Dear 147xxxx,
My co worker and I both found your blog and we always wish our customers were more entertaining like yours. We were both wondering if your coworkers know about your blog. Are you ever worried that you’re manager or district manager is going to find it and then fire you? Do customers know about your blog? Love your blog tons and please keep the funny stories coming!!!
-Leslie A.K.A.162XXXX
These are all things I’ve definitely given some thought to in the past. And I’m not talking about the entertaining customers.
My customer’s don’t know about my blog. Thank god. Can you imagine? ”I saw what you wrote about me - AND ITS NOT OKAY THAT YOU’RE OUT OF LEMONADE!!!!” When I make my exit in 3 weeks, I’m planning on messaging him on facebook and letting him know. I think he would really appreciate it.
I used to be scared my coworkers would find it and it would be like Harriet the spy and I’d be looking for Rosie O’Donnell for guidance. But then I realized that I don’t really talk badly about my coworkers. I’d be more worried that I’d look like a loser, than a traitor. My coworkers aren’t going to find it - none of them are geeky enough to google anything like starbucks barista or to go on tumblr.
If my old manager found it, I think he’d think it was pretty funny. If my new manager found it, she’d probably passive agressivly hint that I should quit the blog.
If my district manager found it, she would flip. the. fuck. out. I imagine walking into my store for work and having her sitting at a table along side my manager, saying “*my name*… we have to speak to you,” and then finding a bs way to fire me. I thought if this were to happen, I’d say fine. If a company wants to fire me over making us baristas - the face of their company - seem more human, talking about new promotions, and being pretty damn proud of the brand, then fine. I’m fired. DEUCES.
I feel like I’d be able to talk myself out of this situation or at least be able to confidently highlight my positive posts over my how-dumb-can-these-customers-be posts. What can i say - my dad’s a lawyer.
If I got fired, I also thought it might be a kick to milk all the publicity I could get out of it. Hey if This is Why You’re Fat and Starbucks saved my Life got book deals, why not me? I kid. I kid.
I just realized that if I ever want to answer questions sent to me, I can’t procrast inate any longer! You know the drill: send all comments/questions to sb147@nycmail.com
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