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Polybius

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91. Don't punish the entire company for the act of one worker

Sat Aug 28, 2021, 12:28 AM

Aug 2021

Name any huge company with more than 10,000 employees and I can guarantee there will always be some jerks who work there.

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My first and last trip to Starbucks [View all] ripcord Aug 2021 OP

I usually tip them because I assume they earn poverty wages. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #1

Yes. We should all do that. zentrum Aug 2021 #9

"...that has destroyed local coffee shops." brooklynite Aug 2021 #74

You can... hlthe2b Aug 2021 #2

I'm not so sure they would these days Rorey Aug 2021 #10

Starbucks has always had a tip jar out AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2021 #3

...... obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #4

Seems like that employee needs to find a new job Sanity Claws Aug 2021 #5

Unrec... Agschmid Aug 2021 #22

Unrec... Sanity Claws Aug 2021 #25

I do leave a tip, but Rorey Aug 2021 #6

I always leave a tip too, but their drinks are so pricey that my husband and I only get Starbucks liberal_mama Aug 2021 #44

Employees making snide remarks about tipping PatSeg Aug 2021 #7

On the Indeed site, it says $11.49 per hour is the average for a barista Rorey Aug 2021 #12

That is starting pay, plus benefits PatSeg Aug 2021 #27

Starbucks doesn't pay that well. My future daughter in law works there...they suck on all levels. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #67

Yeah, I think that pooled tip thing PatSeg Aug 2021 #72

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2021 #88

My future daughter in law made 9 something an hour in Ohio...she is making a bit more Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #64

I have never tipped in Starbucks. LisaL Aug 2021 #8

Their coffee is undrinkable TrogL Aug 2021 #11

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #21

Sounds serious, mes ami! LanternWaste Aug 2021 #54

Yes they do over-roast.. and their coffee is garbage.. Peacetrain Aug 2021 #80

it was banned from our work coffee club Skittles Aug 2021 #81

I don't know about their beans. But they way over roast it. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #89

I always tip my barista. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2021 #13

I have never tipped for counter service ripcord Aug 2021 #14

Well, clearly it had a significant emotional impact on you. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2021 #15

Sometimes you are forced to deal with entitled people ripcord Aug 2021 #40

Yep, this. Sympthsical Aug 2021 #16

I know, some of these orders are just downright obnoxious! smirkymonkey Aug 2021 #38

My favorite Starbucks moment ever Sympthsical Aug 2021 #42

LOL! I love this story! smirkymonkey Aug 2021 #52

OMG, it is Pink Drink! Sympthsical Aug 2021 #53

It's about attitude DiverDave Aug 2021 #62

I always tip paleotn Aug 2021 #17

Same, and I tip a little more now obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #55

+1 yardwork Aug 2021 #69

Funny. It was just a few months ago du was all about supporting the frontline workers. Treefrog Aug 2021 #18

Right?! SMDH... CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #30

I know! XanaDUer2 Aug 2021 #77

I used to go to a nearby Peet's. I generally prefer their coffee. captain queeg Aug 2021 #19

1911: first espresso machine in US Buzz cook Aug 2021 #59

I always tip! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #20

Sorry the Barista was snide. I wouldn't tip that person, but there are others behind the counter. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #23

If I had ordered something that had to be prepared it would have been different ripcord Aug 2021 #26

In France, you're expected to tip the person that takes your ticket at a Cinema. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #33

They would hate me ripcord Aug 2021 #36

Being the old fart I am, I just go to 7-11 and get decent coffee for far less... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #24

Tipping at fast food seems to be a new trend Freddie Aug 2021 #28

You don't tip when you order a pie or a slice? maxsolomon Aug 2021 #34

Delivery people aren't counter people. The whole tipping thing makes little sense. TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #35

Jumping in... Polybius Aug 2021 #92

Like the Doordash driver who took back food because of the tip ripcord Aug 2021 #41

A company that employs that many people... CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #29

I order black/plain coffee too. But I do tip at most places with a tip cup. Don't go often. Hoyt Aug 2021 #31

It is strange that people don't tip at McDonalds for coffee ripcord Aug 2021 #32

Mm, not really. Treefrog Aug 2021 #37

Isn't it exacty the same order and exactly the same service? ripcord Aug 2021 #39

That would have amused me immensely... hunter Aug 2021 #43

I do not voluntarily ever enter a Starbucks. MineralMan Aug 2021 #45

Airports and train stations have options. But my local VA... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #46

VA hospitals have Starbucks? MineralMan Aug 2021 #48

The one I go to does. Used to be some vet volunteers years ago... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #50

The hospitals where I've visited sick relatives all have MineralMan Aug 2021 #51

Yes obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #56

Weird. Just Weird. MineralMan Aug 2021 #57

I think that is my problem ripcord Aug 2021 #47

They speak Italian, you know. That's worth something, isn't it? MineralMan Aug 2021 #49

Tipping is a catch-22 egduj Aug 2021 #58

It doesn't encourage employers at all. Whether you tip or not, they won't pay a decent wage. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #66

I've never been to a Starbucks. panader0 Aug 2021 #60

I always tip AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #61

Hmm... Keth Aug 2021 #63

#1 I was unaware that I was expected to tip baristas. No one ever said a thing. #2 I remember... Hekate Aug 2021 #65

I went to a local diner last summer to meet a friend and have a cup of coffee captain queeg Aug 2021 #68

Tipping for doing their job is an unreasonable expectation. Decoy of Fenris Aug 2021 #70

Also, you're already paying $5 for $1 worth of coffeee. meadowlander Aug 2021 #79

I don't drink their coffee onethatcares Aug 2021 #71

I saw that their stock was down today. I wondered what had happened. fescuerescue Aug 2021 #73

If you are too cheap to tip then stay out. former9thward Aug 2021 #75

I agree, and I'm frankly stunned at how many here support the OP. Goodheart Aug 2021 #78

Holy hell. Goodheart Aug 2021 #76

... Music Man Aug 2021 #82

All the specialty coffees ☕ are made individually so that's why they get a tip. nt Raine Aug 2021 #83

But I didn't get a specialty coffee ripcord Aug 2021 #87

No you shouldn't have to a tip for that, there's no work to just pouring Raine Aug 2021 #94

I have never at any time tipped at a chain fast food place Tarc Aug 2021 #84

You are one up on me. KentuckyWoman Aug 2021 #85

I don't drink coffee Silent3 Aug 2021 #86

I tip generously at sit down restaurants. But never have at counter service places. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #90

Don't punish the entire company for the act of one worker Polybius Aug 2021 #91

sorry you had such a crappy experience orleans Aug 2021 #93

Agree smack down the worker, don't fire all the workers. Btw, I read that Starbucks Hortensis Aug 2021 #95

I always tip. Iggo Aug 2021 #96

I wouldn't know to tip at a place like that treestar Aug 2021 #97

I never tip at 7-11 when I order Hotler Aug 2021 #98