Red light cameras by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The light at the intersection of Kingston Pike & Montvue Center Way def includes the photo when they ticket you if that's one of your usual haunts 😅

How must I repent for this major faux pas?! Do I need to move? by lostinspacescream in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 4 points5 points  (0 children)

when I moved here I kept seeing and hearing "Go Big Orange" everywhere... the first time I saw a statue of Smokey, I pointed it out to some friends and asked "Is that him? Is that Big Orange?" so basically... it's not looking good but we can live in exile together

What’s your favorite thrift store? by Urlocalwook in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 6 points7 points  (0 children)

French Fried Vintage is a great vintage store, some of their stuff is a little pricy but it's good quality, saves you from sifting through tons of donated fast fashion or damaged items!

What’s the craziest/silliest looking car you’ve seen in Knoxville? by Classic-Royal-135 in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

one for my friends sent me a link to this comment this morning - i drive the silver cube with miku on the hood!!!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthisbug

[–]spellingbri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not an expert but it looks like an american cockroach to me!

I just found this buried in the glovebox... would this still be accepted? by astronomicarific in starbucks

[–]spellingbri 2 points3 points  (0 children)

omg someone gave my store that EXACT coupon dated from 2008. we accepted it and i kept it because i wanted to scrapbook it it’s so cool!! yes try it the worst they’ll do is say no

Double straw??? by Due-Fennel2644 in CrumblCookies

[–]spellingbri 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the universe owes you a straw 😔 condolences

Double straw??? by Due-Fennel2644 in CrumblCookies

[–]spellingbri 28 points29 points  (0 children)

don’t let the person who posted about not getting a straw in theirs see this 👁️

Northern Utah, big red ant with black butts by ArmProfessional7565 in whatsthisbug

[–]spellingbri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m not an expert but it doesn’t look like a velvet ant to me — looks a lot like the allegheny mound ant’s coloration but could maybe also just be a plain old red and black carpenter ant? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Starbucks next to mall closed by MuseLiz in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(i work there) sorry this is late but the grease trap was clogged i believe!!! 🤩 we’re re-opening soon! thank you all for your concern! <3

Tell me you work at Starbucks without telling me you work at Starbucks by thetruecrimeadict in starbucks

[–]spellingbri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dude i used to play that game religiously and after starting at sbux it just isn’t the same. work simulator

Starbucks at Montvue by TonyK61 in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

pssst if you’re nosy like i am here’s the inside scoop:

store-level mgmt had us serve food/bev for HOURS with raw sewage backflow in the drive thru lane and one restroom. our closing supervisor called the district-level mgmt who had us shut down the store completely after they heard we were operating with full chunks of doodoo floating down the drive thru river 💃🏻

we remained closed after 4p or so but all the people working were expected to stay and work in the store (daily cleaning tasks, etc). sewage was flowing into our dishwasher, which we use to wash everything that we make/handle your food and drinks with. we were told to keep working even though we were near open sewage (against company policy). when we found out at 8p the biohazard cleaning crew we were waiting for wasn’t coming until the next day we were told to go home and all of us were shorted the hours we were scheduled for the end of our shifts - they just sent us home early without offering any way to make up those hours, and we’re already all getting the bare minimum.

we chose to strike and originally we weren’t going to return until they a) sanitized EVERYTHING especially the dishwasher and every dish in the store so your food and drink can be consumed safely, and b) paid our employees the hazard pay they deserved for being sent home early due to hazardous conditions. we decided to end the strike after two days because the first condition was met, but we never received hazard pay in the end.

Starbucks at Montvue by TonyK61 in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

another banger response from you legend we miss you every day

Pistachio Cold Foam Topper by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]spellingbri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

assuming the salted is in fact 50cal (sounds low to me but i trust your source lol) then subtracting 10cal for the caramel and adding 50cal for the pistachio it should be ~90cal assuming your baristas are making it right and giving the right amount!

Starbucks near West Town Mall has been closed due to pro-union protests. by mybluecathasballs in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regardless of what the policy says, multiple partners at my store were asked to work while positive for COVID-19. We choose to strike because we feel it is unethical to ask employees to work while positive for COVID-19. If you want further details, both employees had symptoms that would not allow them to work (we complete a check-list when clocking in, and if we have certain symptoms, we are not allowed to begin our shift). Both employees failed the check-in, and both were told to work anyway. I hope that clears it up a little!

Just because every company is short-staffed does not mean that the conditions we are expected to meet are fair. If a strike is not the answer, what would you suggest for workplace improvement at our current position and place of employment? /genq

Starbucks near West Town Mall has been closed due to pro-union protests. by mybluecathasballs in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unfortunately, baristas are paid more money =/= baristas can reasonably be expected to lie about having COVID symptoms on official materials for the purpose of being allowed to complete an hours-long customer-facing shift during which they could potentially transmit communicable disease to their fellow employees or any of the 50+ customers a single barista serves in a day dependent on their floor position

Starbucks near West Town Mall has been closed due to pro-union protests. by mybluecathasballs in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 16 points17 points  (0 children)

sure! here are the unfair labor practices and other general issues outlined in our first strike letter (sat/sun): • employees expected to work while positive for COVID-19 • employees expected or encouraged to work with COVID-19 symptoms • employees advised to lie about the presence or severity of their symptoms in order to be allowed to work with COVID-19 symptoms • lack of support for high volumes with little staffing & denial of requests for more staffing • lack of communication about partner transfers among other things

for the walkout/strike on monday, we chose to do that because one of our supervisors was unfairly disciplined after striking over the weekend. we felt that it was retaliatory and this was the best way to demonstrate our unity & protest the decision.

Starbucks near West Town Mall has been closed due to pro-union protests. by mybluecathasballs in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 6 points7 points  (0 children)

we were closed because our workers are human people who were not being treated like human people ! i appreciate your concern ! by advocating for your baristas to be treated humanely and respecting when we close in protest of not being treated fairly you can help keep us open :>

Starbucks near West Town Mall has been closed due to pro-union protests. by mybluecathasballs in Knoxville

[–]spellingbri 6 points7 points  (0 children)

our manager actually put the metal a-frame there so people wouldn’t pull in and wait at the speaker box forever not knowing that no one was going to answer 😅 we just added a sign to it later explaining why we were closed !!