Starbucks has nearly 20,000 locations worldwide and seemingly has one on every street corner in the U.S., but it all started in downtown's Seattle's Pike Place Market.
The first store opened in 1971 at 1912 Pike Place and it's still there. It has become a tourist attraction, and is one of the busiest Starbucks locations on the planet.
Redditor StillCorperateCoffe works at the store, and he fired up an "Ask Me Anything" thread on Reddit to talk about his experiences there.
How many hours a week do you work, how long have you worked there and how did you get the job?
"I work 25 hrs a week and I'm a full time student. Worked at that store for a while, but I got the job because I transferred from my store in CA with a great recommendation. If you want to work for starbucks, they are willing to train. So, go out there and get in the stores. Meet the managers. My boss told me he hires based on his gut 80% of the time. Go make a first impression!"
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How busy does it get?
"So today our line was about 300 ft down the block. What is really interesting is that you will see that white tourists see the line, and if its too long out the door they just scowl and walk away, maybe to return when the line is shorter.
"But the asian tourists just keep on coming. They will wait for longer than an hour! I had a theory about the point of a queue that makes it too long for people to join, but damn, those asians will wait in any line. I believe that."
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Do they even ask what the line is for, or do they just stand in it and tweet about how they're standing in a long line for something cool?
"We have musicians at the door. This awesome guy Gregory Paul who is on spotify plays out front. Also this four black guy gospel group who piss me off. They sing about Jesus. I don't like songs about Jesus."
Source: Reddit
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