Her partner posted on her blog the letter to Starbucks corporate the woman penned. In it, she describes visiting a Starbucks and overhearing several employees and a manager discussing with a gay male employee how his lifestyle was negatively affecting the other people in the store.
The witness wrote:
“She told him that they were not interested in his politics or beliefs and his thoughts were down right offensive to his co-workers. They did not want to hear about his personal life. ...Jeffrey pointed out that they ALL talked about their personal lives (during the course of the conversation I learned that the manager had a daughter that went to tennis camp and another one of the women had a birthday coming up...) She went on, an on and on talking about leadership building workshops where she learned to "Keep it to herself"”
After the worker left to cry in the bathroom, the woman wrote that the conversation got even more vicious:
The woman says that when the employee returned the manager asked him for his keys and he left the store.“"I'm done. I'm done. Nobody wants to hear it anymore. I don't care who he is dating. I don't want to hear about it."
"He should not get upset at the things people say to him. He should be used to it. It's not like he turned gay yesterday."
"I used to listen to it, now I'm just sick of hearing about it."
"Nobody does, but it's over now. You won't have to hear about it anymore."
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9 comments:
Can't have it both ways. Either you allow open dialogue about ones personal life, or you make it known that no one should talk of personal topics while on company time. The manager flubbed big time on this one. I smell litigation or a settlement if Starbucks is smart.
It all depends on how graphic the dialogue is. If it gets down and dirty it should be banned I do not care who is speaking the way. It's not appropriate for a public work place. However, harmless chatter about who you went out with should not be a problem no matter your sexuality. You cannot ban all open dialogue. However, if what the boy was saying was offending someone he should have had the decency to shut up about it. Homosexuality is becoming more accepted however not totally and by everyone. The specifics of what exactly the boy was saying is what I want to know to make an actual judgment call.
talking about your kids is one thing talking about your gay sex life is another
Correction 10:23: Talking about your sex life is another. PERIOD. Gay or otherwise. It's a workplace not a living room.
11:34 You're exactly right. The workplace is for work. No one should have to be brought into your personal life. One needs to draw the line between work and personal. I'm sure the young man knew that he was offending his co-workers, so he needed to zip his mouth. On the other hand, the manager certainly could have handled it better.
Just goes to show people are tired of hearing gay crap. Keep it to yourselves and quit shoving down other people's throats.
"Keep it to yourselves and quit shoving down other people's throats."
You got to say "nohomo" man.
It is true that it seems like the gay population is foisting their beliefs and ways of life onto everyone else. I can respect how they conduct themselves IN PRIVACY. I'm tired of hearing about it to be honest. I do not need to see anyone making out in the street, groping, etc. especially not two guys nor two girls. I'm sorry the subject should just not be so blatantly put out there for everyone to see.
Why do they have to flaunt it and always be pushing it on everyone else? I do have to treat you with dignity and respect, but I DO NOT have to endorse, promote, condone, tolerate, or otherwise accept your lifestyle, whatever it is. You should just live your life and keep some things to yourself. For example, consider why Ellen Degeneres is much more widely liked than Rosie O'Donnell. Both are lesbian, so what is the difference? Rosie constantly flouts her sexuality through her flamboyant, loud, agressive, confrontational behavior. Ellen, on the other hand, lives her life, does her thing, and practices her beliefs in a way not found to be offensive or objectionable by most other people. Live your life but shut up about it.
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