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Starbucks Fires Steamed Barista for Video Rant

Calls song 'teachable moment' for company

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 22, 2011 1:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – A California Starbucks worker was sent packing after posting a video rant about his job—in song form. Christopher Cristwell took his guitar to YouTube to air his venti-sized frustrations; the clip was picked up by a Starbucks blog and he lost his job, the... More »

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CenterIndependent
Sep 22, 2011 7:49 PM CDT
Starbucks is the only company that competes with itself... where I live, and where I use to live(Seattle), there was 2 starbucks on every block.
dearlizzie
Sep 22, 2011 7:46 PM CDT
...Latino, Frappacino, Reno, etc?  Eeeeww. Here hacksterish little hater, read and learn: "A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
dungbeetle
Sep 22, 2011 7:37 PM CDT
Is Starbucks claiming what he's singing about isn't true? Why would anyone with a brain bother with this overpriced, overrated, greasy spoon coffee shop? Any diner or even a vending machine serves up as good a cup of coffee without the bullshit of Starbuck's hype. Thank God here in Canada we have Tim Horton's. Just sayin' . . ..

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