There's plenty of challenges in starting and operating a cafe alone. From the start, you realize that you have no one to hold you accountable for the things that you are doing. There is no other person to ask the questions you forgot to ask during the meetings with vendors. No one to go over your shopping list with. You end up searching on the internet to buy everything you need, since you can never leave the cafe.
But the worst of all is the unsettling feeling that you get when you're in the restroom. First of all, you are rushing as soon as you close the door, driven with the fear of losing a potential customer. Then, there is that unshakable feeling that someone could walk into your unattended cafe and empty out your tip jar. And although the chances of that tip jar being raided is quite small, the whole experience is nonetheless very dissatisfying, especially when you mistake that Jack Johnson song for a group of loud Korean men.
Not a barista in sight.
paul you should get someone to work for you, as a sales clerk...that way you can use the bathroom at peace...haha and take as long as you need to...
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