unhappy barista chick

barista chick is very unhappy.
store policies make her unhappy.
bad management makes her unhappy.
hiring new (albeit awesome) people when everyone wants more hours, makes her unhappy.
not-full-time makes her unhappy.
regular customers unhappy makes her unhappy.
regular customers becoming IRREGULAR makes her unhappy.
regular customers going away makes her unhappy.
sad co-workers make her unhappy.
poor communication makes her unhappy.
charging extra for organic milk makes her unhappy.
not-so-hidden political agendas make her unhappy.
no breaks make her unhappy.
no vacation in sight makes her unhappy.

what will make her happy again??

over-eager co-workers

sigh. normally, working with someone who was just a *tad* over-eager might not be that bad- beneficial even. their spunk would motivate me to crank up my energy or, at least, not let my early morning sass get in the way. BUT this morning, i am working with s. s. is waaaaaaaay bend-over-backward-eager-to-please. and it's grating and obnoxious. i want to throttle s.'s throat and say "grow a backbone!"

here's an example: customer walks up to the counter and both s. and i are working on making drinks. s. says "oh i am so sorry. we will be right with you in just one moment." waits like, 30 seconds and then states again: "be right with you." they got it the first time and hey- here's a concept- they can see we are making drinks. whoa. crazy that. said customer then orders a drip coffee (which we brew fresh, by the cup)--s. proceeds to apologize for how long it's taking, meanwhile, ignoring the next customers in line!!!!

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!!!!

stop apologizing and fucking do your job already!

i could give more examples, but right now, i need to go bash my head against the wall to keep sane.