Starbucks CEO groovin' up slowly
by digby
Oh my dear God:
In the spirit of the Holiday season and the Starbucks tradition of bringing people together, we have a unique opportunity to unite and take action on an incredibly important topic. As many of you know, our elected officials in Washington D.C. have been unable to come together and compromise to solve the tremendously important, time-sensitive issue to fix the national debt. You can learn more about this impending crisis at www.fixthedebt.org.
Rather than be bystanders, we have an opportunity—and I believe a responsibility—to use our company’s scale for good by sending a respectful and optimistic message to our elected officials to come together and reach common ground on this important issue. This week through December 28, partners in our Washington D.C. area stores are writing “Come Together” on customers’ cups.
Read the whole thing. But don't do it on an empty stomach.
What do you do when the boss seeks to force you to proselytize for a political cause you oppose? I often had political differences with my bosses over the years and worked for some real right wingers. But they never made me toe their line as part of my job.
I've heard of people being fired for their political beliefs, which is perfectly legal however noxious and unpatriotic, but I can't recall this sort of thing until fairly recently. I doubt that there's any legal restriction against it --- the boss gets to decide the job description, after all. But it's creepy how these plutocrats are now explicitly putting their employees and their businesses in service of their personal politics.
In any case, I guess I won't be patronizing Starbucks anymore, which is too bad because I have one almost next door to me. Oh well, I make a better espresso at home anyway.