Truffles Newsletter

Truffles:  I’d like to lead off today’s interview with your big news and then we can talk about your work at Sweet Designs.  Maggie:  Yes, just yesterday I decided where I’ll be going to school next fall - it's Queens University of Charlotte.  Truffles: Tell us more.  Maggie: I’m excited because Queens will give me the opportunity to pursue two things that really matter to me – academics and rugby.  I’ve always had a great interest in learning and since I discovered rugby in my freshman year, it’s become a real passion.   Truffles: We’ve heard you’re a force to be reckoned with on the rugby pitch.  Maggie:  That’s very kind.  In ninth-grade, I fell in love with the game and my team and I’ve worked hard to develop my...

Truffles:  How did you happen to come to Sweet Designs?   Gerald:  I have to thank my dad.  It was three years ago and I’d just been fired from my other job.   I was 16 when Ines gave me a 2nd chance.  I was lucky to get an interview.  It happened because my dad is a customer and he’s known Ines for years. I’ve learned a lot since I started and am grateful that I was given that 2nd chance to show what I could do.  Truffles:  Any big surprises?  Gerald:  The number of friendly faces that have been around since I started.  It’s a whole family here where everyone is made to feel welcome and it’s changed the way I take responsibility.  Truffles:  What’s an average day look like and...

Truffles:  How did you happen to come to work at Sweet Designs?  Kassie:  I’ve always pretty much worked in retail for years and years with five years at my most recent company. I was thinking about making a change and then COVID came along with the potential of a cut in hours, so I started to look. I saw your ad and then I went to the website and saw the video of Ines and I knew I had to work here at Sweet Designs. I texted my best friend immediately and said ‘I found the perfect place to work’. And the rest is...

Why Luka is the best Dog Ever When my owner rescued me from a shelter, I heard her say that she really wanted a dog to come home to again because she had grown up with dogs and missed them terribly.  She said that she has learned that dogs (and chocolate) help reduce stress.   When my owner is not at home with me, she works at a hospital as a pediatric/neonatal intensive care nurse.  She often comes home crying after caring for babies who have hearts that may still be beating but brains that are no longer functioning.  She helps...

  Truffles:  How did you happen to come to work at Sweet Designs?  Holly: It’s kind of funny. I moved into our apartment right across the street and every day I walked past Sweet Designs with its lovely chocolate aroma calling to me. It looked like a great environment with lots of smiling people. Then I saw an ad on Indeed, the online job site, that you were hiring for the Christmas season and thought that would be ideal seasonal work.  And the commute wasn’t too bad!  I love working here and it has turned into this full-time job.  Truffles: Tell us a bit about yourself.  Holly:  I just finished my master’s program at Kent State and received my degree in mental health counseling and I’m starting to look for a position...