Peets

Standing in line at Peets Coffee I have just experienced the disorienting impact of Gen Y management thought bubbles. These I have unfortunately experienced in their incipient development.

Imagine this; huddles of people, before or after work, socialising work practices. Generally speaking the first suggestion is the best one. Shit ideas aren’t challenged; that would be rude. And, in the interest of fairness, just about everyone gets to contribute to the pastiche.

One minute I am standing quietly in line (and don’t the hipsters over here love lining up), patiently waiting for my turn to order coffee.

And then, some dude says ‘Sir, can I help you with your beverage’.

I say ‘Not really, I don’t have one yet’.

Complete confusion on the other side. And then;

‘I’m here to accelerate the line’. Not that I had noticed.

‘OK then, I’ll have a double shot macchiato’.

‘Sorry sir, you’ll have to be expedited by Sara’, pointing at the girl on the till.

In fact, Sara never did get to expedite me. Kayt did.

Kayt shouted at the queue in general and specifically at me as the next customer in line for serving;

‘Can I help anyone?’

‘Yes, do you take coffee orders’

‘Excuse me’

‘Coffee order. That’s the deal here right?’

‘Yes, what would you like sir?’

‘I’ll settle for an espresso thanks, double shot’.

I was reluctant to go down the macchiato route by now, knowing in my heart that it would be cause for yet another unwanted conversation.