ABSTRACT
In The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World, author Stephen Mansfield tells the story of Arthur Guinness and his lineage. Arthur, of course, built the Guinness Brewery and created a long-running, successful family business. If there was a rating of “Best Places to Work” in the 1800s, the Guinness Brewery would be near or at the top. Employees not only received higher wages than they could earn at other breweries, but enjoyed paid meals, on-site medical care, and intramural leagues. Guinness became very active in social causes, founding both Sunday schools and hospitals for the poor. The book is interesting to read if for no other reason than to see the lengths the Guinness family went to not only provide great working conditions for its employees, but actively sought to improve the immediate community and the city of Dublin.
