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MP mrs. pineapple Member Joined: May 12, 2003 Posts: 611	MP mrs. pineapple Posted posted on Wed, Feb 16, 2005 5:49 PM Starbucks is consistently ranked in the 'top 5 best places to work.' I was really anti-starbucks for a while, mostly because they seem, ugh, ubiquitous, like, there are literally places in the east bay where they're on both sides of the street, etc. BUT I changed my tune on them a while back when I read that they are one of the most progressive and employee friendly places to work. They also give giant amounts of money to progressive /environmental/social causes. Sure, they're taking over the planet, but they pay a living wage and provide great benefits! Peet's on the other hand, is the best coffee on the planet, and they're local! Having said all the nice stuff about Starbucks, I'd cross the street to go to Peet's! I'd go talk to the worker bees, if you really want to know. Retail happiness is highly dependent on the store management. Go in when they're not busy and ask the cashiers. They'll tell you the truth! I was pondering the Trader Joe's route a while back when things looked bleak and I was burned out on psycho creative directors, and I talked to the kids at the TJ's I shopped at, and they RAVED about what a great company it was, the benefits, the managers were awesome, etc. Retail has an extremely high turnover, if the employees have been there for a while and they seem happy and normal, the management is good. Good luck, and let us know where you decide to go, we'll come by and leave you big tips! mrs. pineapple "You're the mayor of shark city, people think you want the beaches open." [ Edited by: mrs. pineapple on 2005-02-16 17:50 ] [ Edited by: mrs. pineapple on 2005-02-16 17:50 ]

Starbucks is consistently ranked in the 'top 5 best places to work.' I was really anti-starbucks for a while, mostly because they seem, ugh, ubiquitous, like, there are literally places in the east bay where they're on both sides of the street, etc. BUT I changed my tune on them a while back when I read that they are one of the most progressive and employee friendly places to work. They also give giant amounts of money to progressive /environmental/social causes. Sure, they're taking over the planet, but they pay a living wage and provide great benefits!

Peet's on the other hand, is the best coffee on the planet, and they're local!
Having said all the nice stuff about Starbucks, I'd cross the street to go to Peet's!

I'd go talk to the worker bees, if you really want to know. Retail happiness is highly dependent on the store management. Go in when they're not busy and ask the cashiers. They'll tell you the truth! I was pondering the Trader Joe's route a while back when things looked bleak and I was burned out on psycho creative directors, and I talked to the kids at the TJ's I shopped at, and they RAVED about what a great company it was, the benefits, the managers were awesome, etc. Retail has an extremely high turnover, if the employees have been there for a while and they seem happy and normal, the management is good. Good luck, and let us know where you decide to go, we'll come by and leave you big tips!
mrs. pineapple

"You're the mayor of shark city, people think you want the beaches open."

[ Edited by: mrs. pineapple on 2005-02-16 17:50 ]

Post #141669 by mrs. pineapple on Wed, Feb 16, 2005 5:49 PM