Ron Strider
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An educational peek inside Seattle's blossoming marijuana retail scene. Want to be a Seattle budtender? It's a growing business, you get to meet interesting folks, it's not going to be outsourced, and, let's see . . . free weed, right? Not so fast. I took a sobering look at your job prospects and spoke with some folks in the know around Seattle to get the lowdown on the high life of a budtender.
The qualifications
Pot shops are looking for personality and passion for the product, and if you've got experience in customer service, either in retail, managing people, or even food service, that helps.
Kalie Sandstrom in human resources at Lux in Ballard looks at diversity, not just in tats, piercings, and hair color but in race, gender, and life experience. It takes a village, so to speak. A budtender may even have a criminal background, so long as he/she can get along with people.
Overeducation isn't a detriment but neither is it a prerequisite. In your interview you'll be asked about your experience with the product and how you use it. Don't worry about needing to pee in a cup.
You don't need to be an expert, but passion pays off. Jay Berger at Pot Stop in Fremont says that "you have to love people." It's easier to teach budtenders about cannabis than how to get along with people. "The job is very educational," he said. "You can't not learn on the job."
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Full Article: Want to be a marijuana budtender? Here's how to do it - Salon.com
Author: Don Goldberg
Contact: Contact and Help - Salon.com
Photo Credit: Andrew Selsky
Website: Salon: in-depth news, politics, business, technology & culture
The qualifications
Pot shops are looking for personality and passion for the product, and if you've got experience in customer service, either in retail, managing people, or even food service, that helps.
Kalie Sandstrom in human resources at Lux in Ballard looks at diversity, not just in tats, piercings, and hair color but in race, gender, and life experience. It takes a village, so to speak. A budtender may even have a criminal background, so long as he/she can get along with people.
Overeducation isn't a detriment but neither is it a prerequisite. In your interview you'll be asked about your experience with the product and how you use it. Don't worry about needing to pee in a cup.
You don't need to be an expert, but passion pays off. Jay Berger at Pot Stop in Fremont says that "you have to love people." It's easier to teach budtenders about cannabis than how to get along with people. "The job is very educational," he said. "You can't not learn on the job."
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Want to be a marijuana budtender? Here's how to do it - Salon.com
Author: Don Goldberg
Contact: Contact and Help - Salon.com
Photo Credit: Andrew Selsky
Website: Salon: in-depth news, politics, business, technology & culture
