Kaffeine Legend - Karolina 'Special K' Malinowska
Karolina left us this week. Does that sound dramatic? It’s meant to, as Karolina ‘Special K’ has joined a select group of staff who are qualified Kaffeine legends. Those who have worked here, made their mark, made their impression and given their time, passion and energy to the business. Those who will always be remembered.
Karolina started in October 2011 and was recruited for the now defunct Lend Lease operation that we started inside the corporate headquarters on Euston Road. Unfortunately, that business only lasted six months, but in that time Karolina became an Assistant Manager and under the close supervision of superstar barista Niall Graham, had become a very good barista herself.
Luckily, we did not have to lose any staff when we closed Lend Lease, they all integrated back into Kaffeine and it was from May 2012 to last week that Special K worked as an Assistant Manager on the floor, the machine and in the kitchen. She even helped me to lay the vinyl flooring in the vaults area.
She moves on to follow her own career path in translating and is now a ‘transcreation executive’ working for H and M over in Clerkenwell.
We are lucky that she will still be in London and will still be able to pop in now and then for coffee and say hello, after all, one of her leaving presents was a gift voucher for a lifetime supply of Kaffeine coffee.
Well done, Karolina, you will be truly missed and your influence and commitment to Kaffeine is much appreciated.
Peter Dore-Smith
Director
Kaffeine Ltd
66 Great Titchfield st.
15 Eastcastle st.
