yeah. one of my old coworkers found a job at this tech company—gets double the pay, better benefits, better vacation and sick pay, etc. it was sad to see him go but he’s thriving.

Yeah exactly. What are they supposed to say? Would “Good riddance, gtfo” be better?

With every company I’ve ever left or had friends leave, there’s almost always people saying “congratulations” or whatever (or even a farewell party!) because it usually meant that someone was going on to something better, and people are happy for them. Starbucks certainly isn’t perfect, and obviously there may be more to this person’s story, but I don’t think their experience as they wrote it says anything particularly negative about the company. If anything it shows how much their coworkers care for them.

Edit: even if they’re not going on to “something better,” people might still just be congratulating someone for making a bold (and probably tough decision) that they’re happy with. It’s worth congratulating no matter how shitty or amazing the job was.

Agreed but the "filled with chemicals" its a very misleading statement lol

filled w chemicals ? can u explain i just started working as a barista):

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