Punch line: Last weekend I was displeased by Starbucks. Why? Because they razed the local KFC (and neighboring Popeye’s) to erect a new super-Starbucks.
Bummer.
So, I was ripe for a satirical video ripping SBUX.
Too bad the guy got fired
Excerpted from AOL: Singing Starbucks Employee Fired For YouTube Video
A Starbucks employee with a knack for satire uploaded an acoustic ballad about his employer that quickly went viral.
Starbucks – demonstrating no sense of humor – fired the dude.
In the song, the former barista admits to various behaviors that gave the corporate bigwigs pause:
- giving customers decaf when there’s no fresh regular,
- mocking rich white women for thinking a skinny vanilla latte is a sensible diet drink,
- giving free stuff to his friends,
- secretly making not nonfat cappuccinos
- making Frappacinos out of whipped cream.
In general, he paints an unflattering portrait of the world’s largest coffee chain: customers who are terrible people, food and beverage offerings that will induce heart disease and diabetes, and an oppressive grind of a workday for minimum wage.
See for yourself …
Thanks to MET for feeding the lead.
Tags: Satirical video, Starbucks, YouTube
