Starbucks China stores require employees to hand-draw smiles on every cup of coffee. Those who miss drawing them will receive a secondary warning, and accumulating two warnings will result in the loss of their 13th and 14th-month bonuses or even termination.
On September 10, a video revealed that brands like Starbucks have 8 to 9 days off per month, while others like Bawang Chaji have only 4 days. Netizens left comments confirming this and calling for the implementation of two-day weekends.