Why Work For The Same Company For 5 Years & Plan on Many More.

Getting comfortable in a job is nice, but there comes a point where complacency can set in — something that should be avoided at all costs for any professional looking to stay sharp and continually progress. That said, sometimes staying with one company for 5-10 years can actually lead to progression within the organization and greater opportunities down the road. Sticking it out through thick and thin can offer unique advantages both personally and professionally, so let's dive into why I work for 787 coffee for five years and plan on many more.

1. INNOVATION

Every detail and action has a reason why, and its main focus is innovation!

Initially when being introduced to 787 Coffee, it really stood out as a group of humans taking something simple as coffee and making that change to DO BETTER! The owners were present, they stressed the importance of taking Puerto Rico to the next level when it comes to coffee and recognition, and the never ending drive for constant energy!

Rum Infused Cold Brew:

The perfect example of innovation is our Rum Infused Cold Brew, it’s literally my personal favorite, taste wise and how it was created!

Why?

Besides the fact that it's delicious, the story behind it is under the example for innovation in the dictionary. We started serving rum infused espresso and it was a hit! There was a batch that wasn’t extracting properly and couldn’t serve it as espresso. Since this was something created internally, there wasn't anything like it in the coffee world, so we couldn’t fix the issue with espresso. We didn't want to waste it, so it was decided to try and make cold brew with it.

Guess what…IT WAS DELICIOUS!

Rum Infused Cold Brew was born!

2. EDUCATION/KEEP ON LEARNING

The drive to continue to learn has been present from the start! Everyone starts with learning COFFEE, but then there is more: latte art, machines we use, customer experience, leadership, opening new locations, upsells and why they are important, perspective and more! In the learning process, it’s addictive, empowering and you want to learn more, at 787 Coffee, we truly embrace that, as well as push everyone to go on this journey.

One of the coolest learning moments:

Being on the farm and seeing what the farmers have to do to Plant, Grow, Pick, Process and Roast the coffee. It’s very labor intensive, which gives a whole new perspective to why 787 Coffee is so special and needs to be explained to every human that tastes it!

Starting the day before the sun is out so the farmers can be done before it's too hot out, to picking each cherry at the correct moment, to all the other elements around them, this definitely is a learning moment of what goes into the cup of coffee!

3. LEADERSHIP

As a growing company, cultivating leadership is a must to continue to push boundaries! We started off as one and the knowledge split into another, then split into a couple and then split again into a few, until we have multiple. All these amazing humans that want to see 787 coffee reach new heights, push for a better today than yesterday!

How?

Some of the most amazing moments with leadership is one on one time with each other. The moment we take the time to hear someone out, give advice and physically work together to make something better, that’s where the magic really lies!

Also leadership workshops don’t hurt as well and are truly memorable and push us to be even better!   

4. COMMUNITY

Community at 787 Coffee is everything and really has our customers become part of the family. We take the time to connect with our caffeinated customers, whether it’s on the daily, once a week on the weekends or once in a blue moon, we created a network that has us part of their lives. 

It all started with amazing humans and getting to connect with them, we love our regulars or as we like to refer to them VIPs. Here are a few that come to mind:

Lynn and Amelia-customers from day one

Malika and Pepita-Puerto Rican VIPs

Patrick-VIP and quesitos lover

Ari-Supporting us from the beginning

Ariel and Mario-moved to the building next door when they saw 787 coffee

The Teenagers-a group of OG East Village humans that have so much love

The list goes on and on, and for YOU, we are grateful and thankful for the support, especially because you bring our community full circle!

5. HUMAN

787 Coffee is a coffee company, but as said “Coffee is just an excuse” and it’s true because we are here to create magic moments for every human that works through the door!

But it starts even before that, how, you ask?

Our farmers, without them and the hard work they do, we don’t have 787 coffee. We make sure to add that human element and pay more, so they can live and support their family. They are the most paid farmers in the world and we strive to make it possible for them to have even more!

Written by: Mirielle Maor