Starbucks chairman warns executives of damage to brand

[av8or5]

Just interviewed an hour ago this applicant. The guy wears a nice folded polo, nice pants and shiny shoes. Noticed that he is using a PDA while waiting for his turn and carrying a laptop bag. I don't mind his gadgets but he is applying for an entry level position and just graduated last October. And I think these are the kind of "sosi and porma" people that most posters here are pertaining of.

most likely the guy is from a medium to well off family. fresh grad with all the techy gadgets..... you dont need a job to have those..especially if your from a family that can afford those things....

i learned that never look down on anyone or any position...you never know if that person is more rich than you.

hmmm..i bet though after your interview....he will go to starbucks with his gadgets and wait for his jobless batchmates to arrive and make sosy together..bhahahha.. j/k

sir..let us know ano tlga background of the guy you interviewed...if of course pumasa sya sa iyo and the administered test from your company.

o.t. na naman ako.. sowi po

[Jun aka Pekto]

Starbucks recently took another hit when the coffee at fast food staple McDonald's won a taste test conducted by Consumer Reports.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry......I'll laugh.....

[ess]

naitanong mo ba sya kung saan ang punta nya after the interview? baka magstarbuck sya.



or baka tsikoteer din sya

Bina-browse pala niya yung Tsikot website from his PDA via WiFi while waiting for his interview. :-)

Anyway...so long as the guy does his job well, okay lang yon. Yun nga lang, if he IS loaded with gadgets and stuff, etc., I wouldn't expect him to stay in the job for long. Malamang he'd just be gaining experience then be moving on after a year or so...

[Zeus]

Talo sa taste test Starbucks coffee o:

McDonald's coffee beats Starbucks, says Consumer Reports


The Associated Press


SEATTLE -- Consumer Reports has declared McDonald's coffee the winner of a taste test against three rivals, including coffeehouse giant Starbucks.
After sampling four leading brewed coffees for its March issue, the magazine said McDonald's premium roast coffee bested competing cups from Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks, the world's largest specialty coffee retailer.
The tastings were led by a professional tester, and included staffers from Consumer Reports' food-testing division, spokeswoman Heather Joy Thompson said.

The group tasted medium cups of coffee -- no cream or sugar -- at two locations from each company in November. They rated McDonald's premium brand the best, calling it "decent and moderately strong" although lacking "subtle top notes."
Others didn't fare so well. Dunkin Donuts' coffee was deemed "inoffensive, but it had no oomph." Starbucks was labeled "strong, but burnt and bitter." Burger King's offering resembled coffee, "but tasted more like hot water," the magazine said.
Consumer Reports said McDonald's was the least expensive, at $1.40 per cup on average. Dunkin' Donuts was the priciest, at $1.65.
In response, Starbucks spokeswoman Sanja Gould said taste is subjective and pointed to the Seattle-based company's sales.
"The 44 million customer visits to our stores per week globally indicate that many people enjoy our premium coffee," Gould said in a statement.


Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company

[Jun aka Pekto]

most likely the guy is from a medium to well off family. fresh grad with all the techy gadgets..... you dont need a job to have those..especially if your from a family that can afford those things....

i learned that never look down on anyone or any position...you never know if that person is more rich than you.

hmmm..i bet though after your interview....he will go to starbucks with his gadgets and wait for his jobless batchmates to arrive and make sosy together..bhahahha.. j/k

sir..let us know ano tlga background of the guy you interviewed...if of course pumasa sya sa iyo and the administered test from your company.

o.t. na naman ako.. sowi po

Yup. I would inquire about his background just to make sure he's not a wanted criminal or a convicted felon. If he's clean, then it don't matter whether he lived in a mansion or a carton box. If he has the skills and integrity (I'm big on integrity) to get the job done, then I'd consider him as equally as anyone else.

That's pretty much it. I have younger co-workers with much better cars, better pc's/laptops than me. I have one who bought a top-end Alienware pc plus a top end Dell pc (around $8k total for the two pc's) within 10 minutes just so he can have 2 additional characters in "Evercrack". Of course, now, it's WoW he plays a lot of. I don't question his tastes. It's his money. He's single, he's very smart, never been in trouble with the law, no permanent GF yet.....

[uls]

Bina-browse pala niya yung Tsikot website from his PDA via WiFi while waiting for his interview. :-)

Anyway...so long as the guy does his job well, okay lang yon. Yun nga lang, if he IS loaded with gadgets and stuff, etc., I wouldn't expect him to stay in the job for long. Malamang he'd just be gaining experience then be moving on after a year or so...

mataas ang turnover ng employees who have something to fall back on --- like rich parents. they don't really care about job security coz they dont plan to stay long and they dont really need the money.

college students who are used to receiving/handling relatively big sums of money (like spending on cars and other big ticket items) wouldnt be excited about making a few thousand pesos a month when they graduate... to them, that almost laughable.

[CVT]

He's trying to make an honest living. To me, that's what matters. So long as he has integrity, he can display all sorts of gadgetry.

I never hold it against anyone for being a gadget nut. In fact, it's a plus. If he can operate all those proficiently, then he'll be much easier to train on similar equipment.....

Add: If he's living within his means and he got those gadgets via his folks, oh well. I'm the kind who focuses on skill and integrity. What that person does with his paycheck is his perogative. If that person made a mistake at work and faces up to it instead of trying to weasel his way out or blame others, then I can work with the guy. He certainly can have his gadgets so long as they're approved for use at work.

Agree with you here.

I am the type of person who values diversity in my organization, second to the qualification/capability of the engineer-applicant...

2001:weathermanf2:

[CVT]

mataas ang turnover ng employees who have something to fall back on --- like rich parents. they don't really care about job security coz they dont plan to stay long and they dont really need the money.

college students who are used to receiving/handling relatively big sums of money (like spending on cars and other big ticket items) wouldnt be excited about making a few thousand pesos a month when they graduate... to them, that almost laughable.

Not in our case though.

We have a handful of engineers who are richy richy. What they have do not go inside their heads.

Instead, they're just like any other engineers,- they come to work on time, are hard-working, technically-capable, loyal and dependable. And, they mix well with the other employees....

2001:weathermanf2:

[Zeus]

try nyo yung coffee sa Mc Cafe.. it's cheaper and it tastes better..

Tama si Dvorak a Mc Cafe won the taste test against Starbucks, and is cheaper

[mazdamazda]

Tama si Dvorak a Mc Cafe won the taste test against Starbucks, and is cheaper

The CR taste test is for McDonald's USA.

The local McCafe here tastes a bit watered down especially their fraps.