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Come work the counter with us
We hire baristas and booksellers who like people more than they like perfect silence. Tell us when you're free, how many hours you want, and what you've done, we'll take it from there.
Not hiring at the moment, but we're always collecting information. Send yours and we'll keep it on file.
Bookstore Barista
Mornings, weekends, and the occasional close
Half the shift behind the espresso bar, half on the floor with the books. You pull shots, ring up paperbacks, shelve arrivals, and put the right book in the right person's hands.
- - Espresso experience - has dialed in a grinder and can steam milk for a cortado
- - Reads widely enough to recommend something to a stranger
- - Comfortable selling books, not just ringing them
- - Counter or retail experience, cash handling
- - Three shifts a week, including one weekend day
BOH Cook / Dishwasher
Opens and lunch
Short order line on a small menu - breakfast sandwiches, toasts, soups, salads, pastries finished in the oven - plus the dish pit every shift. Two or three of us in the kitchen at once.
- - Short order cooking as the main qualification - worked a line from a ticket rail or screen
- - Food safety knowledge (ServSafe or willing to get it)
- - Keeps the dish pit moving through a rush and leaves the station clean
- - Available at 6:30am and weekend brunch