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Coming in late is a negative. Routinely overpaying for overhyped Starbucks would be another in my book (although not as bad). I'm so glad I don't give them any money. Making coffee myself saves me lots of money each year (money for me, not stupid Starbucks).
Why is it interesting? What value do you expect to derive from the answers?
The fact that this is so "interesting" to you is what's interesting. I don't have all kinds of spare energy and time to be uselessly mulling over what other people do. Why do you think you do? Are you at the absolute apex of your career, family, interests, etc. and have absolutely nothing left to learn or do that you can expend cycles worrying about someone else coming in 15 minutes late with Starbucks?
But it was interesting enough topic for you to take some of your valuable time to put someone else down......Interesting.......
Some people try to get promoted to management. Other people decide to just start acting like managers because they're that much better than everybody else.
I agree..anything is better than Starbucks..I just can't drink their coffee. I've tried...just can't do it.
A local coffee bean store owner explained it to me. Normally coffee is roasted for 14 minutes at X temperature, but Starbucks roasts theirs for only 8 minutes at a higher temperature to get that burnt taste.
I think the culture of trendiness and a place to hang out makes it popular with the youngsters who don't really know what good coffee is supposed to taste like, and they also tend to be the ones who add all these flavored cream things and sugars that mask the taste. I have wondered if that's why Starbucks produces the burnt coffee--if they make their real bank on all the crap they sell to cover the taste.
It's a brilliant marketing strategy if you think of it, but kind of sad that so many people fall for it and eagerly give their money away for an inferior product.
I could overlook the lateness. If they are staying the extra 15 minutes, there'd be very little to consider. There are some industries where that would be frowned upon - like shift work at a hospital where one shift hands off to another. Then there'd be a gap. But, if that doesn't apply - who cares?
A happy employee tends to be a productive employee. If some other employees decide to do the same thing, but aren't productive? Then there'd be an issue with them.
I’m not asking for the cliche answer of “it’s none of your business”
This is more of wondering if people know better or they just don’t care, or is it not a problem nowadays?
If your hours are 8 to 5. Salary but we are supposed to be here at 8. Wouldn’t someone have the common sense to not walk in 15 minutes late most days with Starbucks? 20 years ago I never encountered anything like I do these days.
I was just talking to a business owner the other day and he said the same thing. In general people have become so privileged, they just sort of coast through. He tries to hire older people around 40 or older for the most part as they seem to be more apt to show up early. It is kind of odd, but the self centered privilege that is now the norm is the way it is and will continue to get worse probably, until we hit bad times. Then you will see the lousy employees get fired because business will be slower. We used to call it shaking the tree to get rid of the bad apples.
But it was interesting enough topic for you to take some of your valuable time to put someone else down......Interesting.......
LOL, soooooo true. I love the holier than thous who come on here and state "who cares! mind your own business!" and have 25,000 posts of nothing but their unsolicited "advice" to complete strangers.
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