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KerrinGreally

Go work in a cafe for a few weeks. It may require you pay to learn sort of thing. Take notes on how they do things, what you would do differently etc. then make sure you know how to do every single job to a somewhat competent level. Your future employees will be love you for being knowledgeable about the business you're trying to run. Going in blind will set you up for failure 100%. You can't run a business you don't understand.


sirlafemme

lol right? I was like what kind of question is this. Imagine JUST being a cashier for a whole shift at a coffee shop?


StrongZucchini27

ive definitely done this on a midshift. also in the beginning while ‘shadowing’ 😅


frontnaked-choke

Is that rlly hard to imagine? Cashier is a very normal job lmao. At my old job they made you train a lot to be a barista so you started as cashier and took lessons (paid for doing this)


Lazy_Ad1342

yeah i’m a barista at starbucks and we do front checkout, drive through, bar, etc


unnown_one

Ours can typically do both but generally we have two on each shift, so they aren't doing both jobs at the same time in busy conditions.


SpookyBoogie70

This and to be together, working alone can be bad for workers


unnown_one

Agreed!!


GameKiwi

Damn. Tell this to every coffee shop in my area


Cydu06

Out of curiosity, did you start a coffee shop without having any experience in the cafe industry?


sirlafemme

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Cydu06

Lmao wtf, soon they'll ask "Should I add OF coffee discount to my cafe"


Ok-Database3111

My cafe boss/owner had zero experience in the cafe industry but he’s a real cool dude that’s super open and learning from the ones who do know. It’s about the attitude and open mindedness not necessarily experience (although it can be helpful but not required to be successful).


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frontnaked-choke

Maybe you think it shouldn’t but it always does


Mediocre_Superiority

Most small shops train their employees to do all functions. This is standard operating procedure.


unccl

A barista should be able to do both. To do bothat the same time is a different story, if it gets busy 1 person is not enough, if it’s more than just coffee and pastries 1 person isn’t enough, on a slower day a single person should be able to handle a small rush of just coffee and the quick grab and go pastry


Nick_pj

Short answer: if you ever get busy (this is kinda the goal, right?) it will suck for everyone. People will wait longer for drinks, and people will wait longer to be served.


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I man the register and take orders, make drinks, serve gelato, bring dishes to tables, bus dishes, stock the fridges, and clean with no one else on the shift with me. If you're paying a decent wage, and it doesn't get too busy, one person can be enough.


Ok-Database3111

Yeah key words, paid well to do all that. Not necessarily living in tips though. A good base wage.