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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 1327536" data-attributes="member: 8158">The question that pops into my mind immediately is "is she sure there isn't a good reason there's no LGS in that area?" People can really let low rent rates tempt them into making very bad location decisions.They can also often make equally poor choices reqarding employees. I know a few gaming shops where the owner is a great guy, but they have some lazy, surly creeps working for them, and I often wonder how their bosses let that slide. Do your customers and yourself the service of hiring people who are actually knowledgable and enthusiastic about the hobby. "Sorry, I just work here" is not an acceptable reply to a customer's question. Even assuming an employer is scraping the bottom of the barrel, I'm often amazed at how often gaming shops hire people who neither know or care about gaming products.  It is not particularly difficult to find an unemployed gamer.I suspect the answer is much the same as in any small retail business: a lot of people hire their nieces and nephews or their spouse's little brother or their friends' kids, an so on. Avoid the mistake of hiring people as favors. They're the toughest people to fire when they don't work out. If you're really serious about making your business work, then adopt professional hiring standards. Conduct interviews.</blockquote>