tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post4372841348641985301..comments2023-11-05T01:12:37.631-07:00Comments on barista brat: and now the end is near...barista brathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510119815921727298noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-14794908489092604692010-06-19T15:11:25.444-07:002010-06-19T15:11:25.444-07:00Make sure this doesn't happen in your store.
...Make sure this doesn't happen in your store.<br /><br />http://www.vancouvernewsblog.com/2010/06/starbucks-knife-fight.html<br /><br />Poor Starbucks workers and customers, EH?Medicated Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-19765759139753743582010-03-29T10:49:14.149-07:002010-03-29T10:49:14.149-07:00ah brat. your blog was one of the funniest things ...ah brat. your blog was one of the funniest things ive read on the net. aftr stumbling on a link to you from Manuel over at the WellDoneFillet i near spit my cuppa over my keyboard. i continued reading...and reading... and before i knew it it was five in the morning and i spent the next day brewing the coffees at work like a zombie (but still chuckling!)<br />thanks so much for your brilliant work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596748532931270137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-2907636968075023322010-03-28T06:34:33.552-07:002010-03-28T06:34:33.552-07:00Good luck to you.
So You Want To Be a Banquet Mana...Good luck to you.<br /><a href="http://soyouwanttobeabanquetmanager.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">So You Want To Be a Banquet Manager</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-33618599156032582512010-03-24T12:36:08.690-07:002010-03-24T12:36:08.690-07:00Brat - I saw a news release today that made me ins...Brat - I saw a news release today that made me instantly think of you. Starbucks is going to let their customers 'custom order' Fraps - including soy and anything else they want.<br /><br />I read this to husband & he said "I'll bet that blogger is glad she's out of that!"<br /><br />Also, I read about the 31-ounce Starbucks is testing. <br /><br />I hope you are doing well and that you found something that makes you truly happy!Zoltar Panaflexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695378275098872995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-49066137998157772882010-03-17T08:18:38.415-07:002010-03-17T08:18:38.415-07:00Thank you for your blog. I'll miss checking i...Thank you for your blog. I'll miss checking in from time to time. As a former member of the front-line service industry, I've greatly enjoyed your take on customers, management and service.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477481705298742782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-86704933360410078712010-03-15T09:54:50.266-07:002010-03-15T09:54:50.266-07:00Best of luck to you! I'll miss this blog!Best of luck to you! I'll miss this blog!HChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183481205255599049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-29200972625614965912010-03-13T20:35:35.656-08:002010-03-13T20:35:35.656-08:00love the blog Brat. been reading forever it seems....love the blog Brat. been reading forever it seems. will definately miss ya!!Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-75186353634204609312010-03-13T19:46:37.438-08:002010-03-13T19:46:37.438-08:00Best of luck. I enjoyed the blog.Best of luck. I enjoyed the blog.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959110972288433461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-91817814704890153892010-03-06T20:26:13.096-08:002010-03-06T20:26:13.096-08:00Ack, no! Thanks for writing such a great blog. I...Ack, no! Thanks for writing such a great blog. I always enjoyed reading it, and as I was reading this one I thought, "I wonder if she has ever considered writing more than just a blog." Good to see you aren't going to let those enviable skills go to waste. Best of luck! I'll be following your new efforts with additional interest, as they parallel some of my own.Tomhttp://www.thatstom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-20623416585565966452010-03-05T13:12:32.940-08:002010-03-05T13:12:32.940-08:00I was an ASM at a store in Canada and watched all ...I was an ASM at a store in Canada and watched all the good hardworking decent SMss go extinct and get replaced by scared shitless external hires who almost unanimously would lean on ASMs to all their work for them, then shit-can them as they got overworked. <br /><br />Then it happened to me.<br /><br />Trust me, brat, it sucks right now, but both you and your manager will be better off in the long run. You can both find someplace that actually appreciates hard work, not scorns it.Biff Nightingalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513191706519608971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-19944150598933814162010-03-04T19:42:25.989-08:002010-03-04T19:42:25.989-08:00I've looked for your next post for months and ...I've looked for your next post for months and alas it will be your last here. Sadly what you experienced at the Bux is taking place all over the corporate world. I don't need to wish you good luck because you will make your own luck with the writing you do so well. It's been a pleasure...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-34243377537625281302010-03-01T08:42:36.786-08:002010-03-01T08:42:36.786-08:00I'm a dunkin donuts guy but I have enjoyed you...I'm a dunkin donuts guy but I have enjoyed your stories for the last few years and always appreciated how you portrayed the great and not so great people you have worked with. Your leaving is their loss, I wish it wasn't so difficult to enjoy a job these days.<br /><br />Good luck in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-74016315771367596672010-03-01T08:23:15.011-08:002010-03-01T08:23:15.011-08:00Brat --> Yours is the most compelling blog I...Brat --> Yours is the most compelling blog I've read. I hope you start up something else to talk to everyone out here. Your style is wonderful, and you're so obviously full of heart and spirit, people will want to read what you have to say *no matter the topic*.<br /><br />I kept waiting for the 'it's over folks' post - I had been in retail (Selling at Nordstrom) and that company has also changed so much, it's NOT FUN anymore. And why show up just to be miserable?<br /><br />Brat - I'm sure I'm one of a multitude that wishes you well and that you are happy with what you find to do.<br /><br />Your blog was amazing.....because you are amazing too!<br /><br />Smooches and clinking of coffee cups to you,<br /><br />zoltarpanaflex (dianne)Zoltar Panaflexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695378275098872995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-14126507786131253182010-02-28T18:31:25.709-08:002010-02-28T18:31:25.709-08:00Thank you for this blog and I wish you well in wha...Thank you for this blog and I wish you well in whatever happens next. 'Bux didn't make you a great blogger so why not just blog about whatever comes into your head? I hope you do.Ms. Divina Locahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683432523192925044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-4514574608182142522010-02-26T23:30:59.449-08:002010-02-26T23:30:59.449-08:00i've been a starbucks partner for eight yrs an...i've been a starbucks partner for eight yrs and everything you've said, i've thought. i recently told my boyfriend i didn't know if i could ignore it anymore :/ <br /><br />good luck and thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-16419099632293221912010-02-26T15:22:16.279-08:002010-02-26T15:22:16.279-08:00Thank you for sharing part of your life with us. I...Thank you for sharing part of your life with us. It was an honor. And, every time I carry 3 gallons of milk with one hand, I still think of you :)Staciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057030212216687465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-20926185573585699552010-02-26T11:21:19.549-08:002010-02-26T11:21:19.549-08:00Unfortunately, what's going on at "Bux&qu...Unfortunately, what's going on at "Bux" is happening in a lot of places. Penny wise, pound foolish. <br /><br />I'm sorry you're ending this blog-- I've enjoyed it a lot-- but look forward to reading your new one!Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-7911733370059304472010-02-25T21:45:12.806-08:002010-02-25T21:45:12.806-08:00Your blog has been one of my favorites of all time...Your blog has been one of my favorites of all time. Thank you for all the great stories. You're an excellent writer and storyteller, and I can see you having a wildly successful writing career. Best of luck!Magnoliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361701848647427687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-29109101060580359312010-02-25T07:44:03.357-08:002010-02-25T07:44:03.357-08:00I've had you in my google reader for a long ti...I've had you in my google reader for a long time now and have enjoyed your stories immensely. Thank you for sharing and I look forward to following you on your new adventure of writing. Good for you for following your dreams!khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117025999296822435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-78834548161746159562010-02-25T07:09:47.140-08:002010-02-25T07:09:47.140-08:00I'll miss you at bux - but look forward to rea...I'll miss you at bux - but look forward to reading more on your new blog. Thanks for some great reads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-38317051949906216722010-02-24T17:09:44.773-08:002010-02-24T17:09:44.773-08:00Thanks for the great read over the years. I enjoy...Thanks for the great read over the years. I enjoyed it so much. As a customer of Starbucks I have seen its decline from the other side of the counter. The cutesy chitchat between the baristas as if serving the customers is an imposition on them. Switched to Caribou long ago. Good luck. Excuse me now while I head over to your new blog.Random Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424966921651648450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-75581201927348369452010-02-24T16:10:12.922-08:002010-02-24T16:10:12.922-08:00Goodbye and good luck. Have enjoyed this blog a gr...Goodbye and good luck. Have enjoyed this blog a great deal and wondered what happened to you. Thank you for the stories and all the best with your writing career.Christinehttp://www.blog.elias.tonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-90379462348406148682010-02-24T14:08:41.205-08:002010-02-24T14:08:41.205-08:00Enjoyed your Bux blog very much. Best wishes for a...Enjoyed your Bux blog very much. Best wishes for a fantastic writing career!Songbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23451718.post-36372324132828585562010-02-24T13:54:17.896-08:002010-02-24T13:54:17.896-08:00hey,
Thanks for all the stories--I always enjoyed...hey,<br /><br />Thanks for all the stories--I always enjoyed reading your blog. Best of luck with the writing...<br /><br />(From a Canadian who usually has Tim Hortons but occasionally a starbucks)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com