Feeling the sticky dough, the smell of cookies baking, hearing the anxious and hungry customers. Feeling their eyes give you lustrous looks as you are preparing their cookies. All of this is part of working at the newly opened Crumbl Cookies. 

   From balling cookies, to dressing them in toppings and flavors according to that weeks menu, everything goes down in the Crumbl Cookie kitchen. 

   “We make, ball, frost, dress and serve cookies. Basically all of it,” freshman and Crumbl employee Bryn Tobin said. “Sometimes it’s really stressful when we run out of cookies, but we just stock them back up. People just want their cookies.”

   According to the University of Washington, “some studies have found that part-time jobs improve students grades and responsible behaviors, give students an edge in the workforce and make them less likely to drop out of school.” 

   “We use an app so you can put in your hours and your availability, so it hasn’t affected my schooling because I sign up for what’s convenient for me,” junior Makena Milham said. “I was scheduled to work during school and I had to drop it obviously because I can’t go in during school but that’s about it.” 

   According to hbr.org, “a happy and caring culture at work not only improves employee well-being and productivity but also improved client health outcomes and satisfaction. A positive workplace is more successful over time because it increases positive emotions and well-being.”

   “It’s a good job,” senior Madi Tobin said. “Everyone there’s really sweet and nice, and the managers are really amazing too.”

   When going to Crumbl Cookies, you first walk up to the iPad ordering station and select your cookies out of the five that are available that given week, and pay. Then you wait in the waiting area next to their pink wall with their logo until your cookies come out. A worker will ask you if everything looks alright, and enjoy your cookie. 

   “It’s very technology-driven, I know that,” Milham said. “We use iPads for everything. We do all of our scheduling online too.”

   According to indeed.com, “fun workplaces often create happier, more engaged employees. Employees who are more engaged at work often feel a stronger connection to their work, increasing their productivity. ” 

   “We make cookies so I’d say it’s a lot more fun than most jobs,” M. Tobin said. “There’s not too much contact with the customers unless you are told specifically to do that.”

   Find the weekly Crumbl menu at crumblcookies.com and visit them at 8418 N Church Rd, Kansas City, MO 64157. Find them on instgram @crumblcookies.