{"id":1724,"date":"2019-02-01T07:32:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T17:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2019\/02\/01\/starbucks-has-talking-points-on-how-to-avoid-talking-about-howard-schultz\/"},"modified":"2019-02-01T07:32:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T17:32:59","slug":"starbucks-has-talking-points-on-how-to-avoid-talking-about-howard-schultz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2019\/02\/01\/starbucks-has-talking-points-on-how-to-avoid-talking-about-howard-schultz\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Has Talking Points On How To Avoid Talking About Howard Schultz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For all the good will former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has built up over the years, he\u2019s wasted little time in throwing it all away in the whirlwind few days since announcing his potential presidential bid. After taking to Twitter to pre-announce his bid<\/a> as a \u201ccentrist independent,\u201d Schultz has been criticized for potentially splitting the democratic vote, effectively handing over re-election to the Republicans. He has since gone on to defend billionaires, refer to himself as \u201cself-made,\u201d<\/a> and take aim at the progressive polices of New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a>. For a centrist, Schultz sure has spent a lot of time the past four days taking shots at those to his left, forgetting presumably what new hell sits at his right and the consequences of splitting its opposition.<\/p>\n

Now, according to the Huffington Post<\/a>, Starbucks is trying to get out in front of the blowback with their recent internal \u201cBaristas Need-To-Know\u201d updating with talking points on how to handle questions about Schultz\u2019s potential presidential bid.<\/p>\n

You really have to feel for Starbucks baristas. They already catch the brunt of the ire the conservatives want to fling toward Schultz. And now they\u2019re going to hear about it from the other side. Their only friends, it seems, are the centrists, should such a group even exist in the current US political dichotomy.<\/p>\n

For the coffee chain\u2019s weekly internal update, partners (the Starbucks term for employees) are given instructions on how to handle customers\u2019 questions about Schultz\u2019s new book From the Ground Up <\/em>as well as bullet points for redirecting any interactions that involve Schultz\u2019s political aims:<\/p>\n

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Related to the launch of Howard\u2019s new book, partners may be asked questions by customers or hear media speculation about Howard\u2019s potential political intentions. We encourage you all to take a moment to review the talking points below with your partners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If a customer ask if we are selling Howard\u2019s book at Starbucks:<\/strong><\/p>\n