I have heard good things about Starbucks' benefits. Do you have private short and long term disability insurance? As TOS progresses, it can make any job difficult to perform. My goal was to continue my current job. When conservative treatments failed, I opted for surgery. My goal was to retun to my job within 12 weeks (FMLA limit for mandatory job retention). Having the safety net of long-term disability insurance made my decision for surgery easier for me in case there were complications and I was unable to return to work.