1. If you didn’t have a caffeine addiction before, you definitely do now

2. You once loved mocha chip, extra whip, fancy Frappuccinos, but now you are a true coffee adult and can’t stand anything too sweet.

3. That being said, you’ve still tested every possibility of flavor combination under the sun while at work.

A latte with hazelnut, Irish cream, and caramel? Sure, let’s try it!

4. You memorize people by their orders, not by their names.

5. You’ve worked rushes so often that you wake up in the middle of the night wondering if you added caramel to that one customer’s order, even though she strictly said “no caramel.”

6. You go to other coffee shops and feel like you’re betraying your own.

7. When drinking coffee with friends, you critique every aspect of the drink while your friends think it’s perfectly fine.

8. You follow more coffee Instagram accounts than actual friends.

9. Waking up super early isn’t the worst when you work at a coffee shop and have a constant supply of coffee.

10. You watch when other baristas make your drink like a hawk.

11. Your hands have become heat resistant from all of the times you’ve accidentally touched the steam wand.

12. You spark up more conversations with those in the service industry because you sympathize with their rude typical customers.

13. Your at-home brewing skills have increased dramatically.

You’re far beyond just pressing the button on the Keurig.

14. At other cafes, you never ask for anything that’s on the menu anymore.

15. You tip very generously to other baristas.

16. You pay special attention to the aesthetics of other coffee shops.

17. Your personal music playlists have grown exponentially from the hours of working with some of the best background tunes.

18. You’ve been hit on while working at a coffee shop more times than any other type of job you’ve ever had.

19. Your strongest art form is latte art.

20. When ordering at other cafes, you always ask how fresh the pot of coffee is.

21. The smell of coffee has become your perfume/cologne.

22. You know not to wear your best clothes to work.

23. You have resilience for “real jobs” because all you want to do is work in a coffee shop your entire life.