Author Michael Gates Gill penned How Starbucks Saved My Life, a personal memoir of his experience being laid off from his corporate advertising position and taking a job as a coffee server at Starbucks.
Career
Michael Gates Gill grew up in a wealthy family in New York City. After dropping out of Yale University, he became a successful advertising executive at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency. He ultimately lost his job at the age 63 and was diagnosed with a brain tumor shortly thereafter. With no job prospects, he reluctantly took a job at the coffee chain Starbucks and wrote a book about his experiences. The result How Starbucks Saved My Life was a hit and the film rights have been optioned by Tom Hanks.
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Debut book
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Wage at Starbucks
$10.50 an hour
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Diagnosed with a brain tumor
