Comments on: Starbucks http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/ Ramblings of a Computer Geek and his Wife... Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:34:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dave http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-65341 Dave Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:01:46 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/#comment-65341 I bet tomorrow morning (or maybe even later tonight,) the baristas will be all smiles. Nothing like a healthy dose of soul sucking corporate kool-aide to promote and further your evil coffee empire. I'll stick with the local chain; it just seems less pretentious than Starbucks. I bet tomorrow morning (or maybe even later tonight,) the baristas will be all smiles. Nothing like a healthy dose of soul sucking corporate kool-aide to promote and further your evil coffee empire. I’ll stick with the local chain; it just seems less pretentious than Starbucks.

]]> By: EJ http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-65339 EJ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:15:42 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/#comment-65339 Alright, I just don't want a war on my blog... I'll shut it down!! :) Alright, I just don’t want a war on my blog… I’ll shut it down!!

:)

]]> By: Aunt Kath http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-65338 Aunt Kath Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:11:42 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/#comment-65338 Yeah, I assumed that because of the "3" and "3", but I sent that on the off chance that he had a double meaning--you KNOW how your dad is! Yeah, I assumed that because of the “3″ and “3″, but I sent that on the off chance that he had a double meaning–you KNOW how your dad is!

]]> By: EJ http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-65337 EJ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:51:35 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/#comment-65337 I think Bob was saying that 3 hours wouldn't quite re-ignite passion in his job - it would take a few orders of magnitude more than that, years. I think Bob was saying that 3 hours wouldn’t quite re-ignite passion in his job – it would take a few orders of magnitude more than that, years.

]]> By: Aunt Kath http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-65336 Aunt Kath Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:43:46 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/#comment-65336 Bob, Excuse me!! It's only been 1 year and 10 months! Bob,
Excuse me!! It’s only been 1 year and 10 months!

]]> By: EJ http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-65335 EJ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:12:58 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/#comment-65335 You should forward that article to someone... ;) You should forward that article to someone… ;)

]]> By: Bob http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-65334 Bob Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:11:31 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/#comment-65334 I think I am going to take 3 years off and re-ignite my passion for my job :-). I think I am going to take 3 years off and re-ignite my passion for my job :-) .

]]> By: Aunt Kath http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-65333 Aunt Kath Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:54:30 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2008/02/26/starbucks/#comment-65333 I venture a guess that I, too, would not show much passion in a minimum wage job. (Of course, there is personal pride in a job, but that depends on the individual.) But, again, I'm sure that pride may be elusive if your life's work is selling coffee (or "flipping burgers," or cleaning toilets) all day. Suffice it to say that our families are fortunate. I venture a guess that I, too, would not show much passion in a minimum wage job. (Of course, there is personal pride in a job, but that depends on the individual.) But, again, I’m sure that pride may be elusive if your life’s work is selling coffee (or “flipping
burgers,” or cleaning toilets) all day.

Suffice it to say that our families are fortunate.

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