Devyani Internayional Ltd.(Costa Coffee)

Working at this Costa Coffee at 54A/1 in Ambedkar Colony means we see a lot of the Bijwasan crowd every single day. The smell of coffee beans is pretty much stuck in our clothes by the time we go home. It’s a decent-sized place, but it can feel small when the morning rush starts. We spend a lot of time steaming milk and trying to keep the counters from getting sticky. The address in New Delhi 110061 is easy enough to find, though traffic in Bijwasan can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes. We aren't doing anything revolutionary here; we're just making coffee and serving some snacks for Devyani International Ltd. Some of us have been working here long enough that we know what the locals are going to order before they even open their mouths. The seating area gets messy with crumbs and empty cups, so one of us is always walking around with a rag. We have some quiet moments in the afternoon where we can actually sit down for a minute, but they don't last long. It’s just a regular coffee shop life. We deal with the occasional rude customer and the broken espresso machine like anyone else would. There’s no fancy mission behind it. We just open up early, stay late, and hope the air conditioning keeps working during the summer months. It is just a living for us.