Starbucks barista fired over parody song

Based on Chris's attitude, I think he did not care if people saw the video. He just did not expect it to go viral, and he certainly did not expect to get fired. But let this be a lesson for others.

Starbucks Management Side

Do not rely on managers at work to have a sense of humor. Managers are not the most common of people. The higher up people are in management, the worse it gets. Put yourself in the mind of a manager for a moment. The picture that should come to mind is Scrooge counting stacks of money not caring about the world. If he sees a video like this, he is going to think "Now my customers are going to think twice about coming to my store for fear my staff is thinking bad of them, the store will lose money, and I will not be able to take that extra vacation or buy that new car I've been working for!"

Chris' Side

Personally, I've never had a problem with Starbucks employees. They have always been nice and professional. However, I've also worked in the food industry before, and it is stressful dealing with the various personalities of customers in your face, coworkers, and maybe at times an angry manager. Whether he did it spur of the moment or it was premeditated, Chris just wanted to let off frustration. There are worse things he could have done.

Hindsight is 20/20

Anything uploaded to the internet can be shared. It is best not to upload anything that could haunt you online such as incriminating photos or videos. However, sometimes people just have to let go. And yes, the United States of America has a freedom of speech law that people like to tamper with sometimes. So let's compromise. In the case of work, people would likely not tell off a manager or customer. So don't do it online. Things can still be uploaded but the creator must edit the security settings so the content can only be viewed by certain people. If content is more private, there i a less of a chance for it to go viral and end up on the 11 o'clock news. And creators are less likely to lose their job.

But, yes, there is always a but. Even if a creator edits the security settings, the website is the one in charge of the security. What if the website breaks if a new snippet of code is put out? Suddenly the content may go public for people to see. So there is always a risk unless people just do not do crazy things. Perhaps it is better just to share possible questionable content with a few people who will not snitch. Aside from not doing this content at all, this might be the better-at least until someone once perceived as not a snitch thinks you have the ost awesome idea ever and decides to upload it himself or forward it to his buddies.

Why not just grab a few beers after work and let off steam like people did before they had Youtube? Geeesh!