We've wandered a bit, but what the hey. Starbucks (SB) got a footprint at my last place of employment. I consider even their mildest coffee unpalatable, as did many of my co-workers. The secretary (admin, these day) would order a 30 quart vat half full and then dilute it with hot water. Then, that was OK.
I don't like mickie-dees, and avoid eating there at all costs. I'll take the time to make a sandwich at home, "labor-intensive", or not. And I despise food preparation time. When I traveled for business, I bought SB coffee once, at LAX. I dumped it into a water fountain, and I'm sure that it cleaned out the drain. Yeesh.
The NAACP actually lauded mickie-dees for teaching inner city kids work skills. But they don't expect that the kids will work there forever. When I was a kid, neighbors used the local "talent" for things like mowing lawns, pulling weeds, and light de/construction. In my mid-teens, I've busted many a fence down for pay. Then I got to work as a mechanic's helper and made a bit more money.
I don't like mickie-dees, and avoid eating there at all costs. I'll take the time to make a sandwich at home, "labor-intensive", or not. And I despise food preparation time. When I traveled for business, I bought SB coffee once, at LAX. I dumped it into a water fountain, and I'm sure that it cleaned out the drain. Yeesh.
The NAACP actually lauded mickie-dees for teaching inner city kids work skills. But they don't expect that the kids will work there forever. When I was a kid, neighbors used the local "talent" for things like mowing lawns, pulling weeds, and light de/construction. In my mid-teens, I've busted many a fence down for pay. Then I got to work as a mechanic's helper and made a bit more money.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.