A Starbucks customer in the USA approaches a young barista on social networks because he asked her to wear a mask. What followed after that shouldn’t even have been expected.
–Masks are mandatory in many Starbucks stores in the United States: an employee of the company preparing a coffee.
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Like every Monday morning, Lenin Gutierrez was at the counter in a Starbucks café in San Diego, California, when a woman entered the store. She wanted to order something when the 24-year-old pointed her out to the company guidelines, which stipulate that customers and employees wear a mask. The woman got upset about it, said she didn’t need a mask, and left the café angry. So Gutierrez reports the incident to the US news channel CNN and in a video on his Facebook account.
But that wasn’t the end of it. The woman then returned, asked for his name and took a picture of him. As it turned out later, she published the photo on her Facebook account with the words: “Meet Lenen (sic!) From Starbucks, who had refused to serve me because I was not wearing a mask. Next time I’ll wait for the police and bring a medical certificate. »
–The woman took a picture of Gutierrez and posted it on her Facebook account with defamatory text.
(Photo: Facebook)
The Facebook post may not have had the hoped-for effect for the woman. Instead of approval, a wave of criticism swept over them. “Stop bothering service employees because you refuse to comply with the regulations that employees have to implement,” writes a user. One user thinks: «It’s just ridiculous. He just followed the security guidelines and did his job. If you don’t want to wear a mask, just stop entering shops. »
When he saw the Facebook post, he thought: “Wow, she really got me down on Facebook. I started reading the comments and just laughed at the memes people had created about the encounter, ”Gutierrez told CNN.
But that’s not all: one of the Facebook users set up a “GoFundMe” pageto tip for the young barista. The initial target of $ 1,000 was quickly exceeded and rose to over $ 100,000 within a week. Over 7,500 donors contributed to this amount.
What does the 24-year-old want to do with all the money? Investing in his dream of a dancer career, Gutierrez said in a Facebook video. Part of it should also Organizations in the San Diego region benefit.
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