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samnsara

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22. its not just four hours..its the beginning of of an ongoing 100% no bias policy...

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 08:33 AM

Jun 2018

...now every Starbucks employee has been put on notice. There will be no racial bias behavior by any employee OR manager and all are encouraged to report. See something say something. I would love to see other businesses follow this protocol.

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8,000 Starbucks Stores Shut Down Today for 4-Hour Nap ... I Mean Anti-Bias Training (The Root) [View all] oberliner Jun 2018 OP

I've spent more time than that reading Effie's OPs ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #1

What Starbucks anti-bias training day was like, according to employees oberliner Jun 2018 #2

You don't do something about it peabody Jun 2018 #9

There are other forms of discrimination...Asian or Latina...so of course they should attend. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #15

What is interesting to me is that Starbucks hires Black employees in Ferguson...during the Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #16

Just crazy. A major US firm is doing SOMETHING Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2018 #3

Every major company in this country B2G Jun 2018 #4

It is not the same thing and my hubs worked for autos and never went to diviersity training. He Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #14

Yep. shenmue Jun 2018 #5

Let's Give Starbucks Credit for Making an Effort dlk Jun 2018 #6

It cost Starbucks a huge amount of money to do this...and I find those that sneer at any effort Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #13

starbucks needs consistent policies first of all. individuals and their biases are complications. msongs Jun 2018 #7

They do have policies which were told to employees on the training day... Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #12

I guess we might as well do nothing mythology Jun 2018 #8

Wtf. Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #10

At least they are trying my Daughter's girlfriend (future daughter in law) Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #11

Is that person white? oberliner Jun 2018 #18

My future son in law...if you read my post completely is Black...and he appreciates what Starbucks Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #19

OK oberliner Jun 2018 #23

Asked the neighbors kid who works at Starbucks Kilgore Jun 2018 #17

Well she should beware because if she violates policy out she goes. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #20

Last week, when Joe Madison solicited feedback from employees who were listeners BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #21

its not just four hours..its the beginning of of an ongoing 100% no bias policy... samnsara Jun 2018 #22

"There will be no racial bias behavior by any employee OR manager" oberliner Jun 2018 #24