The Amount of Work that Goes into Something that Seems so Minuscule and Trite is Incredible
This past Tuesday, a few group members and I shadowed our business Sweet Passions in San Jose. We were all excited for this opportunity and discovered numerous things that we had not initially known about the business. During our hour and a half stay, the small business with their two employees (one being the business owner) were exceptionally busy, with customers coming and going, the phone line ringing numerous times, and orders being made and completed. They specifically bake cakes and cupcakes for occasion-based events and despite it not being their busy season currently; there was a good amount of commotion. Our group did our best to stay out of the way while asking questions and learning about the business when the employee’s caught a break.
This was the first time I was able to meet Blanca, the co-owner of Sweet Passions. She was very excited for us as we entered the bakery and welcomed us in warmly. Blanca was prepping various cakes while we were there, so we did our best to not overwhelm her with questions. I was very impressed with the baking room inside of Sweet Passions. It looked like an artist’s studio with her various boxes of supplies located along the walls, her main working table in the center, the oven off to the side, and organized chaos throughout. Baking cakes for the last 13 years there has probably allowed her to become pretty good and efficient at it.
Blanca currently wants a new sign for the exterior front of the bakery, so we will be doing our best to research and help with the process. The amount of work that goes into something that seems so minuscule and trite is incredible. Our group will definitely encounter more examples of this in the future.