Originally Posted by
prathmann
Doesn't sound like they've given you any reason yet that sounds legitimate. A decently maintained bicycle should be more reliable for short distance transportation than most cars and neither would be immune from robbery attempts. So continue to ask for their rationale - but try to do so in a tactful, non-pushy way. I'd also pitch the environmental angle. Their website proclaims a 'Shared Planet' philosophy and says "Environmental Stewardship:
In 1992, Starbucks adopted an environmental mission statement that ensures that environmental stewardship will play a role in all facets of our business. ..." Seems like letting their employees use environmentally friendly means of transport would be one of the facets of their business.
Yeah, but lets look at what happens in the real world. In the real world the District manager pegs him as a kook and a troublemaker and he shoots his career path in the foot and at worse case is unemployed "for cause" since it was a requirement of the job. Yeah, he can make a stink and run it up the flagpole, but it's not going to make anyone happy except a bunch of anonymous cyclists on the internet and maybe some tree huggers. In the meantime there's that pesky thing called eating and paying the light bill that pops up
