Barista Kit ☕
Do you remember my #Wacaco #Nanopress?
It is wonderful but it doesn't hold the amount of coffee I need for my taste and my body...
Eventually I bought the #baristaKit; this kit expands the coffee-power of the Nanopress allowing for two espressos or a coffee "lungo"; exactly what I need!
So now in the Fediverse there will be two #baristas: @stefano and myself... 😁
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Workers are expected to perform “friendly” & make it look spontaneous.Training of emotional, physical, and cognitive work that serves the bosses commercial purpose.
https://qz.com/emotional-labor-starbucks-baristas-green-apron-service-051926
#coffee #artificialintelligence
“Niccol has leaned on technology in his operations-focused turnaround … including new #AI-driven tools to sequence orders and assist #baristas”
☕️ #Starbucks retires #AI tool nine months after North American deployment
☕️ Tool was part of #CEO Brian Niccol's campaign to fix product shortages
☕️ #AI tool miscounted items, leading to errors
☕️ #Starbucks cites need for consistency, supply chain improvements in ending program
https://www.reuters.com/business/starbucks-scraps-ai-inventory-tool-across-north-america-2026-05-21/
@InTheseTimesMag @in-these-times-InTheseTimesMag
https://www.baristasvsbillionaires.com/
#Baristas #Coffee #documentary #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #Starbucks #Strikes #SWU #unions
Uncover the true cost of wealth concentration on America's working class in this compelling investigative film by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mark Mori. Join the baristas of Starbucks Workers United as they battle corporate giants for fair wages and dignity in the workplace. Baristas vs Billionaires.
After a year of no talks, workers at hundreds of stores struck in November, December, and January to force the company back to the negotiating table. Around 230 stores struck at the peak of the walkouts. #StarbucksWorkersUnited now represents 550 locations out of 10,000.
https://labornotes.org/blogs/2026/04/starbucks-bargaining-backwards-baristas-say
#Baristas #Coffee #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #Starbucks #SWU
Union baristas are finally back to the negotiating table with Starbucks, but the workers charge that rather than progressing, the company is reopening already agreed-upon issues. “They're trying to move backwards on issues we've already settled instead of settling the few that we have left,” said Mina Leon, a barista in downtown Manhattan who struck for two months to get the company back to the table.
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