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
“what little power they had has unskilled workers”
What unskilled blowfish??? They know how to make coffee.
My boss lives 3 doors away and he’s been a little calmer lately now that he hasn’t has easy access to coffee *before* work… where our secretaries make gallons more throughout the day.
Yes, the secretaries make coffee here. And they are required to wear high heels, pencil skirts, and stocking *with* seams — and we always begin any interaction with them by saying “Come ‘ere doll face…”
“I coulda been a barista.”
– Marlon Brewndo
Bean there, done that.
Benson – ah ok I hadn’t been there in a few months
love stumptown coffee – also love Colombe
and love Snice coffee too
Benson – do you ever go to Brooklyn Bread? and if so – do you feel it’s like an authentic BK Italian style bakery?
oops, Gorillas in the Miffed
Oh btw, forgot to respond to CH’s earlier post.
CH: go kiss my a$$.
I’d have more sympathy if I wasn’t abused by the staff. Well, okay, not abused. But they were awful.
Anyway, I wouldn’t count Gorilla out. I think their bread and butter is their wholesale business.
“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?