Name: i am bossy.
Address: You know that house, on that street, with the wrap-around porch and open floor plan? The one with the citrus grove and rear outbuilding ceramic studio? Well, not there.
What kind of employment does Bossy desire? She was thinking about television producer. Or set designer, you know, for movies? Not designing the whole set, mind you, but maybe just arranging the little things that sit on bureaus. Or possibly dog trainer. To the stars.
Bossy sees you have included a weekly calendar so she can list her availability during the week. Let’s start with Monday! Monday isn’t good! Tuesdays and Wednesdays are also out, as are Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and most Sundays. But on those other Sundays, well! Bossy isn’t available either.
Let’s see. Bossy attended high school. And college! And then she quit college. And then she went to a different college. And then she quit college. And then she went to a different college. Then an even more different college. And then she died of old age.
Bossy has many, many, many skills relevant to Starbucks. Like her attentun to detial. And like Photoshopping heads on Asians. And stalking movie stars. How about reenacting the African Queen with Barbies?
What does Bossy like about coffee? What does Bossy like about coffee. Bossy likes how dark it is. Black, really. Except when it’s not black. When it’s not black it looks almost exactly like the color of cream poured into coffee! Because that’s what it is.
Describe a time Bossy provided excellent customer service in a recent position? This morning! Bossy’s daughter wanted a hardboiled egg for breakfast, and Bossy provided one! Except they were all gone! So she couldn’t! Because a certain college student eats things in the middle of the night and doesn’t warn his family before they get their heart set on things like hardboiled eggs. And so Bossy prepared scrambled eggs for her daughter, which she made especially delicious with burnt butter, which Bossy’s daughter hated! And so it worked out perfectly! Perfectly awful.
Why would Bossy like to work for Starbucks? Well, she really admires how Starbucks is not bankrupt. And because she’d sure love to prepare those whatchamacallits. Those Eggnog Peppermint Dolce Mocha Latte decaf half-frap Caramel Macchiato Vivannos. You don’t have that on the menu? Because you should.
Don’t forget to blah blah blah for Bossy for Best Humor Blog. You can vote once a day blah blah, Bossy is beyond sick to death of this. This is the blah blah fouie.
ashley says
January 9, 2009 at 12:23 pmI get a little nauseous just looking at one of these, I am so glad that I am busy every day of the week currently blah blah blah for Bossy.
Half Assed Kitchen says
January 9, 2009 at 12:26 pmYou should move here and work in the HQ. You could do really cool things. Like setting up new stores (except the ones that Starbucks is closing) and help people with their free wi-fi connections (except that Starbucks doesn’t offer free wi-fi).
koehmstedt says
January 9, 2009 at 12:35 pmHow funny we have college in common… in a strange way that makes me happy. Bossy would be excellent Starbuck’s peopole.
Fairly Odd Mother says
January 9, 2009 at 12:43 pmOh Bossy, just think of all the funny stories you’d get from working in Starbucks. And, then you could blog about them. But, I’m not sure people will appreciate you photographing their obnoxious coffee orders.
HAGERDASH says
January 9, 2009 at 12:46 pmBossy, you are super cute. :o)
Ree (the other one) says
January 9, 2009 at 12:50 pmBossy @ Starbucks. Bossy making venti skinny vanilla lattes. Hmmmmmm. I may have to move closer to Bossy’s town.
Lizzy says
January 9, 2009 at 12:57 pmI can’t go into Starbucks anymore because of the poverty thing. It seems darling husband can’t justify my caffeine needs when they cost somewhere between 4-6 dollars/cup.
What price sanity, dear husband?
Lizzy says
January 9, 2009 at 12:58 pmp.s. (I can never remember everything I want to say. Probably has something to do with the caffeine issue)
I appreciate the glass of wine and the pill case in the picture. Life would be empty without ’em.
David says
January 9, 2009 at 1:10 pmDoes Bossy’s daughter only like cold hard-boiled eggs? Because Someone in a Tree doesn’t understand that if there were eggs available to be scrambled, why couldn’t they be hard-boiled as well? It even takes less effort, so it’s a win-win.
Clearly I’m missing some integral element of Bossy family dynamics that would have made the answer to this transparent.
Do I really have to blah blah blah again?
Reeb says
January 9, 2009 at 1:10 pmVoted. Again. Getting tired of being behind. Don’t get your (our) sense of self-worth from this election. We’ve picked you, your loyal 1,877 votes worth of fans and friends.
What’s in the pill case? I know what’s in the glass.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
January 9, 2009 at 1:11 pmA Letter of Recommendation for Bossy:
Dear Potential Employer,
I recommend Bossy for the position of Acquisitions Specialist, where acqusition specialist = grand amasser of husbands and boyfriends. Her attention to detail in this area is unparalleled; and the service she provides is nothing short of astonishing.
For example, this spring she traveled across country in a record-breaking journey to visit all her fans. En route, she managed to acquire not one, not two, not three, not four, but countless boyfriends and husbands – practically one for every state she visited.
Bossy shows no favorites and is an equal opportunity Acquisitions Specialist – from cowboys to movie stars; Saturn representatives to sellers of seafood. She would have had the Roloffs in Oregon if only there were time to stop and utilize her stalking prowess.
Perhaps her greatest skill is in Excel, where Excel is short for Excellent which also happens to be a synonym for Bossy and her blog.
The End.
Reeb says
January 9, 2009 at 1:11 pmOh yeah, I was wondering about the available for scrambling but not hard-boiling egg mystery too.
BOSSY says
January 9, 2009 at 1:26 pmHard boiling: kind of long. Boiling water and all.
Scrambling: super quick.
Bossy’s daughter: always running late.
Howard says
January 9, 2009 at 1:30 pmYou’ve got to stop! I’ll have Cameron call you and tell you the horror of working for Starbucks! Unless, we’re enemies now… in that case, fill it out faster!
Lance says
January 9, 2009 at 1:36 pmI’m sorry, I just can’t order venti or grande etc…..I’m still a small, medium and large kinda guy and my head is too thick. I think Bossy might want to reconsider her sanity before workin’ for the man…..especially that man. And by the way, Starbucks has come dangerously close to bankrupcy twice as far as I can remember. But they do push good drugs legally!
POD says
January 9, 2009 at 1:43 pmStarbucks is laying off free thinkers.
operagal says
January 9, 2009 at 1:51 pmre: Not designing the whole set, mind you, but maybe just arranging the little things that sit on bureaus.
that’s a props person, and its not a hard job to get. You have to like: shopping, hot glue guns and long hours with little pay.
Domestic Goddess (in training) says
January 9, 2009 at 2:10 pmI am an HR professional (or at least I used to be) and I think if you used those answers and glued on some sparkles or glitter, I would totally hire you.
Anna Russell says
January 9, 2009 at 2:11 pmSee, now I would pay the average GDP of a small country for a coffee if someone like you was there to entertain me while I drank it. Well, when I say “would” I mean “would if I could” – but that gorgeous house isn’t mine either, so I can’t. But you catch my drift. Or you would. Maybe.
Funny stuff, I’ll be back for more.
Hugs
Anna xxx
HAGERDASH says
January 9, 2009 at 2:19 pmWell, considering how many Starbucks are closing or have been closed in recent months, I’m thinking . . . get a bicycle with a basket up front and start your own ‘freshly brewed coffee’ delivery service. Yum!
Stacey Ball says
January 9, 2009 at 2:31 pmI think that I especially like that you are filling this out while drinking wine and taking meds!
Lauren says
January 9, 2009 at 2:57 pmIs Bossy for real? Bossy is too cool and talented for Starbucks. Has Bossy searched craigslist for jobs? There are a lot of freelance and contract writing/editing opportunities out there. I wish I could hire Bossy…
Liz says
January 9, 2009 at 3:02 pmLOL Too funny! Love the college part!
Found you via PDub.
~Liz
http://www.AGiveawayADay.blogspot.com
Gigi says
January 9, 2009 at 3:33 pmQ: “Have you ever visited a Starbucks location?”
A: Ha ha ha ha ho ho hee hee *snort* hiccup
Jenn @ Juggling Life says
January 9, 2009 at 3:36 pmYou know I’m faithful when I’m told “You voted less than 24 hours” ago.
I think Starbucks is a great job for a mostly SAHM and kickass blogger who just needs to make a little extra coin.
Gigi says
January 9, 2009 at 3:37 pmP.S. I now have a seething resentment for the previously unknown to me Comics Curmudgeon. Call me Bossy’s Curmudgeon.
Debby says
January 9, 2009 at 4:26 pmBossy, do you get an employee discount? Because I could never work for somewhere without an employee discount.
Forget that I’ve been at current nameless Big Oil company for 8 years without a single fracking gas card once…
Cat says
January 9, 2009 at 5:52 pmThat’s really weird because I was just in Starbuck’s yesterday thinking this wouldn’t be a bad place to work, maybe I’ll apply, but of course, I didn’t.
Chicky Chicky Baby says
January 9, 2009 at 6:04 pmOh fer chrissake, you’re applying for dog trainer to the stars too?
HeyJoe says
January 9, 2009 at 6:24 pmWhat Lance said.
And here I thought blogging paid such big bucks. I figured I was just doing it wrong, where wrong equals for free.
Cactus Petunia says
January 9, 2009 at 7:46 pmWow. I’m beginning to suspect Bossy and I are twins separated at birth. And not identical. And with different parents. And born years apart. (I think we were born in the same geographic region of the country, though) And I went to college, and then I went to another college, and then I thought it would be smart to go to yet another college, and now I’m almost dead from old age, but I’m planning to go back to college again…or maybe I’ll go to dog training school instead.
I used to work for starbucks. And I filled out my application while drinking a margarita, I’m pretty sure. (It’s been a few years) I think I got the job because I said I LOVED coffee, and everything about it. So there’s my employment tip for the day. Good Luck!
kate says
January 9, 2009 at 8:12 pmi would totally go to the starbucks where BOSSY works.
Mr Farty says
January 9, 2009 at 9:26 pmWhen they start calling them small, medium and large I’ll think about it. Or when BOSSY starts working there.
Jenny, Bloggess says
January 9, 2009 at 9:33 pmDid you get hired? If not it’s probably because you’re not supposed to say “black”. It’s “African American”.
Michelle M. says
January 9, 2009 at 10:31 pmYou’re hired!
Lee from MWOB says
January 10, 2009 at 12:02 amI can NOT believe you are not winning for best humor blog. I am voting…whenever you remind me to. 🙂
And I would hire you to basically do anything….like write my blog. If I had the money of course. 😉
Stephanie says
January 10, 2009 at 1:27 amBossy,
I worked for SBUX for 5 years; I have nothing bad to say about my experience.
It’s a job you can do and then go home with no stress. You get to meet interesting people and you get to gab with your customers.
Yes, you do get a discount, and a free lb of coffee a week, plus all the coffee you can drink whilst you are on the clock.
Let us not forget they also offer medical benefits, a 401K plan and a lovely stock options program. It may not be fancy, but it ain’t nothin’.
I’m actually considering going back this summer myself, when I’m off from teaching.
And FYI, you can totally use a story from serving your kids as an example for good customer service; or serving your “customers” here on the blog.
Hula Hank says
January 10, 2009 at 3:03 amYour tone in this post is a little bit bitchy and resentful, which I believe will make you perfect for a job Starbucks.
Momo Fali says
January 10, 2009 at 10:57 amPictures of pills and a martini glass should help get you the job.
Becca says
January 10, 2009 at 1:18 pmBossy should totally come and work in Starbucks near my office, it might be a massive commute though.
Auds at Barking Mad says
January 10, 2009 at 1:34 pmBossy should come work at the Starbucks here in Maine where I live because then maybe I would get the tall Peppermint Twist Mocha I ordered and not the Pumpkin *gag* spice *gag* latte I ended up with that nearly gave me a seizure!
meleah rebeccah says
January 10, 2009 at 2:28 pm“Eggnog Peppermint Dolce Mocha Latte decaf half-frap Caramel Macchiato Vivannos.”
HA HA HA
Oddly, that does sound delicious.
And nothing goes better with eggs than burnt butter.
Maria says
January 10, 2009 at 2:39 pmYou have to read “How Starbucks Changed My Life” if you a haven’t already or if no one has already suggested it. because bossy has too many comments for me to read on a Saturday.
Asianmommy says
January 10, 2009 at 3:45 pmCool–now you can get your Eggnog Peppermint Dolce Mocha Latte decaf half-frap Caramel Macchiato Vivannos for free!
caleal says
January 10, 2009 at 4:49 pmCan Bossy come work at the Starbucks by my school? I need someone on the inside who can slip me free drinks on the sly. What with the whole 52 cents in my bank account thing, I haven’t been able to go to Starbucks in TWO WEEKS.
TWO. WEEKS.
jenB says
January 10, 2009 at 6:16 pmBlah Blah fooey I vote for you daily, so suck it. 🙂
Briget says
January 10, 2009 at 7:27 pmBriget would like to work for Starbucks, too. She’s a tea drinker and hates coffee, but, hey…health insurance. For part-time employees. She’ll learn to love coffee, dammit.
rusty says
January 10, 2009 at 7:40 pmSo many skills Starbucks takes for granted!
operagal says
January 10, 2009 at 10:09 pmso how many BOSSY readers think an SBUX corporate drone is reading this blog now?
raised hands…counting…
kim at alllconsuming says
January 10, 2009 at 11:43 pmWait. If you had eggs to scramble then why didn’t you just hard boil them instead?
Confused. This is going to preoccupy my brain for hours now.
mom101 says
January 11, 2009 at 8:20 pmLet me know if you need a reference. I can attest to the fact that I saw you pour coffee once and did not even spill any. That’s got to count for something.
Also I think Jenny is onto something – is there a place to check off that you’re Black? Because it might help.
Leaf, probably... says
January 11, 2009 at 11:13 pmI’ll be taking a tour of my very own starbucks application form soon… That or begging for money on the side of the street….
janny226 says
January 12, 2009 at 12:41 pmGlad to know I’m not the only one pondering a corporate coffee gig! I must be desperate to even consider a job anyplace that might require me to get up even earlier than I get up now (6 am) …
Melanie @ MelADramatic Mommy says
January 12, 2009 at 5:13 pmI see a similar application in my future. Good luck!
Mary@Everyday Baby Steps says
January 13, 2009 at 12:37 amHell, I’d hire you! You seem eminently qualified to me.
jen says
January 14, 2009 at 9:52 amWait. Are you really going to be a bossy barista?? Please to request a specialty beverage? I’d like a grande vodka valium mocha frappalatte. With whip. Please. Thank You.
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