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So I affectionally call one of my employees, my robot. before she showed up, I knew that I needed someone who was very task orientated and just wanted to get things done. I'm really good with people ,and I've hired a few others that are really good with customers. I needed to have someone that was more black and white and preferred to stay away from people and just do tasks. A friend who works for me once in a while who is more like me was horrified that I would call the other one a Robot, I ended up telling my employee that I had called her that (and explained why) and she took it as a complement (as it was intended). I'm the worst chatty kathy in the shop, and I don't need a shop full of us. It's a really good example as to why different kinds of people working together is a good idea we can each play to our strengths.

I like to joke with people I know "wana come work for me for shitty pay?" This is usually to my friends who happen to have credentials like Accountant, or mechanic, or some white collar executive I actually got a friend of mine who just go their Accounting designation and is currently job hunting to come work for me for the Christmas season. She's great, wish I could keep her, but I can't afford an Accountant Salary ( but I can dream big, right?)

Yup, that is definitely an accurate description of where I'm located. PS. its FREEZING TODAY! -30C! (just in case you've ever visited area and miss it )

Thanks for the detailed explanation! I've now just learned my new word for today

I'm actually quite liking the term Shop Generalist, or work with something along those lines. Thanks for that Suggestion.

Totally understand what you are saying here, a previous comment nailed my problem on the head. It's more about beating a search filter, and attracting an appropriate candidate, to look further into the details of the job posting. If I were to find out in an interview that someone had an issue with a titel, I think it would raise a bigger red flag that I probably wouldn't want to deal with in my shop. (that's making the assumption that I've at least chosen a title that isn't offensive or derogatory to begin with)

hahhahahahahah assuming it means the same to you as it does to me..... I have a feeling that calling someone Dog's Breakfast as a position title would negativally impact my chances of finding a good employee! hahahahah

Supreme makes me laugh..... I've actually started calling myself the Chocolate Gatekeeper, as I didn't want to be refered to as the Chocolate Lady. I also figured that if I was the Gatekeeper, it would be a matter of treat me with respect and you get chocolate be a jerk, and no chocolate for you! ( was headed into an oilfield trade show when I came up with that term and didn't want a whole bunch of men calling me the chocolate lady )

I'm in oilfield country, and a term used here is "shop dog" (that mostly refers to someone who is in a shop where there are mechanics). I I was thinking about the term Jack of all Trades, and though about Jill, but again, not PC nor gender non specific. Never heard of the term dogsbody @liuzhou I see in your profile is says from China, is that a common term used in China? @heidih Girl Friday, how long ago would that term have been used? I haven't heard it either, but I'm a late 70's baby (and Canadian)

You guys are cracking me up with some of your suggestions Maybe it should be "Doer of all the shop things"..... and customer service

So I own a Chocolate shop, still new, there's a long way to go and many more years of learning. I'm going into more rounds of trying to hire staff and dealing with job postings and position titles etc. My question is. What are some of the best position titles you've come across (and worst). Or if you've ever experienced having to hire, what was your process for determining a position title. I want something that sort of encompasses the position and intrigues a candidate enough to look into the job description, but isn't either non representative of the scope of the job, or is just to fluffy and lame. For me a Chocolatier's Assistant, baker, supervisor etc are easy to use and understand. My problem is the front of house, retail staff side. I sell chocolate, but I also have an espresso machine and serve drinks. I expect someone to serve customers, but when no one is in, I need them to do the other odd jobs around the shop, like packaging chocolate and cleaning up. That being said, sure I could call them a Chocolate Shop Team member.... but when looking at each position as a whole, how will I determine internally which "Chocolate Shop Team Member" I'm talking about. That being said, if I post something like barista, there is a certain expectation of what a barista is. I'm thinking a candidate will make assumptions about it, like that it's short term, paid minimally, and they can just come and go as they like. Anybody have any thoughts on this, or am I just overthinking it way too much.

Why not just check out nuts.com and see if they ship to Europe. I also got mine from nuts.com but I live in Canada.

ooooh intreaguing.... I'm going to have to find some of this too when I can get out to a bigger city again!

Thanks for that info. That's pretty interesting. I found, and was also contacted by a cane sugar refinery? in Edmonton, which started me on this journey. They provide granulated sugar but I think their first product was to create liquid sugar for the bee / honey industry. I think Alberta is #5 in the world for honey production. Lots of good research happening here on bees too.

Oh Interesting.... I better check my assumptions and check what the sugar is made out. Thanks for your comments guys and I"ll see if our Costco has that cane sugar instead of the regular Rogers brand.