Starbucks kept me off the welfare rolls. Although hubby had a full time job, it had no health benefits and our family qualified for SCHIP. But, we choose to be responsible for our own children and adjusted our schedules so that he could be home with the kids while I work 20 hours a week. This qualified me for great insurance for the family. There are countless people I met while working there, with similar stories. Some wives whose husbands were starting small businesses. They weren’t at the point that they could afford their own insurance, and rather than reach for a handout, they took responsibility.
Starbucks takes a lot of crap on this board, but they do a lot for the cause of conservatism by allowing for people to be responsible and working for what they need. So I will continue to support them, because I benefitted from their willingness to care for their employees.
My daughter worked there for awhile. And I know that SB’s treats their management pretty well.
They have cutback the last several months though.
I like Starbucks. We have a lot around where I go, and several of them know me. The workers are always friendly. They all speak English (which is not true of lots of places in California). They always send things to the troops at the holidays.