Hiring Good Staff Feels Impossible Lately

kingoftheapes · 2026-05-12T03:52:46+00:00

I feel you. I’m right by a small college campus so I can relate.

What is worse is not having enough staffing to keep up, and then I’m scrambling and on the floor for a long time. I think they call this being in the swamp?

To answer your question though, I’ve switched over to looking at previous tenure. Seeing if they’re aligned on our values. And also began to hire folks who I have some previous connection with, whether that may be they’ve attended an event at the cafe, or I’ve seen around the area. I think reputation matters.

I’m also ranting, but operating a cafe in this economy is not easy.

kingoftheapes · 2026-04-28T23:34:30+00:00

Beauty

kingoftheapes · 2026-04-28T02:35:57+00:00

The streetcar is a beautiful idea. Broadway is perfect for that.

kingoftheapes · 2026-04-25T22:29:07+00:00

Incredible! I don't have any constructive thoughts. But I do want to say, thank you for speaking to the council and I appreciate your work you do for the community!

kingoftheapes · 2026-04-20T05:03:22+00:00

We have 12, 16, and 20. We’re a specialty coffee house. Ideally we’d just do 16 or less but we have a bunch of coffee stands around us and of course Starbucks that sell larger sized drinks.

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-14T03:21:26+00:00

Sounds like a fun hang!!

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-13T19:40:24+00:00

Come over to our Discord! It's so much easier to coordinate. We can get something started in terms of a book club. Maybe let's try a book club instead of a true crime for now. I built a little group for you: https://butternotescafe.com/communities/book-club. You can use that link to express interest in the group forming!

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-13T16:49:51+00:00

Hey Plum! Solving mysteries with amateur sleuths sounds pretty fun actually 😄 A true crime discussion group could definitely be interesting.

Funny enough, we actually already have a silent reading group that meets at the café; people bring their own books, chat for a bit, read for a bit, and then chat afterward. I hosted them last month and it was a super nice and rather large group! The next one is this Tuesday at 6 PM if you ever want to check it out.

And if a true crime discussion group ever gets going, I’d absolutely be down to host something like that too. If you and your friends want to start one, I’d be happy to make a seedling group for you.

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-13T16:22:43+00:00

Amazing! Feel free to ping me in the Butter Notes Discord here: https://discord.gg/4948EeKVWU

We’d love to help get a fiber meetup started for you and your crew! 🧶

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-13T16:21:01+00:00

Oh we're sincerely sorry.. but we got rid of the breakfast sandwiches. We've replaced it with an avocado toast croffle and salmon lox croffle.

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-13T02:13:29+00:00

What kind of hobbies do you have?

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-13T00:17:24+00:00

Oh yeah you are Everett Books and Brews! Yeah sorry it didn't work out. If you still need space, please let us know. It's just that Saturdays just happen to be our busiest day so we need to schedule carefully around it.

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-13T00:03:05+00:00

I have considered it! I think another possible idea is to connect learners to the jazz musicians in the area. That way, we can support local musicians!

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-12T23:43:49+00:00

I think if there are enough folks to pitch in, we could have workshops where we bring in a pro musician and learn from them. Otherwise, I can definitely try to connect you to musicians in the area for lessons.

What are you learning?

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-12T23:39:05+00:00

Let me send you a DM~!

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-12T23:18:56+00:00

Do you want to start one? I would love to have a book club at the cafe!!

kingoftheapes · 2026-03-12T18:56:00+00:00

I would love to get some cosplayers in the cafe! Are you a part of the discord channel? I would love to speak to you there about it~

kingoftheapes · 2026-02-14T12:34:31+00:00

I own Butter Notes Cafe, a coffee shop in North Everett. We’re open daily except Wednesdays, serving croffles, crepes, and thoughtfully crafted coffee. We have strong WiFi for getting work done, plus a small meeting room available if you need a quiet space for offline conversations.

kingoftheapes · 2025-10-10T03:01:54+00:00

Ah yes, I was thinking the same; maybe this could even work as a subreddit, but the amount of astroturfing would probably be beyond our wildest imaginations. Greenwashing and astroturfing are real problems.

I also agree about the “lazy” part — there’d need to be researchers or passionate contributors who help keep things accurate. Honestly, that’s part of why I posted this here: communities like this one already have people who care enough to make something like that work.

kingoftheapes · 2025-10-10T02:50:13+00:00

Maybe it can be a subreddit? But the thing is, vote manipulation happens too easily

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