Ok so lets you just moved somewhere new and your looking for a coffee job, naturally you want to work for one of the best cafes you can find. Lets say you apply at a lot of different places and eventually get hired at a big chain store(not starbucks) This hypothetical person needs insurance(he sees a doctor regularly and takes expensive medication), and the big chain store offers it. He also wants to open coffee shop of his own soon(next year or two) so money is a big issue, and the big chain store is paying me more than the average cafe. But he feels like he's emotionally being raped on occasion there, as some of you may know, big chain stores HATE complaints. So if a customers wants to be a raging dick head they can. And you get to smile and tell them thank you. Now I dont consider myself an angry person, quite the opposite really. But I cant help but feel like I'm selling my soul a little bit everyday i show up and take that sh*t. Plus theres stuff they do there that i dont agree with,like grind the coffee the day before they use it.(yes i said the day before) And they are way more focused on speed than quality(basically no time for latte art). So other than this being a rant, my question is, what would you do in this situation? Would you take less money and work somewhere else and delay your dream? I seem to be between a rock and a hard place…
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