during the week , i work as a barista.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A barista (; ; from the Italian for \"bartender\") is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks. The word \"barista\" is an Italian word, and in Italy, a barista is a male or female \"bartender\", who typically works behind a counter, serving hot drinks (such as espresso), cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks. The native plural in English is \"baristas\", while in Italian the plural is \"baristi\" for masculine (\"baristi\": \"barmen\", \"bartenders\") or \"bariste\" for feminine (bariste: \"barmaids\"). While the title is not regulated, most coffee shops use the title to describe the preparer of coffee and operator of an espresso machine. Baristas generally operate a commercial espresso machine, and their role is preparing and pulling the shot; the degree to which this is automated or done manually varies significantly, ranging from push-button operation to an involved manual process. Espresso is a notoriously finicky beverage, and good manual espresso making is considered a skilled task. Further, preparation of other beverages, particularly milk-based drinks such as cappuccinos and lattes, but also non-espresso coffee such as drip or press pot, requires additional work and skill for effective frothing, pouring and most often latte art.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "My very first job was as a barista serving espresso coffee drinks. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "that sounds like a great job to have, I myself have been interested in becoming one, Any tips I should know? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes just know the different type of behind the counter drinks to serve that is popular like hot drinks,cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Indeed I'll have to learn the ropes and I'll get the hang of it, What is a baristas salary? do they make a lot? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "No it's not no 7 figure job it's a typical bartender like job about minimum wage but tips is how we made our money you may make more working at Starbucks coffee company honestly but it still was very fun. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh yeah I should have figured that tips was the majority of the pay, What age do you have to be to be a barista, I assume its 21 or older? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah minimum wage it's not the greatest I mean it is lowest remuneration from employers but yes indeed the tips made up for it I had some good nights and yes 21 and older being you handle alcohol at times. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Ah ok I figured that, Do you have any other useful tips I need to know before getting a job as a barista? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Just practice at home before applying if you can just to get the hang of it making espresso and drinks is a skilled task."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh yes! I'll do that thanks, Ill need to get some mixers and stuff, I wanna be able to throw around bottles like in the movies. "}]