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11.04.26 - 09:36
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California coffee chain faces backlash after pledge to remove Pride flags (The Guardian)
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Petition with 4,000 signatures decries 'slap in the face', saying Philz made fortune off LGBTQ+ communitySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPhilz, a popular coffee chain with locations across California, is facing growing criticism after news broke that the San Francisco-based company planned to remove Pride flags from its stores.The move is part of an effort to “[create] a more consistent, inclusive experience across all our stores, including removing a variety of flags and other decor”, Mahesh Sadarangani, the company's CEO, said in a statement to the Guardian. Continue reading......
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05.04.26 - 16:36
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From microshifting to coffee badging: whatever happened to just doing your job? (The Guardian)
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Buzzy workplace trends all point to the same thing: avoiding work while still collecting a paycheckThere's another hot trend in the workplace – microshifting, and it's about to revolutionize the workday by breaking the traditional 9-to-5 into short, flexible and non-linear bursts of activity rather than a continuous 8-hour stretch. Microshifting allows for a better work-life balance. Why not do a yoga class or pop to the shops during work hours? I mean, what is “work” anyway?Like bare minimum Mondays, where workers recuperating from weekend hangovers allow themselves to accomplish the least amount the day after, or coffee badging, which involves taking the time out of the workday to protest an employer's in-office requirements by driving into the office, swiping your badge, having a coffee, then taking more time out of the workday to drive back home, it used to have another name, as the Guardian noted earlier this year: “Taking the piss.” Continue reading......
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