Insurrection at Gorilla Coffee
We’d originally relegated this story to the Daily Links post, but it’s too good not to have its own post…Apparently one of the owners of the popular coffee spot Gorilla Coffee at 97 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope rubbed the employees the wrong way so they all banded together and quit en masse, throwing the…
We’d originally relegated this story to the Daily Links post, but it’s too good not to have its own post…Apparently one of the owners of the popular coffee spot Gorilla Coffee at 97 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope rubbed the employees the wrong way so they all banded together and quit en masse, throwing the Park Slope ecosystem into disequilibrium. Evidently there are all sorts of signs posted out front with a running he-said-she-said account of the problem. From a reader: “My husband said there was line outside the door of people just freaking out and totally in crisis over the lack of coffee. I have a feeling he was one of them because I was on the other line when he called to tell me this, and he told my secretary that it was an emergency.” We also hear that Gorilla addicts have been depleting supplies at neighboring stores to ride out the current crisis. We’d be mighty appreciative if someone could send in some photos of the storefront and posted screeds…
Entire Staff Quits Gorilla Coffee in Slope [Brooklyn Paper]
Photo by bean_weaver
“I wonder if the owners of Ollie’s are giving their staff Thank You cards and bonuses as we speak.”
I’m curious to know how the other coffee places are dealing with this possible solidarity walkout tomorrow! Anyone out there, from a competitor, care to comment?
Gorillas in the Myphed
Gem;
Cafe Regular has also gone downhill since there was the fight betweeen the sister who owned the place and her brother who managed it (and who recently quit). Alot of the baristas followed Martin out the door, and the coffee has gone downhill.
Tres Pomme switched from Gorilla to Stumptown beans, and the coffee is fantastic there!
Never Bean Kissed
The Apes of Wrath
I wonder if the owners of Ollie’s are giving their staff Thank You cards and bonuses as we speak.
haha slope!
sorry Ringo, i don’t hate you, its just my caffeine level dropped. Quaffing more as we type
Well, they do make it easy to apply online: http://www.gorillacoffee.com/jobs/
I wonder if the owners won’t resolve to have this Carol person work at the plant vs. the shop since her people skills seem to be horrendous!? Can they really afford not to address the issue and to have this kind of turnover?
Midnight Espresso