02/06/2018
This is Esme, too, although she prefers the term ‘la dueña’ which means ‘the Queen’ in Spanish. She’s from Douglas and she’s our professional grader. She grades out any leftover shell and bad pecans from the line. On a good day, she can grade up to 500 pounds an hour unless Ashlee comes in for a Spanish lesson and holds up progress. She’s worked with us for 6 years now. While we’re not sure if Esme increases productivity, what we do know is that we couldn’t run without her. Unlike the other Esme, this one puts a smile on our face and while we pay her by the hour, to us...she’s priceless.