https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnkyb/starbucks-union-strike-red-cup-rebellionThe 'Red Cup Rebellion' Is Here as Starbucks Workers Launch Massive Strike
"Red Cup Day" is the coffee giant's biggest sales day of the year, and workers say it's "absolutely unbearable."
"Red Cup Day is mentally and physically abusive," Frihart, who is now a shift supervisor, told VICE News. "It sounds ridiculous talking about coffee, but imagine so many people yelling at you about how you're not doing anything right and they're not getting their drinks fast enough."
Workers on the Starbucks Reddit have described it as "the worst day of your year" and "absolutely unbearable."
"Reading the words 'red cup day' sent chills down my spine with a side of ptsd," one former worker posted.
