Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 31, 2014

Alex, apply for one of the following jobs:-http://www.indeed.com/m/jobs?q=Application+Engineer&l=Washington%2C+DC-

Oh, for the days when it was Just A Cup Of Coffee, instead of Molte Vente Grande Stupido Meretrix grown from civet-shed beans with dashes of cream churned from three separate breeds of goat.

So the foam goes in first for a latte? Who knew?

The dangers of specialization:You may not know the proper way to make a latte or disarm a bomb or perform brain surgery..the benefits of specialization: What you DO know how to do, you know very wall

apparently miss lavender coat does.

I like the Frank & Ernest strip where they are in a Starbucks-type coffee shop and one says to the other, “One time I got so confused by all the choices that I ordered an Al Pacino.”

I was only thinking this morning, watching the barista deal with my order along with the rest of the morning rush, that although I would be well over-qualified for that job, and am paid much more in mine, there is no way I could remember that constant stream of orders and get even half of them right.

Baristas of the world UNITE. I always thought a smarter wirkforce was the key to the advance of civilization.

those people who must customize their “coffee” at starbucks should be punched in the neck. also, waterboard those people with hot coffee.(gop says that isn’t torture, just enhanced interrogation techniques, and legal under geneva conventions).

to rpmurray who never sticks around. show me more videos of mittens dancing horse.

Well..better latte then never.

There’s no accounting for taste.

Obamacare

Starbucks? Not on your life! A liter o’ joe at 7-11 for this girl.

lol, Benghazi!!! lolnow the world is safe for Republicans.

The One True Coffee is that sold by Tim Horton’s.

None better to be found at any other retail outlet.

I can’t remember what happened in the story of her life to cause Alex to be so financially unendowed compared to her successful career helping Mike’s internet companies.

Their breakfast sandwiches are tasteless, and they don’t even offer salt and pepper!

Nah, Kopi Luwak

Obamacare

It’s nice to see Alex working in a field that goes along with her college degree.

At a very serious Starbucks in Houston across from the Manned Spaceflight Center, I ordered a half-caf espresso. As a wise-ass afterthought I added, “Caffeine on the top”. The counterperson wrote it all on the cup and called it out that way a few minutes later, when it was ready. Who knows what the barista thought.

Well, now I know that the majority of comic commentators prefer Folgers and 7-11 coffee.

Illuminating.

Douwe Egberts!

-Another useless intellectual. All book-wise but no street-smarts.

-When did info about fancy coffee turn into street-smarts?

“I tried a “starbucks”. Once. it was terrible . . .”Try a mocha (mine’s decaf, with one pump of chocolate) with whipped cream and the sweetener of your choice. Mmm.

I make my own coffee, and I actually prefer my coffee – instant with milk and sugar, sometimes with a little cheese melted in – to any of the fancy mocha cappuccino latte kopi luwak bla bla I’ve ever tasted elsewhere.

And here the real future is in macro-robotics. Though if you can do the one transitioning to the other isn’t hard. Specifically military robotics. She already has the clearance for it.

I try not to go to Starbucks too much. The drinks are great but full of empty calories.

The joke is that the customer paid with currency (hence the reference to “change.”) Today, the elite (as this customer clearly is) complete even the smallest transactions with plastic in order to gain frequently flyer miles or pay off their mortgage.

Probably the way I refuse to capitalize “republican party”; they just don’t deserve the trouble or respect.

You want to make a comment on worthless college degrees, the nanny and Alex should have Liberal Arts degrees.

OMG! She’s become a female Zonker!…But, at least there’s no drugs involved.…That’s a good thing…right?

But I wanted to make a smiley face in that foam!(And who else has ever had a co-worked who expressed that they were too smart for their job?)

I doubt Alex would be unemployed with that degree. Sociology majors though…

downsizedWas that a storyline? Did Mike and Kim fire Alex? (I might remember that storyline, or maybe you implanted a false memory.)

Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts,7-11, Tim Horton’s. I like them all.

MSEE from Ohio State. At the time, I was one of the very few women in the engineering courses.

Where do I work? Wal-Mart!

Most of the Baristas (sp?) at Starbucks are really good at what they do — and they do it for the healthcare benefits. One I know is a teacher, but she gets better benefits at Starbucks. I’ve run into a couple of bad apples, who just don’t seem to know how to make the drinks properly, or interact with customers (Alex’s problem), but mostly Starbucks is a good experience.

On our job website there’s 15 jobs now for people with a degree like that.

Hey lady…she’s there to fill your order, not to take your abuse!!!!