writes tim: “i work at one of the better specialty coffee shops in portland, oregon. some people come in knowing that we can prepare a fantastic drink, but don’t actually know what they like or how to order it. and sometimes these people decide to write a note expressing their displeasure instead of simply asking [...]
Entries Tagged as 'coffee'
from the department of disgruntled baristas
September 30th, 2009 · 188 Comments
Tags: coffee · cranky barista · portland
i, who should seriously lay off the caffeine
June 30th, 2009 · 221 Comments
this martyr alert spotted by randy on the breakroom fridge of his office in chico, california…
related: hostile takeover
Tags: california · coffee · martyr complex · milk · office fridge · thanks (but not really)
the nerd’s guide to passive-aggressive behavior
December 15th, 2008 · 72 Comments
we’ve received several copies of this instructive diagram, which the helpful illustrators of graph jam have made available to coffee watchdogs the world over.
seeing people print their passive-aggressive flow charts off the internet makes our resident nerd, eric, sentimental for simpler times. he quietly reflects on time spent wandering the halls of brown university’s CS [...]
Tags: coffee · flow chart · ice · kitchen
refrain/stop/discontinue
July 18th, 2007 · 41 Comments
an anonymous new yorker explains the context: “this note appeared in the office kitchen on the fridge next to our fancy keurig coffee machines (the ones with the little pods). the coffee pods were set out on the counter in a display, but when people couldn’t find their flavor of choice, they’d go into the [...]
Tags: coffee · fun with synonyms · new york · nonsensical spacing · not-so-veiled threats · office
welcome to the office
June 4th, 2007 · 6 Comments
explains jdb: “the blue note went up first, then we hired a bunch of contractors. the red note went up shortly after that.”
Tags: cleaning · coffee · exclamation-point happy! · office
switch to tea
May 31st, 2007 · 9 Comments
this note is like the teenager who manages to contain themselves long enough to grudgingly recite a lengthy mandated apology, but then can’t resist turning around and giving the finger afterwards…or the perky flight attendant who finally cracks when the drunk fat guy hits the call button again at the end of a long flight. [...]
Tags: "helpful" advice · bullet points · coffee · etiquette · office · ohio
just severe enough
May 18th, 2007 · 14 Comments
from william, who notes: “sadly, management thought this was too severe, so it was replaced with a long whiny treatise on coffee etiquette.”
Tags: coffee · comic sans alert · not-so-veiled threats · office

