Good coffee, So hard???

So I got up this morning, walked over to the beach to check out the surf, decided it was too small and then went back to the house to make a coffee.
As I was making my coffee I was wondering why is it so hard for some people to make a good coffee. I was using a Breville Fresca, not my Sunbeam cafe series which is at home, with beans that are more then 2 weeks old. I still made a great extraction, smooth textured milk, poured a pattern and enjoyed every sip.

Yes I have had over 8 years coffee making experience and at least 4 of them being a head barista.
Yes I am very passionate about my coffee and keep learning more and more to make an even better coffee every time.
Yes there is no pressure when you are making it at home but do baristas in a cafe setting with a commercial espresso machine, commercial grinder and fresh beans have any excuse?

The amount of training and resources around is amazing and if you have the right drive and thirst, pardon the pun, you can learn so much in a relatively small amount of time. So why do some people not make great coffee? I believe it is comes down to laziness, lack of passion, dirty coffee machines, inferior product or not enough training. Sometimes all of the above.

So when you are heading out to get your next coffee, stop and ask the barista a few questions about the coffee. Make sure he or she knows what they are talking about, that the coffee machine is relatively clean and they know what coffee they are using. Make sure you head to a cafe where there is a passion for coffee and nine times out of ten you will score a lovely coffee.