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‘You made us all quit’: Starbucks workers complain about 22-drink order from ‘Karen’ in viral TikTok

‘We used 3 big bags and 2 regular ones to hold all the drinks.’

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A TikTok video shows young Starbucks workers overwhelmed with a 22-drink order by a “Karen” in California.

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The video, posted by barista @sarai.camp0s, has been viewed 1.5 million times. Comments are turned off, which suggest some hate likely leaked into the discussion. The caption says, “Oh, just a regular day working at Starbucks #starbucks #wequit.”

“I guess Karen’s little sister ordered today,” she wrote on the overlay, showing the first of a 22-drink order for a “Katie.”

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Per the drink stickers, the order is an Uber Eats delivery from late June from a Starbucks in Hayward, California.

In the overlay, she wrote that 18 of the 22 drinks are strawberry acai lemonades. They were small drinks, suggesting the beverages are likely for a group of children. In that case, there were probably easier, less expensive ways to satisfy the kids’ collective thirsts.

“We used 3 big bags and 2 regular ones to hold all the drinks,” she said.

“Katie, you made us all quit,” she finished.

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At least they completed the order without issue, versus doing what another TikToker did, and eliminate options from the Starbucks app to make their shift easier to manage.


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