Starbucks Employee Fired After Defending Himself During Store Robbery

[@NeverNotWildn]

These “jobs” and employers don’t give af about you.

[@krisj827]

True

[@Michael-fi7nu]

Honestly, they shouldn’t. It’s a job, not a family

[@TheEastsideDON]

@@Michael-fi7nu still has to be integrity in business and realism even tho it seems rare … nothing will effect Starbucks as a business or their image because their employee rightfully defends his life

[@Mr2dmonkey]

Yeah, but how many times have we heard management say " We're a family." ? 😒 We're all family until 💩 hits the fan.

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Spoken like a true bum​@@Michael-fi7nu

[@NatetheGreatII_A.K.A.DinahsBoy]

I drive the city bus. They tell Us not to engage with unruly passengers…however, if anyone or their possessions or their fluids touch me, I ain’t a bus driver no more…simple as that.

[@mbless1814]

Lol, is this NYC?

[@JordanClemons]

The ppl that make these "policies and procedures" never been robbed.

[@Leydo773]

The first caller should get donkey of the day.

[@joliegurl7527]

Fr Fr 🎯

[@CelesteMinerva]

She really should tf is wrong with people like her? That was ignorant and I am sure she knows it.

[@bkde9389]

Facts 😂

[@brothaman007]

It is people like her that make democracy a joke. How the hell can someone that stupid and act like the race of the person makes a difference.? Why is she allowed to vote being that damn stupid?

[@MarvelousParadox]

No good deed goes unpunished

[@isaidwhatisaid5369]

Facts!

[@YungEmpMusic]

No good deed goes UNNOTICED 😅

[@righteousstephen4932]

Amen!!!

[@vadastateyours2489]

Working for Starbucks is a joke. They do not care about employees. My cousin was assaulted multiple times while working there because she wore a hajab. They did nothing to protect her so she finally quit

[@PeacocknRose]

That's really sad. America has a problem

[@DreamMaker_970]

They didn’t want her wearing a hajab either so they were happy she was being attacked and were happy when she quit. They couldn’t not hire her due to their fake diversity and inclusion policies. She should sue them for not providing a safe workplace.

[@johndoe9501]

@@DreamMaker_970I worked with her and all she said was “death to Jews”. 😅

[@kockyboi19]

That first caller made no type of sense 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ShervierJ]

She doesn’t believe what she’s saying

[@PapeySapote]

@@ShervierJshe listens to these clowns, of course she believes what she’s saying

[@thecunninlynguist]

here's a tidbit from an article about this robbery "Starbucks has issued its own response to its decision to fire Harris, stating that employees are expected "to follow our carefully crafted protocols" to ensure the safety of its employees and customers. The chain also stated that employees undergo armed robbery scenarios in their training to avoid doing anything that would escalate the situation. The Washington Examiner has reached out to Starbucks for further comment." LMAO...stop Starbucks, screw your protocols. If guy gonna try and shoot me, I'm not trying to get shot. Robbers aren't going to listen to you try to deescalate or negotiate.

[@Joshdagod97]

Exactly

[@soberskinny8956]

Look up the video of the guy robbing Jimmy Johns, thats what they want you to do. Give it up and step aside. One of the gigs I used to work at a while ago had the same rules. It was basically, If we get robbed give them what they want, don't argue, pay attention to details about the person, call the police and relay information" Some people go above and beyond though 😆. Like ole girl who tried to stop a guy and ended up hanging on to his moving vehicle for dear life as he sped off.

[@LordZevv]

​@@soberskinny8956 I remember the jimmy johns video. That guy was so fed up already haha

[@zero1188]

Let me risk my life over a billion dollar company that not making me a billionaire. He is a foolio

[@dalinkwentk9180]

​@@soberskinny8956yea let them take it. Its not your money anyways. Take it all for all i care lol

[@DJSwavor]

I died when they played the Vivica Fox "Set it Off' clip! LMAO LMAO LMAO

[@tesiadavis6696]

Perfect timing lol

[@patrickpowell601]

After the first caller, I knew it was gonna be one of those episodes today

[@codeblack3527]

She clearly made no sense. She was just somebody wanting to be heard.

[@shshshs2]

For real. She thought she was saying something but truth be told she was making people lose brain cells

[@romegrey2600]

The employee is the real winner because that lawsuit money will be clutch

[@zero1188]

He not winning. The rules are there are already. You cant get paid for a rule you broke

[@Dailymemes9000]

​@@zero1188wow. Pretty crazy how some random person robbing a store can turn everybody against each other. Yea being a criminal really does pay off i swear. Those movies was right. Dude literally got fired for defending himself please stfu. I wonder how many rules would be goin through your head if someone robbed your establishment😂😂😂

[@zero1188]

@@Dailymemes9000 rules would go through my head because im not risking my life for a billion dollar industry thats not making me a billionaire. If you care so much about them risk you life. See if they show up at your funeral. You just want a pat on your head from the owners

[@Dailymemes9000]

@@zero1188 were arguing the same point😅 i was just goin off your first comment. You talked about procedures. Well he did go by the procedure. He did exactly what they asked. And he still got pistol whipped. At that point........ its called assault. He can defend themselves

[@MsJustSayin]

@@zero1188he did follow the policy and got just upside his head. He has a right to defend himself. Company policy does not overwrite human rights.

[@bluefun22]

The idea of the employee de-escalating is wild

[@alex1vid]

Underrated comment. Especially retail/fast food, etc. Usually kids or younger adults.

[@Dailymemes9000]

Exactly. Bro im not dying over sum broke down job. Im good take everything.

[@ImOnPoint]

The idea of still using "wild" is wild.

[@bluefun22]

@@ImOnPoint the fact that you took time out your day to share that particular feeling.....wild

[@ImOnPoint]

@@bluefun22 gave petty time to a petty argument that hurt a petty person's feelings. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@aaronandkenya]

If I was Michael, I wouldn’t want to work at Starbucks anymore anyway. If Michael had drawn his own weapon, he’d be in jail right now. Because he said he knew the gun was fake the threat of death is gone. But, he is justified in preventing additional harm to himself. What, get pistol whipped again with a gun you KNOW is fake? TF?

[@zero1188]

This the same rules bank have. Let them take the money

[@AskMrRogers]

Well said 👏🏽

[@Joshdagod97]

so self defense gets you fired these days?

[@dalinkwentk9180]

Welcome to corporate America😂😂where wage slaves need to act accordingly

[@TheIcemanthomas]

@@quaithom3138what protocol tells y that if ur getting beat up that u need to just lay there? He followed protocol and he was attacked.

[@robreeto]

It gets you put in prison as well lmao

[@wadecountybabe]

​@@quaithom3138 and he's still gonna get his bag

[@williamthaxtoniii8284]

yeah...... you should avoid a fight at all cost at work. and if you really wanted toget paid you would have fell on the ground and acted like you got knocked out

[@ElderBishopPastorReverendOssie]

I was threatened with termination for chasing after a guy who robbed a woman in a store I use to work at. I quit two weeks later. These franchises are trash, he shouldn't be held liable.

[@Ucantbseriousdawg]

That wasn't your job to chase down the guy

[@ElderBishopPastorReverendOssie]

@@Ucantbseriousdawg if your mother was robbed in a store, and an employee could've apprehended the thief, you would be very appreciative. Thats why I stopped working, because I knew no one gave a shit about going the extra mile. My work meant nothing. The kind of person who says something like that is typically a person who does the bare minimum.

[@brendar3324]

These people at these Fortune 500 companies are ignoring their PowerPoint presentations "Welcome" slides and making up their own rules as they go along. IJS

[@TravelwithEbby]

This is why I’m glad I have a union.. idk why these minimum wage jobs don’t protect their employees and don’t stand by them in times like these..

[@DaKrawnik]

Fast food....

[@DiamondFlame45]

@@DaKrawnikThere are fast food unions outside the Us

[@ReallyOneOfThem]

Union jobs usually aren't at risk of robbery

[@CelesteMinerva]

Because there isn't a union to stand up for these employees. Worst part is that fast food workers have attempted to unionize especially Starbucks and there was union busting tactics.

[@maniac50ae14]

My first guess would be because of turnover, second would be because fast food workers arent aware of unions. My third reason and this is from experience, getting employees onboard to start a union is hard. I delivered furniture and appliances for the largest home furniture retailer in the midwest as a subcontractor and I asked a few of the older guys that had been there for years why they never started a union. One person felt it wasnt worth it and another said he tried but he couldnt get people onboard. I could go into more detail about the races, political ideologies and financial prospects of the type of people that did this kind of work, but those are simpler answers for you

[@UncleBoogieTX]

“…OR if he was just trying to get his lick back for being hit with a fake gun” Dying laughing 🤣🤣🤣

[@0ff1c1alMzPanama]

SUE….THEM….HOESSSS 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@leeee2600]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vonneal1]

Exactly. He's gonna be young and PAID❤

[@krazyknva78]

Starbucks is F'd for this. Per their "carefully crafted policy," an employee would have to allow themselves to be murked in order to be within company compliance.

[@JohnSmith-ey6hq]

Lawyer up. You will win. They failed miserably.

[@royalty843]

I stand with the Starbucks employee. How is it these employers have us watch the videos where you have to either run, hide(if no where to run), or fight(if you have no other choice). But then get fired for following protocol.

[@ICEBERG1K]

I agree with the first caller salute to that beautiful woman

[@KiejahDionne79]

And Starbucks is wondering why a lot of people are boycotting them right now?? 🤨🤔

[@HandMeDeals]

Charlamagne putting on chapstick without missing a beat is crazy!

[@markeshacalicutt9271]

Lol

[@siryoung4543]

What’s crazy about putting on chapstick?

[@sinematic06]

🤨

[@Avenue77]

​@siryoung4543 Catch the joke "youngsir" spell backwards

[@siryoung4543]

@@sinematic06 gnuoyris? What does that spell

[@skinnysky]

First caller is wild lol

[@RealgamerforLife]

😂😂💯

[@SpaceBunz4Life]

Starbucks is wack as hell for this. Wonder how they would act if they were pistol whipped and facing a possibility deadly situation…

[@giffondhall9214]

As a Starbucks customer they owe this compensation he didn't deserve to lose his job!

[@JasonWalkerJamaica]

The quote and then recording from the movie "Set It Off" had me. "What's the f*@king procedure when you have a gun to your head?"

[@iMoha46]

workplaces care more about policy than anything else

[@kynshii]

Upcoming payday for the employees and a lawyer💰 Survival protocol supercedes Store Protocol at ALL times

[@travistucker4067]

Facts!

[@Dailymemes9000]

This makes Starbucks look very bad to. Glad I don't get sh$$ from over there

[@kynshii]

@@Dailymemes9000 right

[@steverl22]

Stop acting a fool at work!!! It aint your company....let then get robbed and keep it pushing.

[@mgs9136]

Period!!

[@insaneconqueror5421]

Naw. If someone hits me they gettin it back.

[@raymondsmith8374]

You don’t understand the robbers were robbing everyone. Not just the store.

[@PapeySapote]

They hit him with the gun lol this has nothing to do with the company.

[@wahaywgr]

Thank you CTG for inserting that “Set It Off” sound bite cause that’s exactly what popped in my head 😂…they shouldn’t have fired him.

[@Marx1684]

He got pistol whipped & saw the gun fall apart. Was he not supposed to try to survive? Am I missing something?

[@geronimopratt7976]

​@@krissyjnhe was still being beaten

[@msbosslady1712]

​@@krissyjngirl you sound dumb asf

[@Stydimples]

Wasn’t he following protocol when the robber asked for the money and he went to open the cash register and it jammed than he got hit with the gun. 😂

[@carmelohernandez5171]

The first caller is the perfect problem with society today. I say this as a Puerto Rican.

[@1983jcheat]

🇵🇷

[@iammiss1009]

As soon as I got out my car I got notification for this y’all on it. 😂😂😂💪🏾

[@RoxxStr]

That mother daughter combo was too cute ❤😂

[@lamajarmystrong91]

Bro still came back to work! That man needs to be transferred to Loss Prevention.

[@lifeofjontay4674]

First of all who the hell robs a Starbucks that’s the real question 🤣🤣

[@larrymarshall8900]

Crack heads or losers begging for change on the streets. If your gonna rob a store let be a bigger store something like Wal Mart,Target,or Old Navy for example. Don't rob the fuckin dollar stores or Five BELOW. Basically I'm saying is don't rob the stores that ain't about shit versus the stores that have top quality shit there. Overall don't rob no stores or nobody at all,but don't be hero also cause the company doesn't give two shots about you.

[@bizieb23]

Give up the money. No company is worth dying for, they will replace you within 2 weeks

[@Ayobussa]

Starbucks gets donkey, one is really bad PR and two he’s probably gonna turn around and sue them for wrongful termination

[@Shin-Blade]

7:50 Caller is just plain ignorant...

[@Rootz_TV]

“He was defending that head” That PAUSE was CRAZY!

[@KM-iz6sg]

I will never defend or put my life in jeopardy for any employer.

[@MugShotVlogs]

That's crazy

[@sulimed]

Guess you're supposed to de-escalate the situation while they knockin your head😂😂😂

[@adamantinerebelle7578]

Doesn't Matter If The Gun Was Fake, He Was Still Assaulted

[@nathanhunter6877]

A life is worth more then money

[@chronocross85]

The reason why most companies do this is because they don't want to be liable if their employee gets injured on the job and then sues the company. It's happened many times where employees would sue a company for getting hurt while trying to protect the store. This is why you see videos of all these shoplifters stealing and no employees tries to stop them because they dont want to get fired or possibly hurt. A Lot of stores are closing due to shoplifters and vandalizing, especially in the Bay Area like San Francisco and Oakland.

[@sinamen516]

But he was hit first so what was he supposed to do?

[@xbabu142x]

This guy got pistol whipped. That's not a minor attack.

[@rellyj]

The first caller.....smfh... How?

[@REAlMIDOFFICIAL]

I cannot stand a thief!

[@aricwilliams6492]

I dont even think its about the robbery sometimes and defending a company. We've seen so many videos of people walking into random places and shooting it up for no reason. Dude chose the fight response.

[@MartyMarr21]

Donkey of they day should belong to the breakfast club for that Nikki Haley interview

[@howlbeast]

Sue their asses!! Get your 100K youngen and pay off college

[@reypapi655]

Dude definitely should sue and then own the same star bucks

[@dalinkwentk9180]

Cant sue if its company policy. This is why its best to own your own business. Your business, your rules🤷

[@reypapi655]

@@dalinkwentk9180 nah dude U can sue

[@Dailymemes9000]

​@@dalinkwentk9180YES HE CAN. he got assaulted. He had the right to defend himself. This is gonna look very bad in court for that company.

[@dalinkwentk9180]

@@Dailymemes9000 better have a good lawyer. Probably can get emotional distress compensation.

[@reypapi655]

@@dalinkwentk9180 wrongful termination case I smell

[@kingbigboycalebj3918]

Why do it matter wjat color he is ? People slow

[@kita.x0x0]

Did they get away with money? If so, Michael gets the donkey. If they didn't get any money, then Starbucks gets the donkey because the dude just saved yall money 😂😂

[@D0p3of09]

They tell you during interviews and then during training NEVER BE A HERO and they give the same story as this as to why you should NOT!

[@bodydoublesecurity4987]

Technically he was trying to comply, but the register wouldn't open. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@JohnSmith-ey6hq]

They can't force you to allow a person to attack you and not defend yourself. Folks are dull out here.

[@robreeto]

Yes they can lol all they have to do is allow crime, not enforce robbery and theft laws, and ban you from being able to purchase a weapon to protect yourself and charge you for protecting yourself.

[@rsimpkins219]

Get that money Michael, he was assaulted then defended himself yet fired......run him that money

[@xbabu142x]

Pistol whipping someone is assault with a deadly weapon. Starbucks wants him to lay down after getting hit once, and no guarantee he's not going to continue getting assaulted? If this is new York he getting paid. Assaulted employees are not supposed to follow corporate policy.

[@ImOnPoint]

I don't care what the situation is, the public will go against the company.

[@ant16m]

The People’s Court theme song, let’s get it🤣

[@BlackMaleSpirituality]

It opens an establishment up to liability if employees physically engage with people. I’ve seen situations where places have been sued for forcibly removing a physically belligerent customer.

[@SheldonJohnson-xr4mt]

The first caller was way beyond ridiculous. Smh

[@greenwooddistrictstudios]

They out here doing my people's court joke!!! Ain't that some shit!

[@dewaynemartinjr8660]

Right lmao I feel old I watch court shows every day 😂😂🤦🏾

[@familyofprofitabletraders9563]

Love listening to my Unks!

[@kiajayy]

Starbucks fired my friend 20-something years ago for closing the store and not waiting to be relieved to attend the birth of his first child.

[@Miss_swagtastic]

Wow that's crazy

[@SB_thatsme]

CtG said Michael is claiming the reason for termination was the breech of protocol, but the official reason was not given. I wanna know the real reason for termination before I pick a side.

[@royalfreshness815]

The first caller needs to sent to MARS by elon musk. 😂😂😂💯💯

[@katiepop3442]

Just cause the gun was fake doesn't mean they aren't still going to do him harm. He defended himself not Starbucks. AINT NOBODY COMING SEE YOU STARBUCKS!!!! GIVE THAT BROTHER HIS JOB BACK!!! WHERE IS THE GOFUND ME??

[@SaintFr33wayy]

I work at Starbucks i was fired last year for fighting in the store on the clock . They hired me back because i am the best of the best. Franchise btw.

[@zero1188]

Let me risk my life over a billion dollar company that not making me a billionaire. He is a foolio

[@leonardchristopher9473]

Pistol whipping someone with a toy gun?? This generation is different!!!

[@rolamc]

Defend yourself. Jobs come and go.

[@JudySonnier-kg2he]

Win Lose or drawer

[@dicacci6762]

So u get fired for defending yourself & the company you work? Waow so all i gotta do is the opposite of that be employee of the month 😅😅

[@Dailymemes9000]

Lol this is why its every man for himself when things like this go down. Hey man as long as they don't do nothing to me they can take whatever they want f this job💯💯😂🤣

[@reneehoward72]

The problem is with our legal system. The robber can sue Starbucks for being assaulted by their employee on their premises. Stop criminals from being able to sue victims.

[@bruceaskew2107]

I was fired from the movie theater before for defending myself against a angry police officer He assaulted me in front of security because his nachis was cold because he left them after he ordered them , he threw them at me and spit on me in front of a crowd security did nothing so i hopped over the counter and whooped him and i got fired 😡

[@Nigerian-born_American]

Imagine if Mr. Macdough fired Hakeem and Semi, in the movie, Coming to America (1988), after they stopped Samuel L. Jackson’s character, who happened to be a criminal, from robbing them. Smh

[@blackpow3r]

The real DOTD is the legal system. This allows the robbers or the employees to sue the company for getting hurt on their property. Thus, the companies have policies that says nobody can do that so we don't have to pay anybody. That's the loop we're in. 💯

[@ballinonabudget6229]

That first girl is a certain kinda special 😅

[@sonyasheriee2893]

I haven’t been to Starbucks in a year because the drinks are inconsistent and I don’t plan on going back. Dunkin has been my place.

[@iDoThings46]

The first caller is confused and a part of what’s wrong with our society today

[@Itsloco314]

I agree with letting the robber take the money, but just bc you let them have the money doesnt mean they going to let you live 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@eoa454]

Starbucks gets the donkey 🫏 💯

[@MyPerspectiv]

I don't know. I'm kind of conflicted on this one. I initially felt like everyone else, Starbucks sucks and I get it, people are upset with Starbucks because they fired the employee for fighting back. In this particular case, he saved the day but I also understand their perspective. Their perspective is that this employee may have put the rest of his peers lives in Jeopardy by fighting. You never know what other weapons these clowns might have and it could have turned out to be much worse. The gun might be fake but what if they had knives? Or other weapons that might injure the other employees.

[@teotwawkiera]

lmao @ the mother saying "she told me I was donkey of the day for always getting her to school late" lmao

[@Animalit55]

A policy is policy. After all getting fired from Starbucks is not that serious.

[@AlexXDiety]

America, what are your standards? How is a twenty year old barista being held to a higher standard than your police when it comes to deescalation and handling tense/dangerous situations?

[@Malvo6820]

The starbucks employee should have been rewarded instead of fired. It lets you know that these companies don't appreciate their employees. It's sad bruh

[@JustXavier]

Does anyone remember that time Red added fhe Fred Flintstone sound effect to one of the clips? I wish we had more of those. 🥺

[@hermanwilkins5204]

Those companies have a policy about this thing.Give them what they want or get out of their way

[@jas1565]

They couldn't which is why they were attacked and defended themselves.

[@sinamen516]

I feel like it should go to Starbucks for losing an amazing ass employee!!!

[@chuck9380]

Lowes policy is to Hide, Flight or Fight.

[@daniellepint]

1st caller is apart of the problem

[@TClint850]

You knucked.. and ain bout to buck is crazy 🤪 😅😅😅 Crime Mob

[@RichardGolden-m4o]

Man stood his ground, defended himself. Has not he the right?

[@tboneforreal]

Yep, but exercising your rights doesn't mean freedom from consequences. The company has rights too and they have the right to terminate you for violating their policies and procedures.

[@ckdots5698]

St. Louis off the chain.. you better learn self defense! Give the employee a cash reward and vacay! Paid by Star Bucks.. wishful thinking 😂