If Starbucks can charge $10 for a single coffee then they can pay their staff a living wage.
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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Bootlickers are quick to comment I see
There is literally no shot you were two minutes late *one time* and they had separation papers ready for you *as you were opening the store.*
Absolutely be pro union. I am too. Be honest with yourself too, though. You’ll get much farther in life when yo success your screw ups and learn from them.
Edit: folks, I understand Starbucks is notoriously anti union. The idea that someone is waiting in the parking lot daily with papers hoping for this employee to slip up to fire them is… something. Believe what you want to believe.
If unions are so bad… why do corporations spend millions fighting against them?
What about the morons that pay $10 for a cup of coffee?
Yeah because anything someone posts must be completely true and there’s nothing else to it
Definitely not the first time you’ve been late… just saying
ANYONE WHO QUESTIONS ANY PART OF THIS STORY TO ANY DEGREE IS A BOOTLICKER!
How many times have you been late ??
Okay… but what’s the rest of the story.
What’s going on with the bootlickers in this comment section, it’s clear they were actually fired for unionizing and they used the first excuse they could to justify it
ANSWER: Support local coffee shops. Screw Starbucks.
Need more information. Many corporations have a tiered system for employee conduct whereby they give warnings and counseling notices to people who are habitually late. This could have been the final incident after a long list of incidents.
BTW Unions will honor terminations for misconduct as long as the procedures are followed.
Wasn’t her first time being late
Fired over 2 minutes? I’m sure there’s nothing else to this story like this story at all. /s
Canned for being 2 minutes late…how many other times were you late? 🤣
There new CEO got $100 million plus deal
Can we get any legit source on this?
X is a cesspool.
Two thoughts on this…
1) I’ve never paid $10 for a coffee at Starbucks. Or anywhere else. Starbucks has a choice about the price of their coffee, and I have a choice about where I buy coffee.
2) If you don’t like the pay at Starbucks, walk away. Take your skill set and go get a different job. Starbucks has a choice about the wage they pay, and you have a choice about where you work.
Must not have been your first tardy. See what your union worker can do for you **about that**.
I find it interesting how many people are taking this at face value with absolutely no other information or facts other than this person’s post. I’m pro union and work with my union regularly, and I think companies that are actively anti-union need one the most. But I don’t think this person was fired for “being 2 minutes late” and nothing else other than them supporting a union. I have a very hard time believing there weren’t other incidents or reasons behind it. Being repeatedly late, or later than “2 minutes” would be more plausible. Also, supporting a union is a great cause and push to better work life, but it needs to be done discreetly and professionally. Putting the company you work for on blast and being public or aggressive about unionizing isn’t going to do a person any favors with said employer. If you’re actively working against your employer in a public manner, you can’t be surprised when they want to get rid of you.
Hmm tell the rest of the story now.
Imagime being a union organizer and then showing up late to work.
That’s like speeding while transporting drugs. Only break 1 rule at a time.
you’re a special kind of fool if you’re getting starbucks tbh
A union organizer. At starbucks. lololol
She wasn’t fired for being late. There is no way they had separation papers done up while she was opening the store, fuck off, things don’t happen that fast, not at a corporation that big.
What’s your attendance history?
The Starbucks CEO said something years ago about the wages they paid and someone calculated his earnings and the person makes like 7000 dollars per hour lol.
Yeah I have a feeling that there’s a lot more to this story or this story is completely BS.
Yeah the post is bullshit, just another zoomer playing the victim
good riddance
Late is late, two minutes or two hours. Probably not the first time either.
Question to OP: Who stated Starbucks is not paying a living wage? Please explain.
Give your business to local “mom and pop” coffee shops. They’ll appreciate the business and you’ll get better-tasting coffee.
How many times was she late tho? Don’t support corps at all but there are definitely people who show up late all the time and then scream fowl when there are consequences
It’s crazy how they knew she would be two minutes late and got up early and waited at the store for her with separation papers. Really crazy!
I’m sorry but if you’re opening the store and you’re already 2 mins late then you were really 30-45 mins late in the first place. Don’t try and play the victim here. We’re talking about a company who has to insulate itself from slap suits on that daily. They know what they’re doing when the terminate someone for cause. I’m in no way supporting the extreme lopsided pay scales though.