Starbucks put new limits starting Monday on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons. The dress code requires employees at company-operated and licensed stores in the U.S. and Canada to wear a solid black shirt and khaki, black or blue denim bottoms.
Under the previous dress code, baristas could wear a broader range of dark colors and patterned shirts. Starbucks said the new rules would make its green aprons stand out and create a sense of familiarity for customers as it tries to establish a warmer, more welcoming feeling in its stores.
I don’t know anything about it, but could the media just be saying this is what it’s about, but it also includes more important issues? They often don’t report on strikes in a way that makes them look reasonable or good, and saying it’s just about a dress code makes them potentially look like they’re being overzealous.