The role of the local barista goes far beyond making coffee, we are stewards of our neighborhood, often up before the rest of the community or closing up shop after most folks have gone home for the day.
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We see all sorts of people, at their best and their worst. Some folks who need coffee and a smile for a moment on their way to work, some who need coffee and a table all day to meet with clients, some who need coffee and a chair because they have nowhere else to go.
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It is our job to serve all of those people, to make them feel welcome, not just in the coffee shop but in the community, as neighbors.
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What Caffe Vita has decided to do here, by terminating employees who were doing their jobs by serving the community, in the name of not "encouraging homelessness" demonstrates a lack of understanding of poverty and the role of the local coffee shops in our communities.
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Caffe Vita has the right to run their business however they see fit, and we as consumers have a right to never give them another penny.
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With that said, I suggest we find alternatives to their shops, and if you frequent a shop that uses their beans, I suggest you speak with management about switching providers (Herkimer is a great replacement, comparable in price and higher in quality).
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This is unacceptable, antithetical to everything local coffee shops should be, and the last straw for a company that has clearly lost its way.
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So as it turns out, the manager who sent this email quit two days ago because he did not agree with the language that upper-management made him include. All told, it looks like about 10 people have quit or been fired in the past couple weeks. more info: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/10/02/41564050/caffe-vita-employees-say-theyre-getting-fired-for-feeding-old-pastries-to-homeless-people …pic.twitter.com/YTxjvgBqFS
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i don't know that those folks want their jobs back...?
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