(When) is there too much?

Sunday Night: 2 hours round trip to pick up catering equipment and load car Monday: 3 hours training in college coffee shop, 5 hour shift at coffee bar, 5 hours catering Tuesday: 4 hours with other job, 4 hours training with group of 20 and 1 hour cleanup Wednesday: 3 hours training with other staff at college cafe, 5 hour shift at coffee bar, 3 hour meeting This has been my week thus far. I still have a few days of regular coffee bar/ roasting work to do and a machine install on Friday Night. Should a barista be able to have a grasp on all processes of coffee, or do we need to be narrowly focused on the craft of preparation? Should trainers just be trainers? Should baristas just work the bar? Should machine technicians just fix machines?

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