Ad Exec Who Lost It All Happier Working At Starbucks

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I think we need more "American Beauty" stories like this.



Lost His Job,
Found His Life

He Made $160,000 a Year, Now Gets
$10.50 an Hour:

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He took the job out of desperation. He needed health insurance for himself and his new son.

What he found, he says, was self-respect and a new sense of happiness. But "until I started writing, I didn't realize why I was happy."

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(now writing a book)

The book is mostly about the joy of doing a job he likes and how he feels more respect at Starbucks than he did as a creative director at J. Walter Thompson, the giant advertising firm.

Link: http://jobs.aol.com/article/_a/starbucks-job-rescues-ad-exec-who-lost/20070918181609990001?ncid=AOLCOMMjobsDYNLprim0001


On Edit: I believe a feeling of Respect is one of the most important things in a job and finding happiness. When you don't feel respected it's hard to be happy.