Friday, March 21, 2008

Corporate Coffee Blues


Starbucks Ordered to Pay Back Tips

Judge Orders Starbucks to Pay More Than $100 Million in Back Tips

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered Starbucks Corp. to pay its California baristas more than $100 million in back tips and interest that the coffee chain paid to shift supervisors.

Hey. You have a store on every corner all around the world. When I'm looking for coffee in Taipei, I might as well be in Irvine. The first thing I see when I clear Customs in Guadalajara is a giant  STARBUCKS SIGN. Pay your supervisors more. Let those harried baristas keep their tips.

The Mom & Pop shop's better, anyway (if they're still in business.)

Starbucks does make a great cup of $3.00 charred tar goop, though. Tastes like a campfire.

allvoices

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

A ray of hope and free thinking anti-corporation support from behind the Orange Curtain in Orange County California ...

http://flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/sets/72157600748555618/detail/

...and more information on the wide drift dividing Dems at the core values..

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2008/03/18/democrats_are_divided_along_coffee_lines/

TBLMISBT

JohnnyRussia said...

Wow! Orange County actually without hoods! Now THAT'S progress!