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How Starbucks Saved My Life
by Michael Gates Gill
A fired advertising executive in his sixties takes a job as a Starbucks barista and finds dignity, community and humility. Simple and affecting.
Read it if…
you have lost status and need perspective.
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Skip it if…
you want a business book.
Try instead: Uncanny Valley →
Three things you will actually use
- Dignity is in the work.
- Status was a cage.
- Respect everyone who serves you.
Do this first
Read the first week on the job.
Our verdict
From corner office to counter.
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