But that doesn’t mean Starbucks workers want to make the decision for them.
But the Starbucks worker she encountered “did NOT pass the vibe check,” according to the creator.
After the creator repeated her request, the employee offered to give her a basic ice water.

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The response seemed to elicit laughter from other workers inside the Starbucks store.
Alk then doubled down, asking the employee to “just make something that sounds good.”
She added it was “probably my last time ever doing that challenge.”
“My feelings got hurt watching this,” one user wrote.
But I’m on the barista side.
Starbucks was contacted for comment on the “Surprise Me” trend but did not immediately respond.