Posted on 05/28/2018 6:35:15 AM PDT by Cecily
All eyes are on Starbucks. And not because it’s rolling out a new caffeinated drink.
Tomorrow Starbucks is shutting down its more than 8,000 locations across the county to conduct racial bias training for its 175,000 employees.
Some critics, mainly on social media, see it as political correctness gone too far. Others welcome the training.
It comes nearly seven weeks after two black men waiting at a Starbucks in Philadelphia were arrested when a store manager called the police.
Since their April 12 arrest, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson have reached a settlement with the city: A payment of $1 to each in exchange for the creation of a $200,000 fund to help young entrepreneurs in Philadelphia.
Starbucks has experienced a backlash of criticism and calls for a boycott. Earlier this month, it announced a new policy that allows anyone to use its spaces, including restrooms, cafes and patios, regardless of whether they make a purchase. Company executives said its previous policies were loose and ambiguous, leaving decisions on whether people could sit in its stores or use the restroom up to store managers.
(Excerpt) Read more at myajc.com ...
“...or more practically because they can’t get a seat because of the “black entrepreneurs” who have preempted all the chairs to work on their “business plans,” and relieve themselves.”
I think you understand the Starbuck’s business model better than Starbuck’s CEO.
Dude! I deem this to be tremendous!
The smellier the better!
Hey. If they want to jump the shark, I say, let them!
May 29, 2018: Starbucks Shark-Jumping Day....
If white chicks stop going because there are junkies there, it’s over.
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