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The owner is very alluring and kind, she made me feel comfortable. I’ll admit I’m not an expert cake decorator but I could easily learn: even during the interview the owner showed me a few tips and stated that I was one of the most teachable people she’d encountered. She was very generous with her interview but not so much with her offer. She told me to go buy my own supplies, go home, bake cakes, make icing, and practice in my own time over the course of a few weeks and come back and interview again. This was frustrating to me because if you’re so desperate to find someone to fill the job that you have it… posted ? Why can’t you hire them then take a week or two to train them ? Especially if they’re so incredibly “teachable”. I have a degree in fine arts and was the head Confectionery baker at my old job, though I didn’t do much decorating. But the point is that I would be well able to learn. If you tell me to go home and teach myself for the chance that I come back and *maybe* get the position then I’m not going to take time out of my life and my own money to invest in your company. You should invest in your employees and hire to train. The pay rates were below average for someone who would have been expert and laughable for someone who maybe was still learning. You can do much with $10-$14hr though businesses don’t seem to understand this. Also, the amount of urgency one person was expected to decorate cakes with was flabbergasting. Maybe I’m not aware how professional cake decorators function but expecting someone to fully decorate a beautiful cake with smooth ice, boarders, roses and script in less than 5mins is nothing I want anything to do with lol. If your dream is to become a professional cake decorator, maybe this is worth biting the bullet and working at. The owner seems very willing to work with people…but less willing to train or pay them much. But if you’re just looking for a job, this is not it.