-between classes? I wouldn't consider it an awful job like hard labor landscaping in brutal temps or working the frier at Burger King or making sandwiches at Subway.[/quote]

I worked there in 2009 just out of college. I thought it would be an easy job and I could flirt with boys but it was hard work. Our store did not employ any sort of janitorial service so it was our job to clean the whole store every night and as needed during the day. Especially pleasant when homeless people are in and out of the restrooms.  I'll never forget a lady told me that there was a poop mess in the bathroom and watched me pull on rubber gloves. "You mean YOU'RE going to clean it up??? And then go back to making coffee?" Well yes, we don't have a magic fairy who comes out and cleans the bathrooms. If it had just been making coffee and wiping up sugar spills it would have been the perfect job.[/quote]

It's also very hard to get the schedule you need. Sure, you may let them know upfront that you only can work certain hours, but ultimately when other hours need to be filled, they will come to you and usually pressure you in a way that makes it hard to say no. So on top of the stress on the job, you're always waiting for the next schedule, hoping you got the right hours, following up if you didn't, then maybe YOU have to find your replacement if you can't work the hours you're given, and then they call you in last minute because someone called out and expect you to take those hours. It's a lot. [/quote]

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