tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239766.post8488397094129831451..comments2023-08-04T11:21:42.943-04:00Comments on TheoBilly: The Starbucks CrowdG. Travis Norvellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10873135928771577833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239766.post-18956671509901241432007-04-01T21:04:00.000-04:002007-04-01T21:04:00.000-04:00Since you enjoy the coffee, too (and like you, I D...Since you enjoy the coffee, too (and like you, I DON'T often enjoy actually sitting in the Starbucks to drink it-- since it's crowded with noisy preteens and the yuppy types you described), you might enjoy one of my secret vices, www.starbucksgossip.com -- fascinating threads of discussion and rant from Starbucks baristas, managers, customers, and naysayers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290769529648065114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18239766.post-83087347372176994662007-03-26T18:36:00.000-04:002007-03-26T18:36:00.000-04:00I'm a big fan of unions; my dad has spent 40 years...I'm a big fan of unions; my dad has spent 40 years as a unionized grocery worker. But I'm also a fan of how Starbucks treats their employees. My wife worked there a few years. I must say that the non-unionized starbucks job is much better than the unionized grocery job. The grocers in Southern Ca. lost much to the corporation on their last strike. Now, new hires do not get the great health benefits that had been the great perk of the job. The grocery stores claim that they had to cut benefits to compete with Wal-Mart. Meanwhile, at Starbucks, anyone working more than 20 hrs a week gets great healthcare for a minimal charge (I can't remember what we paid, but it was less than $100/month for both of us.). And even same-sex partners can be put on the plan. What is more, starbucks allows its employees to buy company stock at a reduced rate and will match their contributions to stock portfolios. My wife loved working there. And I loved the health benefits as I worked at a small church that couldn't offer us benefits.Ron Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220778715794213362noreply@blogger.com