They don't tell the customers that because technic...

2010-02-28T16:55:56.554-05:00

They don't tell the customers that because technically Starbucks "doesn't have" a microwave. More accurately, they don't have one available for customer use. There's usually one in the back for partner use if they brought their lunch or something. I think it has something to do with health codes and the fact that microwaves don't always heat food consistently.

It also removes the liability when someone says "I started talking to my friend and forgot to drink my latte. Now it's cold. Can you microwave it for me???" If we did heat it up, and she then A) got sick from milk that's been in the danger zone for who knows how long, or B) got burned from a hot spot in the milk, Sbux would never hear the end of it.

DEAR... DEAR? there was A LOT of stuff they neve...

2010-02-10T14:32:49.839-05:00

DEAR... DEAR? there was A LOT of stuff they never told the customers... I worked for Starbuck's for quite some time... and Caribou as well...

they don't hire brains--and they don't need to... the job is for morons--esp with all the Super-Automatic Espresso machines that both companies have started moving toward in their stores. Most of the people I worked with were idiots--many lacked social skills... I wish I could back to Omaha, NE 156th & Dodge store in 2003 and see if anyone posted a blog about the day two of my middle-aged (ffs, right?) co-workers broke into a fight using expletives I had never even heard before, let alone used... IN FRONT OF OUR MORNING RUSH... would you believe that neither of them even got a write-up--nor were they terminated?

lol. I wish I could contribute some stories to this... I have several... lol.

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They don't tell the customers that because technic...

DEAR... DEAR? there was A LOT of stuff they neve...