TYT: Starbucks Barista Fired For Song

[The Northerner]

Run time: 03:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tEUJ1WJrfo   Posted on YouTube: September 23, 2011 By YouTube Member: TheYoungTurks Views on YouTube: 9528   Posted on DU: September 23, 2011 By DU Member: The Northerner Views on DU: 1968

 
A fed-up Starbucks barista was fired after he recorded a song about the annoyances of serving coffee. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

[qb]

1. I refuse to patronize thin-skinned multi-national retailers.

[chervilant]

8. Especially,

thin-skinned multi-national retailers who serve a pathetic cup of coffee...

[Meshuga]

9. I know I am probably considered uncool for patronizing this "thin-skinned multi-national retailer"

But I have to say that they do good work in helping coffee farmers thrive in developing nations and promoting sutainable farming practices. So I support their good business practices by once in a while buying their coffee.

[msongs]

2. smart move by starbucks. good riddance to bad rubbish nt

[wtmusic]

4. He is so far above the job, they realized he was overqualfied.

What does playing your guitar in your underwear pay these days? :shrug:

[wxgeek7]

3. Rare disagreement with TYT

So he vented about his job, and did it through song. He didn't name any names, so what's the big deal. He's just expressing what probably alot of other starbuck$ baristas feel at one time or another (and alot of other people working in the US, with the low wages, lack of benefits, little vacation time, etc).

I think this kneejerk reaction by this company will hurt them, more than anything.

[scentopine]

7. He is diamond in rough, good song skills...

a bit more polish and practice and people would go to that Starbucks and stand in line for his autograph. He should hook up with wierd al. for a fun parody.

[immoderate]

5. Sounds a little like Jonathan Richman.

Pretty good.

--imm

[scentopine]

6. No, he was that good. Good start for punk rock song, amp it up and let it rip -nt

[xchrom]

10. thank you, mr barrista. well done. nt

[Lucian]

11. Ah, but customers are assholes.

They treat employees like crap. When I worked at a local coffee place, and someone was being an asshole to me, and they ordered a non-fat whatever, I put the full-fattening stuff in it as a big middle finger to them.