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Any current/former Starbs people ever have to work a “clopen?”

I'm so thrilled at all the union activity lately. Just after college, during the first modern recession, I was a barista for several years. Only job I could get, and I was happy to have income. I normally worked closes and pre-closes. Every two weeks, my boss would try to make me work an open (pre-closes ended at 8:30p in my store, closes at 11p, opens started at 5:30a). Little did my 21-year-old self know closing at 11 (which meant we didn't clock until 11:30 at least) and opening at 5:30 was a violation of labor laws for time between shifts. Fuck clopens, get your unions. Fair work for everyone. (I do not have the documented timecards since I quit in 2012 and didn't know any better).


I'm so thrilled at all the union activity lately. Just after college, during the first modern recession, I was a barista for several years. Only job I could get, and I was happy to have income. I normally worked closes and pre-closes. Every two weeks, my boss would try to make me work an open (pre-closes ended at 8:30p in my store, closes at 11p, opens started at 5:30a). Little did my 21-year-old self know closing at 11 (which meant we didn't clock until 11:30 at least) and opening at 5:30 was a violation of labor laws for time between shifts. Fuck clopens, get your unions. Fair work for everyone.

(I do not have the documented timecards since I quit in 2012 and didn't know any better).

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