Why Starbucks Baristas Secretly Hate Frappuccinos

It’s Summertime, and few things sound better on a hot sunny day than a cool refreshing Frappuccino from Starbucks, right?  Well, if you’ve ever wondered if your Starbucks barista secretly hates making your drink, we’ve got bad news: if you’re ordering a Frappuccino, the answer is probably yes.

Here are some of the reasons why:

For one, they’re time consuming. They require baristas to switch between the hot bar and cold bar, which can mess up their rhythm. Even if you’re not ordering one of the seasonal flavors, each Frappuccino requires its own blender full of ingredients, and it often takes multiple steps to make one when you include the toppings, which that can hold up the line.

They’re also messy, and that means extra time has to be spent cleaning out blenders and getting ready for the next drink order.

Another unexpected con to all those frozen coffee drinks? Workplace injury. Several baristas have complained about muscle fatigue from scooping ice all day, and one even got a shoulder injury from the repetitive stress of doling out pumps of flavored syrup.

Then, there’s Frappuccino Happy Hour, a frequent promotion at Starbucks that offers discounted or buy-one-get-one-free Frappuccinos. It can be a total madhouse, and lots of baristas dread making that many of the frozen drinks in a row.

But is knowing all this going to stop you from ordering that frosty refreshing beverage the next time you hit a Starbucks?  Didn’t think so.  Enjoy!

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