Einstein Brothers Bagels
Nov. 2nd, 2007 03:15 amSo we went to Einstein Bagels for lunch. Not the first time. Usually it is pretty nice, the food is fresh and good.
However, this time they were playing some kind of horrible Christian Rock over the PA system. Not just horrible, but propagandistic.
Lyrics like "God is real, creation is the truth". Three songs in a row.
I was extremely surprised because it seems like a pretty hip company, and I have never heard music like this in there before, either at this location or any other.
I wrote an angry letter to them, asking whether this was a corporate policy of religious indoctrination, or a franchise-specific aberration of self-appointed managerial propaganda.
I stated I would never again eat at any Einstein if it was a corporate policy, and never again eat at this particular location if it was specific to this location.
I was very surprised, because this particular location is in the heart of the most liberal, crunchy-granola suburb of Orlando. This isn't the town you think of when you think "Bible Belt". This is freaking Winter Park here. It's about the least likely place in Florida for such an occurrence.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of thing at Einstein Brothers Bagels?
However, this time they were playing some kind of horrible Christian Rock over the PA system. Not just horrible, but propagandistic.
Lyrics like "God is real, creation is the truth". Three songs in a row.
I was extremely surprised because it seems like a pretty hip company, and I have never heard music like this in there before, either at this location or any other.
I wrote an angry letter to them, asking whether this was a corporate policy of religious indoctrination, or a franchise-specific aberration of self-appointed managerial propaganda.
I stated I would never again eat at any Einstein if it was a corporate policy, and never again eat at this particular location if it was specific to this location.
I was very surprised, because this particular location is in the heart of the most liberal, crunchy-granola suburb of Orlando. This isn't the town you think of when you think "Bible Belt". This is freaking Winter Park here. It's about the least likely place in Florida for such an occurrence.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of thing at Einstein Brothers Bagels?