-
Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.
If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!
To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
Ok for those who think I'm making this stuff up about starbucks...
Starbucks supports gay marriage:
Starbucks CEO Defends Gay-Marriage Support at Shareholder Meeting | TIME.com
Starbucks committed to stop global warming (their own website!):
Tackling Climate Change | Starbucks Coffee Company
Democrats favor starbucks (no offense, democrats):
Democrats, Republicans Disagree On Brands They Love (PHOTO)
A Starbucks manager admits that most of their employees are between 20 and 25..
Starbucks - Tough on outside hires, tough on older employees. | Glassdoor
Starbucks supports gay marriage:
Starbucks CEO Defends Gay-Marriage Support at Shareholder Meeting | TIME.com
Starbucks committed to stop global warming (their own website!):
Tackling Climate Change | Starbucks Coffee Company
Democrats favor starbucks (no offense, democrats):
Democrats, Republicans Disagree On Brands They Love (PHOTO)
A Starbucks manager admits that most of their employees are between 20 and 25..
Starbucks - Tough on outside hires, tough on older employees. | Glassdoor
Last edited:
T
Ok for those who think I'm making this stuff up about starbucks...
Starbucks supports gay marriage:
Starbucks CEO Defends Gay-Marriage Support at Shareholder Meeting | TIME.com
Starbucks committed to stop global warming (their own website!):
Tackling Climate Change | Starbucks Coffee Company
Democrats favor starbucks (no offense, democrats):
Democrats, Republicans Disagree On Brands They Love (PHOTO)
A Starbucks manager admits that most of their employees are between 20 and 25..
Starbucks - Tough on outside hires, tough on older employees. | Glassdoor
Starbucks supports gay marriage:
Starbucks CEO Defends Gay-Marriage Support at Shareholder Meeting | TIME.com
Starbucks committed to stop global warming (their own website!):
Tackling Climate Change | Starbucks Coffee Company
Democrats favor starbucks (no offense, democrats):
Democrats, Republicans Disagree On Brands They Love (PHOTO)
A Starbucks manager admits that most of their employees are between 20 and 25..
Starbucks - Tough on outside hires, tough on older employees. | Glassdoor
Oh, well. I guess it could be worse. You could be serving coffee and cappuccinos in bikinis, I guess. Isn't that objectifying?
C
Gabe, I totally know what you meant. Though, I met a lot of different people while working at Starbucks. Although it's become a bit more diverse, I think generally speaking it's the patrons of Starbucks who are a bit more like what you've described than just the employees. The patrons always seemed a bit more consistent than those who were hired to work there. My boss at the Starbucks I worked at in Hawaii was a pot smoking Japanese guy named Hiroshi Ogoshi and he was the most laid back, amazing boss ever! And still got things done. It was fun.
I had to stop working there though because I was working at Red Lobster at the same time and it was a crazy schedule. I lived a few miles away and the bus didn't run early enough for me to catch it to open Starbucks in the mornings so I had to take sleep medicine so that I could go to bed at 7:00pm and wake up at 2:00am to be on the road by 3:00am to be at work by 4:00am. I'd work from 4-11 then go take the bus home, sleep a couple hours, get ready and be at work at Red Lobster at 5:00 and work until 11 or 12. o_o I almost died during those six months....I did NOT want to leave Starbucks because I MUCH preferred the environment there to the one at Red Lobster but I made way more money at Red Lobster. *sigh* Those were the days....
Though, I met a lot of different people while working at Starbucks. Although it's become a bit more diverse, I think generally speaking it's the patrons of Starbucks who are a bit more like what you've described than just the employees. The patrons always seemed a bit more consistent than those who were hired to work there. My boss at the Starbucks I worked at in Hawaii was a pot smoking Japanese guy named Hiroshi Ogoshi and he was the most laid back, amazing boss ever! And still got things done. It was fun. I had to stop working there though because I was working at Red Lobster at the same time and it was a crazy schedule. I lived a few miles away and the bus didn't run early enough for me to catch it to open Starbucks in the mornings so I had to take sleep medicine so that I could go to bed at 7:00pm and wake up at 2:00am to be on the road by 3:00am to be at work by 4:00am. I'd work from 4-11 then go take the bus home, sleep a couple hours, get ready and be at work at Red Lobster at 5:00 and work until 11 or 12. o_o I almost died during those six months....I did NOT want to leave Starbucks because I MUCH preferred the environment there to the one at Red Lobster but I made way more money at Red Lobster. *sigh* Those were the days....
Gabe, I totally know what you meant. Though, I met a lot of different people while working at Starbucks. Although it's become a bit more diverse, I think generally speaking it's the patrons of Starbucks who are a bit more like what you've described than just the employees. The patrons always seemed a bit more consistent than those who were hired to work there. My boss at the Starbucks I worked at in Hawaii was a pot smoking Japanese guy named Hiroshi Ogoshi and he was the most laid back, amazing boss ever! And still got things done. It was fun.
I had to stop working there though because I was working at Red Lobster at the same time and it was a crazy schedule. I lived a few miles away and the bus didn't run early enough for me to catch it to open Starbucks in the mornings so I had to take sleep medicine so that I could go to bed at 7:00pm and wake up at 2:00am to be on the road by 3:00am to be at work by 4:00am. I'd work from 4-11 then go take the bus home, sleep a couple hours, get ready and be at work at Red Lobster at 5:00 and work until 11 or 12. o_o I almost died during those six months....I did NOT want to leave Starbucks because I MUCH preferred the environment there to the one at Red Lobster but I made way more money at Red Lobster. *sigh* Those were the days....
Though, I met a lot of different people while working at Starbucks. Although it's become a bit more diverse, I think generally speaking it's the patrons of Starbucks who are a bit more like what you've described than just the employees. The patrons always seemed a bit more consistent than those who were hired to work there. My boss at the Starbucks I worked at in Hawaii was a pot smoking Japanese guy named Hiroshi Ogoshi and he was the most laid back, amazing boss ever! And still got things done. It was fun. I had to stop working there though because I was working at Red Lobster at the same time and it was a crazy schedule. I lived a few miles away and the bus didn't run early enough for me to catch it to open Starbucks in the mornings so I had to take sleep medicine so that I could go to bed at 7:00pm and wake up at 2:00am to be on the road by 3:00am to be at work by 4:00am. I'd work from 4-11 then go take the bus home, sleep a couple hours, get ready and be at work at Red Lobster at 5:00 and work until 11 or 12. o_o I almost died during those six months....I did NOT want to leave Starbucks because I MUCH preferred the environment there to the one at Red Lobster but I made way more money at Red Lobster. *sigh* Those were the days....
Why? I'm curious, because one of my aunts (who had never worked there) kept trying to get me to apply when I was in high school/college, because they have "great benefits, even for part-time workers".
I think Starbucks is a bit overrated (though I will get something if I am there), but I prefer local coffee places anyway.
I think Starbucks is a bit overrated (though I will get something if I am there), but I prefer local coffee places anyway.
Starbucks is bad to work for because they're deceitful. The benefits are great, if you can maintain your hours. It's really expensive insurance to boot. You can do a 401k, which is great, but if your hours are unstable, it's difficult to build up. And personally, my store was built in a new (and uncompleted) residential area. It was a BIG store, but we didn't get constant traffic. We did get a lot of spoiled teenagers, so that was nice. They ended up closing down the store because we weren't a drive thru, we didn't get a lot of traffic, and the major economic crash happened. The funny thing is, where my Starbucks used to be, an independent coffee shop opened.
Irony is awesome.
Irony is awesome.