Starbucks Worker Forced to Make Extravagant Coffee Drinks on Thanksgiving With Her Family, She Puts Her Foot Down, Embarrassing Her Mother on the Holiday

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Dec 4, 2024 1:00 PM EST

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Who doesn't love Starbucks? Even if you consider yourself a coffee fanatic, coffee buff, or coffee connoisseur, the guilty pleasure of a sugary, caramel-filled, iced frappuccino with whipped cream on top is something none of us can deny. Even though it's more of an extravagant dessert than it is a coffee drink, we still love to indulge in its decadence. But at the same time, no one likes to mix work and pleasure, especially on a holiday. 

In this Reddit thread, it centers around a woman who's worked at Starbucks for over two years, and her Thanksgiving event this year around. This year, her mother bought all kinds of Starbucks supplies for her, and after dinner announced to everyone that her daughter would be making everyone delicious drinks. You'll have to read the full story below for all the juicy details though. 

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    This Thanksgiving, my mom hosted dinner and invited a bunch of extended family. After we finished eating, she casually announced, "Okay, everyone, [my name] will be making Starbucks drinks for dessert!" I was totally blindsided. Apparently, she had bought a bunch of syrups,
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    r/AITAH ⚫7 hr. ago CapitalAlarming AITA for refusing to make Starbucks drinks for my family on Thanksgiving?
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    I (28F) worked at Starbucks for a little over two years, and ever since then, my family has loved asking me to recreate their favorite drinks at home. I don't mind doing it once in a while, but it's not exactly my favorite thing- especially because I don't have all the equipment or supplies that Starbucks has.
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    This Thanksgiving, my mom hosted dinner and invited a bunch of extended family. After we finished eating, she casually announced, "Okay, everyone, [my name] will be making Starbucks drinks for dessert!" I was totally blindsided. Apparently, she had bought a bunch of syrups,
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    whipped cream, and even a little espresso machine just for this.
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    When I said I didn't really feel like making drinks for 15+ people, my mom got super annoyed and said, "It's not that hard for you-you used to do this all the time at work!" A few of my cousins started chiming in too, saying it would be fun and that they'd help. But I didn't come to Thanksgiving to
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    play barista for the whole family, so I stood my ground.
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    Now my mom is upset, saying I embarrassed her after she went out of her way to buy all the supplies. Some of my family thinks I was being selfish and that it wouldn't have taken that long. But I just wanted to enjoy the holiday, not work for it.
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    kberson 6h ago When entitled people don't get what they want, they call you selfish. You're NTA, but your mom certainly is for not talking to you about first.
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    ashkebane ⚫6h ago Top 1% Commenter NTA. She shouldn't have blindsided you like that.
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    Brief_Calendar44... • 6h ago • Should have discussed it with you beforehand.
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    tsscaramel • 6h ago • NTA. Nobody likes bringing their work home, if your mother wants it so badly she can learn how to do it herself.
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    U... 6h ago Edited 5h ago • Top 1% Commenter NTA - I'm a hairstylist... I'm ALWAYS asked to bring my shears with me to every occasion. I feel this in my soul.
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    PlantsnStamps • 6h ago • Your mom embarrassed herself by volunteering you to work at family gathering, asking people to help clean up and cook-fine thats normal but don't expect someone to come do what they do for a living for you
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    for free. Like if you were a therapist I don't think she'd be ponying up free threapy sesssions for __ and giggles at a paty. NTA.
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    Final_Echidna_67... 6h ago • Good thing you're not a proctologist!
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    • Notyohunbabe ⚫ 6h ago • NTA. Mom did not give you any kind of courtesy heads up or think to ask you ahead of time. That is a an ambush or railroad move she pulled on you, expecting complicity. You don't come to a gathering to do what you get
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    paid to do. Just like the other therapist comment.
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    Legal-Lingonber... • 6h ago • Top 1% Commenter -and mom is going to wash everyone's cars!! Here's the bucket, sponges & soap!
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    Always_B_Batman • 6h ago • It's a lot easier to make drinks with the proper equipment. It's totally different when you have to "Mickey Mouse" things to make the drinks. NTA
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