I went to a picket line a few weeks ago and I was interested in hearing how several people said that it was never perfect working there, but during Covid things took a nosedive. Looking back at Covid in general, for the businesses that could stay open it was sort of a dream situation. A world where the customers and workers came in and out. Nobody is allowed to linger, capitalism without the humans.
Supported and stood in line with the Starbucks workers picketing on strike here in Memphis, TN! They are organized and truly the most experienced, knowledgeable, and ready to take rightful cooperative ownership of this struggling corporate business!
The unsaid thing is that Starbucks will have to divest itself of its shareholders. They can’t pay both them and employees. So much of our wealth is tied up in investment, I’m all for a flatter economic hierarchy, but the problem of freeing wealth from the trap of
When I was a hiring manager for a big manufacturing firm if I saw that a person had fast food or retail chain experience that was a huge plus. Especially if they had achieved crew chief or key holder position. They come to work on day 1 with a work ethic. My kids all had their service jobs and they have done well for themselves career wise. I know of other parents who quite loudly exclaimed that their kids would never work at McDonald's. Now some of them don't even have a window to look out living in Mom and Dads basement
I went to a picket line a few weeks ago and I was interested in hearing how several people said that it was never perfect working there, but during Covid things took a nosedive. Looking back at Covid in general, for the businesses that could stay open it was sort of a dream situation. A world where the customers and workers came in and out. Nobody is allowed to linger, capitalism without the humans.
Supported and stood in line with the Starbucks workers picketing on strike here in Memphis, TN! They are organized and truly the most experienced, knowledgeable, and ready to take rightful cooperative ownership of this struggling corporate business!
The unsaid thing is that Starbucks will have to divest itself of its shareholders. They can’t pay both them and employees. So much of our wealth is tied up in investment, I’m all for a flatter economic hierarchy, but the problem of freeing wealth from the trap of
Investment is a tough one.
When I was a hiring manager for a big manufacturing firm if I saw that a person had fast food or retail chain experience that was a huge plus. Especially if they had achieved crew chief or key holder position. They come to work on day 1 with a work ethic. My kids all had their service jobs and they have done well for themselves career wise. I know of other parents who quite loudly exclaimed that their kids would never work at McDonald's. Now some of them don't even have a window to look out living in Mom and Dads basement
Yes! Of course, hospitality enterprises would be so much better under worker ownership.
Great article Luke. But there is no need for hierarchy. See Yanis Varoufakis's Another Now where there is "flat management".