After my husband passed away, I came to Dessert Gallery looking for work, and Nicole, the store manager at the time, welcomed me in, and I’ve been here ever since. That was six years ago, and I still love coming to work every day.

Sara always greets me with a warm hug and genuine conversation. She’s down-to-earth and treats each of us with kindness and respect, you can tell she truly cares about the people here. Now, it’s a family affair: my nephew and even my second-oldest grandson work here too. My mom always believed in starting work young to learn responsibility, and I’ve passed that on to my kids and now they’re passing it on to theirs. - Barngee

After COVID, I was looking for work and came to Dessert Gallery thinking I’d help out in the bakery. Instead, they offered me a spot on the customer service team at the cafe. I didn’t speak English very well at the time, and I was nervous, I’d have to learn how to run the register, greet guests, and even make coffee. But the team was patient, supportive, and kind.

I remember Mark was a shift leader at the time that I started and I loved closing with him. He made every shift feel easier and more fun,. I'm happy he has become the Cafe Operations Director.

Now, I’ve also been promoted to do more inventory and café operations, and I truly love it here. I feel so grateful to Sara and the team for giving me the chance to grow. Everyone believed in me. - Fatima