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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:56 PM Aug 2020

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Coca-Cola: We are giving our employees Election Day off in the U.S. this year and partnering with h

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Sarah Silverman
@SarahKSilverman
Amazing!!

Coca-Cola
@CocaCola
Replying to @SarahKSilverman
We’re in, Sarah. We are giving our employees Election Day off in the U.S. this year and partnering with https://maketimetovote.org to encourage employees to vote.

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Coca-Cola: We are giving our employees Election Day off in the U.S. this year and partnering with h (Original Post) soothsayer Aug 2020 OP

Yaaaaaay! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #1

I hope this is a trend. I also hope the company doesn't make employees make up the day. Are they progressive nobody Aug 2020 #2

Should be a national holiday,... maybe call it the "John Robert Lewis Go out and Vote Holiday". magicarpet Aug 2020 #3

howzabout a free coke with our I voted sticker? hmm msongs Aug 2020 #4

excellent gopiscrap Aug 2020 #5

Great! I hope other companies follow their example. crickets Aug 2020 #6

all businesses should do this, and I plan to take the day of and day after off from work SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #7

Things go better with Coke MyMission Aug 2020 #8

Trump's not gonna like Coke anymore. jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #9

The pause that refreshes. sandensea Aug 2020 #10

Have a Coke and a vote! Grammy23 Aug 2020 #11

You forgot the Solost Aug 2020 #13

Amazing! Didn't see this coming from Coke! AlexSFCA Aug 2020 #12

With their HQ being in Atlanta, this is especially meaningful. JudyM Aug 2020 #14

we need more of this RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2020 #15

Way to go. musicblind Aug 2020 #16

Right? soothsayer Aug 2020 #17

Pleasantly surprised North Shore Chicago Aug 2020 #18

I'm a Pepsi drinker but I will definitely be buying Coke. nt live love laugh Aug 2020 #19

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

1. Yaaaaaay!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:57 PM

Aug 2020

Doesn't shitstain drink coke?

He's going to have a fit!

progressive nobody

(816 posts)

2. I hope this is a trend. I also hope the company doesn't make employees make up the day. Are they

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 10:00 PM

Aug 2020

Paying them?

magicarpet

(14,155 posts)

3. Should be a national holiday,... maybe call it the "John Robert Lewis Go out and Vote Holiday".

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 10:02 PM

Aug 2020

msongs

(67,420 posts)

4. howzabout a free coke with our I voted sticker? hmm

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 10:04 PM

Aug 2020

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

5. excellent

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 10:04 PM

Aug 2020

crickets

(25,981 posts)

6. Great! I hope other companies follow their example.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 10:18 PM

Aug 2020

We're going to need all day just to make sure there's enough time for people who couldn't or didn't vote early. There really should be a national holiday for presidential elections.

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)

7. all businesses should do this, and I plan to take the day of and day after off from work

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 10:31 PM

Aug 2020

MyMission

(1,850 posts)

8. Things go better with Coke

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 11:52 PM

Aug 2020

I've always preferred the taste of Coke to Pepsi.

Now they're showing their good taste and good sense.

jorgevlorgan

(8,301 posts)

9. Trump's not gonna like Coke anymore.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 12:09 AM

Aug 2020

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

10. The pause that refreshes.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 12:10 AM

Aug 2020

Ain't nothing like the real thing!

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)

11. Have a Coke and a vote!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 12:15 AM

Aug 2020

🥤🥤🥤

Solost

(24 posts)

13. You forgot the

Reply to Grammy23 (Reply #11)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 12:34 AM

Aug 2020

#
Lol

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

12. Amazing! Didn't see this coming from Coke!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 12:32 AM

Aug 2020

Is it gonna become a movements, pressure on other companies to do the same? McDonalds next? I bet Pepsi is next.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)

14. With their HQ being in Atlanta, this is especially meaningful.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 12:45 AM

Aug 2020

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,672 posts)

15. we need more of this

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 01:06 AM

Aug 2020

Good Job Coke.

Should be a national holiday, so nobody has to take off work to vote or Vote by Mail for all.

musicblind

(4,484 posts)

16. Way to go.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 01:09 AM

Aug 2020

Surreal seeing a corporation do the right thing.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

17. Right?

Reply to musicblind (Reply #16)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 08:01 AM

Aug 2020

North Shore Chicago

(3,316 posts)

18. Pleasantly surprised

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 08:04 AM

Aug 2020

Hope other mega corporations will follow suit.

live love laugh

(13,119 posts)

19. I'm a Pepsi drinker but I will definitely be buying Coke. nt

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:09 AM

Aug 2020

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