Coffee and college go together pretty well. Almost every college student drinks coffee in order to wake up in the morning, stay up late to study, and just to enjoy throughout the day. Also, most college students have to work to pay for things when they are living on their own in the semi “real world,” so why not have a job that offers benefits like free or discounted coffee? Here are some of the reasons why being a barista is the perfect job:

1. Coffee smells amazing. Whenever you are at work you will instantly be in a good mood because it just smells so good.

2. It is mentally stimulating. No matter how long you work there, you can always learn new things. It simply never gets boring.

3. You get to learn how to make a variety of different drinks. It is like having an entire secret menu inside your head.

4. You can make up your own combinations of drinks. And you can name them after yourself, even if no one will ever order it.

5. Coffee isn’t just coffee, it is an art form. Whether it is plain iced coffee with milk, or a cappuccino with a crazy foam design, it is all beautiful.

6. You get to interact with people. If you are working the cash register, you will most likely talk to hundreds of different people within a few hours.

7. Most of the other people that are baristas will be pretty close in age to you. It is the easiest way to make new friends!

8. You can always give people the best recommendations of what to order. They are never disappointed.

9. People are always impressed when you can tell them exactly what goes in each drink and how they are made.

10. You know how your drink should be made when you go to other coffee stores, and you always make sure they do it correctly.

11. Free and/or discounted coffee is basically the most amazing benefit ever. It's even way better than 40% clothing at your favorite store, because coffee is necessary for life.

12. The tips when older customers come in can be really great, especially if you are talkative.

13. You learn how to work under high pressure/stressful situations. Like having ten drinks to make and you are the only one working, or when you mess up a drink you know what you have to do.

14. Barista’s have the power to make people’s days. Whenever you give someone his or her drink, they instantly become happier.

15. It makes you feel like a bad ass while making drinks all day. Coffee is love, coffee is life.