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Starbucks decaffeinates CEO

Posted by Fired Fred on January 8, 2008 5:40 PM
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. That's how the song goes at Starbucks, a jarring counterpoint to the usual new-agey stuff dripping out of the speakers.

Mr. Starbucks himself, Howard Schultz, is back as head barista and CEO, tossing out Jim Donald with the day's coffee grounds.

The change included this blinding flash of the obvious...
In an infamous leaked memo last year, Schultz lamented that the company's aggressive growth had led to "a watering down of the Starbucks experience."

Yet Starbucks has stuck to its ambitious long-term goal of having 40,000 stores worldwide. Late last year, however it announced a slight scaling back of U.S. store openings, among other moves aimed at improving operations.
I guess this "slight scaling back" means the cappuccino machine and the barista who staked out a corner of the Futon Of Love at my place will be leaving soon. I hope she leaves some of those CDs behind.
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