#starbucks coffee company

[trivialbob]

Holiday parties were once a thing where I work. A few were held at the city's convention center. Spouses and partners were invited. There was a nice meal and prizes. People got dressed up.

That was when the company was much smaller and centralized. Then we grew and spread out. Parties are difficult to hold when coworkers are in multiple states across all parts of the country.

Yesterday there was a holiday party at a downtown office building. It was employees only but there was a good meal and prizes.

Normally I work at home though this summer I rode my bicycle downtown several times to the office just for the heck of it. The first large snowfall of the season was also yesterday. Biking was out of the question for me.

So I rode the bus for the first time in ages. Express buses that ran by my house died with COVID. I found I could take a local bus over to a park and ride station and catch "Rapid Transit" bus to downtown. I didn't want to drive to the park and ride lot.

The rapid transit bus didn't seem any different than an express bus, the ones with few stops and mostly highway travel. But the rapid transit fare is the smaller local fare price, not the higher express bus rate. That does not make sense to me, but I won't argue over saving money.

Traffic was slow due to the snow. I didn't mind. It was a little adventure. I dressed warmly and had a book to read. At times I peered out the window and was glad I didn't have to drive myself in that mess.

Watching snow fall over downtown was fun. Shortly after I took this picture I saw two people pushing a minivan that was stuck in a snowbank. I can't remember the last time I helped push a car mired in snow. It seems like most people have AWD or 4WD these days.

The work party was pleasant. I came home with a small prize. The meal was one of my favorites: turkey, stuffing, potatoes and other Thanksgiving fare.

Some new employees I hadn't met before were there. They're the same age as my sons. The next generation.

They talked about how much PTO they get. I kept silent for that part of the conversation. I started at a time when the PTO benefits were better. New people don't get as much. Plus I have acquired extra PTO days due to how long I've been there.

Today I'm using some of that extra PTO. I am off work now until after Christmas. Today I'll shovel snow. One nice thing when working at home is that I get the driveway cleared during the day. I didn't feel like doing it last night after I got home.

[babymagi]

barista spartos inspired from an older fic I wrote a while ago :)

[hwestil]

"No, no, it's a coffee-pot, Mr. Starbuck; he's coming off to make us our coffee, is the Yarman."

Is this... the origin? 👀 ☕️

[evils-corner]

I think it's kind of funny to me how anytime someone orders a traveler at work everyone in the kiosk gives me a side eye because they piss me off so badly

If you order travelers from Starbucks especially during our busy morning time fuck you I hate you

[iliterallydecepticanteven]

"boycott fatigue" just say you're a weak bitch

[reverend-meat]

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[aromacaque]

btw i personally think people who lack the ability to boycott places are annoying as hell. practice what you preach otherwise, i think you're a bit of an ass

you can't be queer attempting to fight homophobia or complaining about it and in the same breath going to god damn chick fil a to get your food when you could go to literally any other chain restaurant that's roughly the same price, if not cheaper

you can't say you support trans people then go out of your way to buy harry potter merch

etc.

[kneesnipplesandnonsense]

Somehow I missed that Tim Hortons supports the IDF. I've been getting To Good To Good orders from there. 😕

[ustalav]

i know some people live in places where its the only coffee shop but the posts about boycotting starbucks that are like “you can make coffee at home c:”

like or i can go to one of several other coffee shops lmao you don’t even have to give up ur fancy coffee 😭

[winterroth]

Starbuck's alternatives to support Palestine if you're in SWFL

Before anything let me promote the Palestinian Coffee Company, located in New Jersey. A Palestinian coffee shop that has some of the best coffee I ever had and sends its profits to Gaza's Children. Support Palestine and support them.

The Starbucks boycott has been happening for a while but I have heard of people getting boycott fatigue which basically translates to, I'm sick of not having my convenient coffee and think we've done enough damage so please let me be comfortable again. This post is primarily for the SWFL area, specifically Fort Myers and Cape Coral cause that's where I am. Stop whining and go find a better place to get coffee and snacks because let's be honest, Starbucks isn't really all that great anyway, and who wants to drink genocide coffee?

Alternatives to Starbucks:

Urban Buzz - Cape Coral

Forever Grounded - Cape Coral (mobile cafe)

Cafe Flore - Fort Myers

Banyan Cafe - Fort Myers (mobile cafe)

The Hideout Cafe and Bakery - Fort Myers

Dean Street Coffee - Fort Myers, located inside the Luminary Hotel

[asadgirlwithaprettymind]

hot in the morning & iced in the afternoon 😍☕️

[pikslasrce]

i grew up in america and yea actually in a lot of areas, the major chains priced out the local businesses until they all shut down. there might be a local small business alternative to walmart for some things, for example a hardware supply store, but it’ll cost more and some people can’t afford to spend more even if they want to.

there are places called food deserts where there aren’t even grocery stores in a reasonable radius, but there is maybe a dollar general and it might have a very limited selection of unhealthy foods, and very rarely maybe even actual produce.

thats genuinely sad but i meant like .. starbucks/subway/fast food alternatives like.. yall dont have those?? again the question is rhetorical ik that your economy is built on franchise monocultures 😭

[youji-burgers]

“um actually that company isnt on the official boycott list even though they have made their stance clearly on the side of genocide so you dont have to boycott them actually ☝️🤓 instead you should be pressuring——” is this why you heauxes cant even boycott a chik-fil-a?

[quinn-o-lantern]

Why yes, I was fired by the coffee company for engaging in protected concerted activity.

[tbbst]

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[50monsterultras]

today in "i hate my job" news: told my manager verbatim that if she made me go outside and hand out samples i would kill myself. was that ethical? no. effective? yes.