Yep. Not to mention the other side of this where those corporate overlords and salaried managers and whatnot are making bonuses and raking in massive profits with this dumb drink. All on the backs of these ground-level employees who—if Starbucks is like any other retail company in the US—will likely see absolutely…

you realize that no-fuckin’-body chooses a job dealing the with public on purpose right? there are people with multiple retail jobs. I highly suggest you shut your mouth and think about the plight of these people, and how fucked the job market really is before you open it again. This is not a choice that people make…

As a business owner, I know that, if I advertise a special promotion, I need to have an adequate plan, resources and staffing to support that promotion. If you say “buy this special thing now!” and then you don’t have enough of the special thing, or you can’t serve your customers in a timely manner, then you’re going…

No doubt. I haven’t worked retail in over 30 years, but I *still* remember working retail in a toy department during the Great Cabbage Patch Doll Craze in the Christmas season of ‘83. We had to keep the damned dolls in a lockup because customers were sneaking into “Employees Only” area to steal them.

How’s your turnover rate with employees? Asking for a friend.

If you’ve owned several businesses, you should understand the myriad issues surrounding incentives, job expectations and “being set up to fail” that might lead these employees to be dissatisfied. This entire thing is a massive management cock-up and they have every right to be mad.

This comment just shows that you have never worked in retail.

My argument seems pretty sound:

If they had stocked up, and scheduled more people per shift, then you would be right. But if everyone is making the same amount, working the same hours, and doing double the work - that isn’t fair. And not having the ingredients for the drink available is just going to cause problems, it’s poor planning - they…

When you get a job you will have a better perspective. Also, no coffee was harmed in the making of this product, so you might also spend time on facts.

A vast increase in workload without an increase in either salary or help seems like valid thing to complain about. Will these people see a bonus? Will additional staff be hired to mitigate the rush? No? Then why should anyone expect them to be happy?

Jeff placed a person into a potentially dangerous situation because of a fucking game, and he claims it was because he was ignorant of transgender issues but is now educating himself. Fuck you, Jeff. The only reason to be misinformed about transgender issues in this our year of the lord April 2017 is because you…

Well they already did that by hiring Whedon. Guy is stuck in the 90s when it comes to writing women superheroes. He has not grown or evolved at all. Just look at Black Widow.

Agreed. A woman director/writer/producer would have been a better and more exciting choice.

me in 2007 if i heard this : OMG JOSS WHEDON IS GOING TO DO A BATGIRL MOVIE HOLY SHIT WOW WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

me now hearing this: meh, wonder how he’s going to fuck it up oh well

I don’t want it. Joss Whedon’s days as a good writer have long since passed and his brand doesn’t hold the same value it used to. I would have much rather seen a new writer attached to this, preferably a female one.

It sucked. But there are not only countless succesful male comedians out there doing similar caliber stuff but many of them have been vocally anti-trump, pro-gun legislation, etc. Those dudes don’t get this.

She’s definitely hit or miss for me re: stand-up and interviews (I thought her show was pretty consistently good, which makes sense because if you have more good writers = better quality jokes; she is clearly very, very privileged and not at all aware of that fact), but I do think there’s a special hate-on certain…

I’m conflicted. On the one hand, I’m 100% on her side and 100% opposed to the alt-right. On the other hand, her special was not good. I’m a fan of her show, and I liked her movie a lot, and I liked her previous special, but this one sucked, frankly.

Was I the only one who rooted against Ducky in Pretty in Pink in favor of James Spader?