I recently started working for them, and I gotta say, what a great company.
if you're against starbucks cause it crushes smaller coffee shops, I can understand that, or if you think their coffee is a little overroasted (I still like it though)
but they are really awesome. they give all employees, even part timers, the same benefits as managers which includes health care. they purchase as much fair trade coffee as they can. there really isn't much around because it costs 40k to become fair trade certified. but their pike place coffee adheres to the same standards.
they will match any donation an employee makes to charity dollar for dollar. also, if you do any volunteering for charity, they will donate 10 bucks for every hour. also they provide opportunities to buy stock at a discount, and give you discounts at many other stores, including barnes and noble.
their training program is hands down, the best I've seen. I've worked in 2 other coffee shops. if you've ever worked in one, their espresso machine (at least the one we have) pulls shots by pressing a button, and automatically steams milk.
normally i try to support non-chains but I definitely don't feel bad supporting this one.
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