“We’re encouraging partners to speak up if this is something that they’re encountering at their store.”
Starbucks is being proactive about tackling drug use in its respective U.S. chains' bathrooms and how it has negatively affected its employees. The coffee shop is installing needle-disposal boxes to curb complaints from employees, who have encountered accidental injuries from used syringes.
"This is something we've been working on for a few months now. It was something that was brought to our attention from partners last year and something we actually announced and started rolling out in January," a Starbucks spokesperson told Newsweek. The Starbucks rep also said its goal is to find ways to best"support" its partners, including having a "dialogue with our partners" about issues of this caliber.
"Employees have to pay out-of-pocket for this before being reimbursed until Starbucks' company insurance kicks in. Many baristas cannot afford that, instead resorting to loans and credit cards," it continued.
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