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Fired Starbucks employee becomes famous

A former employee of the coffee shop chain Starbucks has become famous on the internet after he uploaded a video of himself singing a song, which subsequently got him fired from his job. Christopher Cristwell was fired on the same day as he posted his video, which showed him singing in his underpants and a green apron, making disparaging remarks about customers.

He recorded the song in July and since then it has gone viral. The twenty five year old said that he was surprised at how much attention his video got and he has received thousands of messages of support on his Facebook page. He said “I’m surprised that people are enjoying it so much, I really made the video just for my fellow co-workers and closest friends.”

Unfortunately, managers also saw the video and he ended up losing his job. In his latest video, uploaded recently, he sings “Just so you know, I love my job, I loved my boss and coffee too …”

After canning him from his job Starbucks officials said: “while Christopher was expressing his own views in the video, the disparaging remarks about our customers and company are unacceptable and out of line with our commitment to providing a respectful Starbucks experience …”