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Yes, I worked for Starbucks from 1992 until I moved to Honolulu in 2001 to be a part of the partnership here & did that until 2009. Being in HR anywhere has its challenges but today‘s Haiku is about how glad I am I‘m not part of their new dress code & policy roll out. Like their new paper iced cups, not very well thought out & executed. 🫣😱🤐
Job regrets can stir,
Then I sip, sigh, grateful I‘m
not Starbucks HR…
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Reggie Amen! 1d
TheBookHippie Honestly it‘s so stupid. Ugh 1d
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Eggs Well said👏🏻☕️👍🏼 1d
JenlovesJT47 Ain‘t that the truth lol 😅💛🐝🖤 1d
kspenmoll Love this!!!!! 1d
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👍🏼☕🐝💝. 22h
TheSpineView So true! 💛🐝💛 20h
bellabella 😬 😂 👍 👏 18h
tpixie Can you please explain to me why the dress code is so horrible? Most businesses, companies, and restaurants have dress codes and many have uniforms. I‘ve never worked in a place that doesn‘t have one. So if you could give me a different perspective, I would appreciate it. 15h
lil1inblue @tpixie I'm not sure about the dress code part, but they are banning employees from wearing masks. This can be difficult for anyone who is immuno-comprimised from a variety of conditions. 14h
lil1inblue 😂😂😂 Dealing with some HR matters of our own at work, but still thankful I'm dealing with this! 14h
DebinHawaii @tpixie I am not against dress codes at all & think they are necessary & this new version of the dress code is actually very similar & even a bit more liberal than it was back in my day. The issue here is they went very liberal with the dress code a few years ago & allowed people to express their individuality in many ways & even had a website/store with logo items & things store employees could buy for aprons, etc. Many of them spent a lot to ⬇️ 14h
DebinHawaii …to buy these brand-sanctioned items. Flash forward to now, the dress code got very dialed back to rigid & almost none of what they spent their money on can be worn under the new code. They issued them all two black tee-shirts only & many stores didn‘t get those shirts shipped before the 5/12 date. They are expected to buy everything else—more black shirts, pants, shoes that are required now & that‘s hard on their wages. ⬇️ 14h
DebinHawaii …They also are being written up or sent home to go buy new clothes in some stores & districts but not others so it‘s being rolled out inconsistently & accompanied by other policies they have to follow or change now or hold customers to that are making customers unhappy. I could go on & on but it‘s not the dress code I am against—it was just rolled out so badly it could be a business case for how not to do it. @lil1inblue Yes, the masks too. (edited) 14h
dabbe Thanks for providing all of that input, @DebinHawaii. I went and looked it up at their website to get “their“ opinion. According to them, it's all about making those green aprons stand out even more. 😳 But what you said hits the truth more; let's make everyone look as monochromatic as possible and all the stuff they bought is now useless. #beyondstupid Your haiku hits on the ridiculousness of it all. 💛🐝🖤 13h
DebinHawaii @dabbe Yes, I don‘t disagree with making the green aprons pop & a more consistent look, just think they needed to think it through it all better & not take away all the originality. Funny thing—SBUX icon is the green apron but their Coffee Master program (where partners study/test to reach that level) has a black apron, so now they are all black on black. Anyway, I was feeling sassy & shaking my head as someone who once did training & HR there.😉 12h
dabbe @DebinHawaii You are quite the sassy lassie! 😍💚😍 12h
tpixie @lil1inblue that‘s so strange to prohibit masks. Hopefully the ones that need to wear masks can get a doctor‘s note and take it to work. Too bad that‘s necessary. 9h
tpixie @DebinHawaii Thanks so very much for this thorough explanation. I understand the situation so much better now. It helps to understand the whole story! 🩵🩵🩵 9h
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