Starbucks baristas deal with a range of customer behaviors, but there's one seemingly innocuous one that really irks those who have to work the drive-thru.

Starbucks is kicking off the new year in a big way, and fans are already buzzing over the brand’s newly revealed February 2026 menu. On December 29, the coffee giant shared photos of upcoming drinks and baked goods on Facebook,

New Bites and Sweets The breakfast menu will expand with Truffle, Mushroom & Brie Egg Bites, which will only be available for a limited time, and a revamped Turkey Bacon, Cheddar & Egg White Sandwich, which is on the year-round menu, will include two new elements: Cherrywood-smoked turkey bacon and “more flavorful” sharper cheddar.

Not every Starbucks is just a place to grab a drink and leave. In many parts of the world, some locations are set inside old train stations, hillside neighborhoods, historic buildings, and prominent city spaces.

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Starbucks’ CEO Brian Niccol discusses the challenges of scaling a turnaround across the company's large workforce and how the "barista connection" is key to the brand's recovery.

If you don't like customer service, you're probably not going to like working at Starbucks. We're in that transition of getting people to understand that,” Niccol said.

But it seems that the job of baristas at Starbucks is about to get a little bit tougher because of new menu items…and some of them took to TikTok to say that they’re not happy about it. Some of the new and returning Starbucks drinks include the Pistachio Latte,