Warm Fuzzy Feeling

I sent out an email a few weeks ago to all the former Joie staffers in the area, even those who have worked just a little at Christmas, to find out if anyone wanted to work again this year. We always need extra people during December, and its great to have people who already know the store. All of these former employees now have full time jobs, and or kids, or are going to school - in other words, they're kind of busy. I made a point of saying I would love them even if they didn't have extra time or the desire to work this year. But everybody said yes. And two people who live out of town who I hadn't emailed called me to say they would like to work. So, it looks like old home month again this year. Then I was out for a walk this afternoon and ran into a former Joie-ette I had not emailed as she has a full time job and two young children. "Let me know if you have any holes in the schedule," she said. "It would be fun to work a little." That was a nice surprise. It makes me feel very good that these former employees still like Joie enough to want to work - hence the title of this post - and thanks everybody !!