Comments on: Dream big, reach for the Starbucks?

By: Grant Hamilton

Grant Hamilton — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:07:10 +0000

That’s an interesting take on it, Colin.

Wynston: I think Colin’s got it right with the grass is always greener sentiment. I’ve had shitty jobs, and wanted respectable ones. And respectable ones are so much better than shitty ones — mostly. But I really miss the sensation of my shift being over, and heading home, and not having to think about work anymore.

By: Colin Corneau

Colin Corneau — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:48:55 +0000

Grass is always greener…

If I were to work at Starbucks I’d use it as a ticket outta this COUNTRY, not some former job. There’s Starbucks in Europe but the coolest ones would be in Asia or some quasi-Third World country. Like teachin’ English but with better benefits, chance of management and better pay!

By: Wynston

Wynston — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:46:25 +0000

Eh I see it more as a symptom of taking a good job for granted. Whenever I had a shitty job which was pretty much all the time till a week ago, I’d always think about how I wanted a job that was semi-respectable and where you got to sit down at a desk.

By: Grant Hamilton

Grant Hamilton — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:40:27 +0000

I think people dream of having a job where they don’t have any responsibility. I know that I take my job home, in that I’m always thinking about it, and I kind of wish sometimes that I had a job where, when my shift was over, I passed it on to someone else, and that was it.

This kind of fantasy is probably a symptom of overwork.

By: Wynston

Wynston — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:01:40 +0000

Eh I think the article sort of ignores the fact that even if these people got laid off they probably wouldn’t have trouble getting a job at a nearby starbucks. Seems kind of like a shitty fantasy to me though, but as someone who has worked at 7-11 I would assume that Starbucks is probably better.

By: MPot

MPot — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:49:00 +0000

I have this dream from time to time. Starbucks or 7-11.