I asked Aaron about this the other day. Should I have more loyalty to small business or to employees/workers? The reason this comes up is sort of silly - coffee. I've got limited coffee options near my workplace - Dunkin' Donuts (which treats its employees like shit and is a huge company), Starbucks (which is a massive company that sued a cartoonist, but gives employees benefits right off the bat and does a lot for literacy), or Cafe Au Lait, which is a small business in which the middle-Eastern owner/manager treats his (mostly hispanic) staff like complete shit. Today, I saw said owner/manager throw ceramic cups around and grab a dishwasher by the collar, shaking him like Louise Woodward in a spastic fit. Starbucks wins, apparently, in downtown. They know my order (venti Mocha, extra shot), and always spend a second chatting to me. That means a lot.
Not that the one in Davis Square will get my business. If Rusty from Diesel Cafe saw me there, she'd rush out with a broken bottle and gut me.
Not that the one in Davis Square will get my business. If Rusty from Diesel Cafe saw me there, she'd rush out with a broken bottle and gut me.
