Gabriel Fuentes came to the Mirage in 2021 from the MGM Grand, where he had been a barista for a Starbucks in that venue. His move to the Mirage, which was under MGM Resorts International ownership at the time, was prompted by his promotion to lead barista, or floor supervisor.

Although a leap essentially from working on one end of the Las Vegas Strip to another may seem daunting to some, Fuentes said his co-workers at the Mirage Starbucks made the change easy.

“All the employees there are like family,” he said. “So when I got there, I was welcomed with open arms, and everyone was just so nice and so kind, and they welcomed me — no problems, no questions asked.”

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