Is it in the union contracts that Starbucks employees have to pretend not to understand the terms “small, medium, large”

Right next to the clause where they are not allowed acknowledge what a real macchiato is

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I wish I knew anything about coffee so I understood this joke

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You know I'm mostly about that tea lifestyle but I worked as a barista at a fancy cafe in college, so I like espresso sometimes too.

An macchiato is a shot of espresso with a dollop of frothy milk on top, kinda like a mini cappuccino.

A Starbucks macchiato, for some reason, is basically a sugar-bomb caramel latte.