For one salesman, two lost jobs opened the door to a new career.

Drew Stevens, 46, can empathize with the thousands of employees who will be laid off from Starbucks as the coffee chain shutters 600 stores in a rolling series of closures through early 2009.

While it’s not uncommon to be laid off several times throughout a career, the sudden end of a job – even when announced in banner headlines – is still a shock.

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