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Baristas quit in protest of racy dress code
"Fred Goodwin, CMA" > wrote in message
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> Baristas quit in protest of racy dress code
>
> <http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/
> NW_082307WAB_monroe_latte_dress_TP.63094d58.html>
> http://tinyurl.com/2oebjg
>
> 10:28 AM PDT on Friday, August 24, 2007
> By ROB PIERCY / KING 5 News
>
> Amy Klatt is one of the baristas at Lola Bean Espresso who's quitting
> over the new dress code. MONROE, Wash. - Workers at one coffee stand
> are taking a stand against their new boss.
>
> The owner is implementing a dress code - requiring employees to wear
> skimpy outfits.
>
> All the workers have quit.
>
> "I make coffee, I don't sell my body, you know?"
>
> That's what Barista Amy Klett told her boss at Lola Bean Espresso last
> week.
>
> "He said he was going with a franchise called Cowgirls and that the
> attire would be different, and that if we weren't on board, he would
> find other people," said barista Heather Cyrus.
>
> For those of you who haven't visited Cowgirls, think of it like
> Starbucks meets Hooters.
>
> Like a lot of similar stands throughout the Northwest, people come for
> the coffee -- and the dress code.
>
> "Military Monday, Cowgirl Tuesday, Bikini Wednesday, Schoolgirl
> Thursday and Fantasy Friday," said Cyrus.
>
> The girls at Lola Bean talked about it. One by one, they went to
> their boss and told him they quit.
>
> "I think it's demeaning to women and you shouldn't have to wear that
> kind of clothing to make a living," said Klett.
>
> "I'm not gonna wear lingerie or negligees to work," said Cyrus. "It's
> not how I represent myself."
>
> "I don't think he was expecting every one of us to quit," said Klett.
>
> By the end of the week, everyone will be gone. For Amy, the decision
> was all at once easy and painful.
>
> "I have a mortgage to pay and I'm not sure how I'm gonna pay it now,"
> said Klett.
>
> Amy and the others are counting on their regular customers to follow
> them to other coffee stands.
>
> "Coffee's coffee. I'll go wherever she goes," said one customer.
>
> "If they don't want to do it, they don't have to. I wouldn't wanna do
> it," said customer Jan Woolery.
>
> The owner of the stand tells KING 5 he was very surprised all of the
> baristas decided to quit. He says he has posted an ad for new baristas
> and the response has been overwhelming.
>
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