Hey, if you've never visited beautiful downtown Monroe you couldn't
understand the appeal of skimpily dressed baristas. Other than a state
prison, for years Monroe had only the logging & railroad industries (and
prostitution) as economic bases. Communities from Monroe to Gold bar &
Sultan were notorious for their brothels; only closed within fairly recent
memory. So maybe the proprietor is trying to maintain the historic
atmosphere of the area? Gosh, some communities might hail the guy as a hero.
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Robert Harmon
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http://www.tinyurl.com/mb4uj - My coffee pages.

http://www.tinyurl.com/2tnv87 - My 'Guidelines For Newbies' page.

http://www.tinyurl.com/2cr3e2 - I have things for sale here.
"Jude" > wrote in message
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> "Fred Goodwin, CMA" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>> Baristas quit in protest of racy dress code
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>> <http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/
>> NW_082307WAB_monroe_latte_dress_TP.63094d58.html>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2oebjg
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>> 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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