Starbucks Coffee Company Decision: Employee Discharge Violated the NLRA In yet another case, Starbucks Coffee Company, the Board again reinstated an employee who engaged in profanity laced tirades against his manager. The first tirade occurred when the employee felt that his manager was slow to assist him during a busy day at Starbucks. Instead of thanking his manager for the requested assistance, which the manager provided, the employee said, "about damn time," "this is bulls**t" and "do everything your damn self." The employee was suspended for this behavior and given a final warning. Six months later, during a heated argument with another Starbuck's manager in the middle of a union organizing campaign, the same employee, in front of several customers, told this Starbucks manager, "you can go f**k yourself, if you want to f**k me up, go ahead, I'm here." Apparently, the manager also used profanity during the confrontation.