What it's like to work for See's Candies for 31 years

What's it like working at See's Candies? We checked in with Stacey Thorpe, a third-generation employee who has worked for See's for the last 31 years.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • November 17, 2021
Stacey Thorpe can put together a custom 1-pound box of See’s Candies, gift-wrapped, in five minutes or less. She knows where every piece of candy sits behind the counter at her Glendale store. Her speed and crisp corners, she boasts, have prompted...
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