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- Authors: Emery Paige
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HAILEY
If I could, I would pay someone to drag me out back and put me out of
my misery by any means necessary.
But luck isn’t on my side.
Instead, I’m forced to do what I consider to be a soul-sucking job. Well,
it’s not the job, it’s my boss.
“Large Americano!” I call out, but nothing changes.
My fingers tighten around the steaming paper cup as the heat from it
begins to seep into my skin. I’m staring for a moment at the woman who
ordered the drink, but, of course, she’s not paying attention. It’s taking
everything in me not to snap. I have to maintain a positive customer
experience for the patrons of Brewed Beginnings.
In order to calm the urge to scream, I take a moment to center myself
and then I say it once more. “Large Americano!”
The woman’s eyes meet mine. I gesture to the drink before sliding the
cup across the counter without looking back at it, knowing it won’t fall off
the counter from having done this a million times before.
How hard is it to pay attention so that you know when your order is
called?
It takes everything in me to not rub my hand across my face. I hate this
part of the job. I am forced to push my shoulders back and paste on a smile
as I play the cheerful barista, while customers treat me like I am a piece of
furniture. But my bills don’t pay themselves, and my tuition doesn’t vanish
into thin air, never to be heard from again. So here I am, at Brewed
Beginnings, pouring coffee and trying to keep my shitty thoughts to myself.
“Anything else?” I ask, making myself sound more cheerful than I feel
as I hand over the drink.
The woman, scrolling through her phone, mumbles something about
extra napkins, and once I give them to her, she hurries off without a thank
you.
That doesn’t surprise me. If I had a penny for every time someone
didn’t acknowledge the act of service I’d just given them, I’d be a
millionaire. It doesn’t make it less annoying, however.
I take a deep breath, counting to three in my head. Patience, Hailey. You
need to have patience.
But who am I kidding? This is just another day of me slinging
overpriced caffeine to sleep-deprived students. One of the few silver linings
about this gig is the free drinks I can consume while I’m here. To be honest,
it’s the only thing keeping me from quitting.
I scan the room as students and professors shuffle in. Some are blearyeyed and yawning because of the early hour. The constant hum of
conversation fills the café, broken only by the occasional laugh or loud sip.
Everyone here looks as exhausted as I feel. Welcome to life as a college
student.
As the morning rush at Brewed Beginnings continues, I slip into a
rhythm that’s equal parts robotic and resentful. Is it normal to be irritated
this early in the morning? No, but I am, even though I do my best to hide
everything behind a pleasant mask. Each “Thank you” and “Have a nice
day” I offer is as automated as the espresso machine hissing beside me
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