Starbucks Has Become A Victim Of Its Own Arrogant, Bitter Culture
Starbucks has a problem. In late 2025, the company closed hundreds of underperforming stores across the United States as part of a major restructuring effort. Official figures indicate that 520 U.S. locations were shuttered in the last three months of their fiscal year, resulting in a net closure of 107 stores worldwide during that quarter. However, Starbucks plans to open more locations in 2026, focusing on higher-potential areas and updated store designs.
The company intends to open new stores and renovate more than 1,000 locations in fiscal year 2026, aiming to drive growth despite closures. New leadership plans to focus on strengthening the brand and improving the store experience rather than simply expanding the footprint.
Really? Good luck with that.
The truth is that when Starbucks opened, it was a novelty. It was a new type of status symbol, a place to be seen and to frequent. People hung out there with their tablets and laptops. It was a meeting place for the “supposed” hip. Even if your financial situation wasn’t great, you could still appear to be carefree while sipping on your $7 mocha latte. In years past, it was considered a big deal to show up at the office with some Starbucks.
Some of that mystique still lives on, but most of it has waned for several reasons. For one, people have realized that the coffee isn’t that great. Starbucks coffee is bitter, and no matter what milk or additives you choose, you can’t disguise that fact. It’s also definitely too expensive. Sipping expensive coffee, especially when you are finally willing to admit to yourself that it isn’t that good, for most Americans is not an everyday luxury.
However, the real reason Starbucks is deservedly fading into the murky coffee sunset is that it has become a victim of its own bitter, arrogant culture, which is only fitting because it has helped create it.
An increasing number of complaints about Starbucks staff have emerged in recent years. The reason is obvious. The average age of a Starbucks barista is typically 21-24 years old, with the vast majority (60-67 percent) under 30. According to Zippia, a significant portion (about 23 percent) are ages 18-20, reflecting its appeal to younger workers and students.
Let’s face it, based on its corporate philosophy, Starbucks’ hiring practices favor liberals. So, what you end up with is a horde of young liberals in various stages of radicalism, who are placed in charge of making people’s coffee.
For me, that alone is enough reason to avoid ever going near one again. Besides, I make much better coffee at home without any of the attitude.
Unfortunately, some who are out on the road early and often may find themselves in a situation with nowhere else to stop.
Such was the situation for a Los Angeles deputy sheriff whose 16-hour shift quickly turned into a disrespectful spectacle when a Starbucks barista served him coffee in a cup featuring a hand-drawn image of a pig.
Calling police officers pigs isn’t anything new, but it is still just as disrespectful. So, for a punk at a smug liberal company to commit this despicable act is inexcusable.
The deputy, whose identity was not released by the department, later posted about the Jan. 9 incident on his private Instagram account.
“It felt discouraging and disrespectful, especially after a long day of serving the community. All I wanted was caffeine, but instead I left feeling uneasy.”
The sheriff immediately reported the matter and contacted the company’s corporate security division to formally raise concerns and ensure accountability.
Will there be accountability, I doubt it. Yes, this employee will be fired and deservedly so, but the culture of leftist entitlement will remain. Starbucks is a victim of what it helped to create.
You can’t be an advocate for every radical idea that comes down the pike and expect things to be different. The people that apply there and the people Starbucks hires are like minded in their hatred of American values and Western Culture, and that bitterness is evident in the taste of their coffee.
For the record, I know many law enforcement officers and every time the word pig is used against them they take it as a compliment meaning:
Pride, Integrity and Guts!
