British people and coffee shops

[lawrence281]

I've noticed a lot of people that work in coffee shops, let's say starbucks and costa, are foreign. Any reason to why british people dont work there, or is it a job they'd be embarassed to do? lol

 

[Liquidfox]

I'd imagine people think it's beneath them and it's poorly paid.

 

[Spacedeck]

Because we drink tea?

I suspect it's like Mcdonalds, a quick job to get paid on minimum wage.

 

[savagesam117]

I've also wondered this. Maybe we can't make good coffee?

 

[cheesyboy]

Suspect Brits going for minimum wage (or near-enough minimum) jobs are out-skilled by young foreign workers going for the same position.

 

[EddScott]

I thought it was to make the indigenous population feel like they were doing something excitingly foreign which warranted the extortionate sum of £5 for a Skinny Latte.

 

[George Hincapie]

I'd imagine people think it's beneath them and it's poorly paid.

In a nutshell.

 

[George Hincapie]

I've also wondered this. Maybe we can't make good coffee?

You don't get good coffee from the chains, regardless of which Country that store is in.

 

[lawrence281]

I've started working full time at costa a week ago, during the summer until uni starts again. I, myself am from lithuania originally, but you'd think i was british. And it's actually not too bad to work, and the people are so friendly it hardly feels like working. But I see what you mean. I know people that have barely worked a day in their life, that prefer to sit around and smoke weed than be caught working in a coffee shop lmao.. #****boys xD

 

[SPG]

It is.

But don't forget most young British kids think the world owes them a living.

 

[lawrence281]

It is.

But don't forget most young British kids think the world owes them a living.

Exactly, I pretty much grew up in england, but I still have morals of working and paying for myself. most kids just have it too easy nowadays..should try living in a eastern europeon country

 

[Dis86]

Such racism in this thread!

 

[Efour]

Anyone know, are these coffee chains franchised ?

 

[adam98150]

I've seen plenty of British people working in Coffee Shops.

To the people that say "people think it's beneath them", doubtful. There are much worse jobs out there I'd say, and again there's plenty of British people working them - poundland for example.

 

[Baron C]

Anyone know, are these coffee chains franchised ?

I know Costa is.

 

[wildman]

It is.

But don't forget most young British kids think the world owes them a living.

this, and the sooner they get over their misplaced sense of entitlement the sooner UK Plc will get on and do better

 

[spoffle]

Anyone know, are these coffee chains franchised ?

Costa is. The vast majority of the Costas in my area are staffed with British people.

Not that it matters or means anything, but very few of their staff are foreign.

 

[Baron C]

Costa is. The vast majority of the Costas in my area are staffed with British people.

Not that it matters or means anything, but very few of their staff are foreign.

I noticed the further outside London you go the more the staff are English.

 

[grudas]

I've seen plenty of British people working in Coffee Shops.

To the people that say "people think it's beneath them", doubtful. There are much worse jobs out there I'd say, and again there's plenty of British people working them - poundland for example.

same eastern europeans seem to go for those jobs though, especially girls. Many of my friends(lithuanians) work in coffee shops, bars etc...

 

[cheesyboy]

I noticed the further outside London you go the more the staff are English.

It's definitely a London thing.