Comments on: I am Irritated. http://www.randombabble.com/2008/07/05/i-am-irritated/ exactly that Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: John http://www.randombabble.com/2008/07/05/i-am-irritated/#comment-839 John Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:36:07 +0000 http://randombitchez.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-839 I don't feel any schadenfreude with respect to Starbucks. They seem to be less bad than a lot of other corporations, even if I disagree with some aspects of their business practices. I don’t feel any schadenfreude with respect to Starbucks. They seem to be less bad than a lot of other corporations, even if I disagree with some aspects of their business practices.

]]> By: ouyangdan http://www.randombabble.com/2008/07/05/i-am-irritated/#comment-838 ouyangdan Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:23:07 +0000 http://randombitchez.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-838 RQ, that is one of the company's goals. They call it "corporate social responsibility". Making sure that they give back to the community in which they are operating. You see a lot of that here, too. They hire people locally to give them good jobs and help the neighborhoods. I am one of only two "white" people in my store (quotes b/c I am not in fact white. Tall dude from Texas totally is.) and I love that. It's a whole different world for me. RQ, that is one of the company’s goals. They call it “corporate social responsibility”. Making sure that they give back to the community in which they are operating. You see a lot of that here, too. They hire people locally to give them good jobs and help the neighborhoods. I am one of only two “white” people in my store (quotes b/c I am not in fact white. Tall dude from Texas totally is.) and I love that. It’s a whole different world for me.

]]> By: Red Queen (aka the Senatrix) http://www.randombabble.com/2008/07/05/i-am-irritated/#comment-837 Red Queen (aka the Senatrix) Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:46:53 +0000 http://randombitchez.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-837 starbucks may be teh evil, but they are the only coffee shop in my poor black neighborhood. And when people complained because the people working the counters were a bit paler than the community they served, starbucks started hiring locals. And it's thriving. I have never been in there when there wasn't a crowd of people splashed out at tables and cushy chairs. So not only do they treat their employees well, they are one fo the few large chains to venture into the ghetto. We don't have a safeway or even a mcdonalds, but we have a starbucks. starbucks may be teh evil, but they are the only coffee shop in my poor black neighborhood. And when people complained because the people working the counters were a bit paler than the community they served, starbucks started hiring locals. And it’s thriving. I have never been in there when there wasn’t a crowd of people splashed out at tables and cushy chairs.

So not only do they treat their employees well, they are one fo the few large chains to venture into the ghetto. We don’t have a safeway or even a mcdonalds, but we have a starbucks.

]]> By: ouyangdan http://www.randombabble.com/2008/07/05/i-am-irritated/#comment-836 ouyangdan Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:25:57 +0000 http://randombitchez.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-836 thank-you, Pido. thank-you, Pido.

]]> By: pidomon http://www.randombabble.com/2008/07/05/i-am-irritated/#comment-835 pidomon Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:20:58 +0000 http://randombitchez.wordpress.com/?p=377#comment-835 a good and powerful rant! a good and powerful rant!

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