Ross

Senior Candymaker. White, late forties, with mustache and silver/grey brush cut. Claims he started work at the factory as a summer casual, and ended up staying there 23 years. Not very happy with his job, doesn't like how the company has changed(grown). The only openly homosexual employee within the company, and as a result the butt of many jokes which are mostly said behind his back.

Thelma

Supervisor of telemarketing sales. White, mid-fifties, classy, nice lady. Originally from Scotland, came to Canada 25 years ago. Demanding, but fair. Uses the word "Love" when referring and speaking to others.

Carol

Carol is unique, beautiful. Our relationship fluctuates between sweet and intimate, to lonely and guarded, but somehow it seems to work between us.

K.

K. came into my life for a short period of time after Jane left. It's callous, but she served a purpose, and after she served that purpose, I let her go.

Sergei

General employee. Originally from the Ukraine. Has only been in Canada for a short time. Has trouble with the English language. Very hard worker. Frustrated easily both with the job and the language barrier. Quick to laugh, and has a good sense of humour.

Rupinder

General employee. Indo-Canadian. Has not been in Canada for very long. Obsequious, dutiful, hard working. Always smiling. Speaks English with a grammatical accuracy that should make most Canadians blush with shame. Eager to get involved with the union.

Gary S.

Apprentice candymaker. Tall, strong, muscular, white, alpha male. Used to work in the warehouse, but moved to the factory kitchen for better pay. Was beaten up in a strip joint parking lot by four men and as a result now has a metal plate in his head. Has a strange sometimes intimidating look due to the injuries from this fight. A tough guy, but a friendly guy. Has no respect for his supervisors. Very quick, efficient worker. Has worked for company for over 10 years.

Tom

Senior candymaker. White, thin, salt and pepper hair, large nose, around forty years old. Strange, creepy, obnoxious. Has loud abrasive laugh. Knows the importance of his position within the company(20 years and counting) and takes full advantage of it. Comes across as a nice friendly person, but takes advantage of weakness and vulnerability when he sees it. A braggart - likes to talk about himself. Rides a skateboard to work sometimes.

Shannon

Production employee. Runs the APV(a machine that puts caramel in the center of chocolates). Early twenties, white, red hair, freckles, large teeth. A quiet girl, but a competent responsible employee. Very fragile - has asthma and other health issues.

Jag

General Employee. Malaysian Canadian, early thirties. Very strong woman, hard worker. Can be gullible at times. Always concerned about disapproval from management. Hired on the same day as myself. Some employees feel she receives special treatment from management. Has a very thick accent - tough to understand sometimes.

Nora

General Employee. Late thirties, white, long auburn hair, Yugoslavian. Quiet, hardworking, with a strong attention to detail. Well focused. Easy to work with. Great memory - will hold a grudge for the smallest of slights. Speaks english well, but sometimes gets meanings lost in translation.

Kevin W.

Lead Hand. 35 years of age, white, dark hair, stocky, very strong. Knows the job very well. Very personable despite being in a position of authority. Likes to talk and goof around. Has a weakness for alot of the women working in the company. Separates his personal life from his work life with a very subtle but strong distinction.

Rob

Warehouse Supervisor. White, mid forties, completely bald, looks a little like Gordon Downie of the Tragically Hip. Has worked for fifteen years in the warehouse. Honest and a straight shooter, but a man of few words. Knows the job well, but can also be completely out of touch at times. Opinion of Rob in the warehouse varies from complete lack of respect to obsequious deference. Has a knack for getting in the way when one is operating a forklift.

Bert

Production employee. Chinese, 35-40 years of age, short, wears glasses. Used to work in the warehouse. Very slow and inefficient worker. Most of the staff find him to be a nuissance, and treat him poorly. Was only employee friendly to me when I was first hired as a casual. Likes to whistle and sing while he works.

John

General employee. Short, white, mid forties, has blonde thinning hair(more like a mullet), and a goatee. The most senior of the warehouse staff. Grandfathered in when the union came on board. Has worked for years doing shipping, trucking. Always goofing off and getting in trouble with the management. Management wouldn't dare to fire him - too good an employee. Works very long hours. Smart, quick on his feet. Hates the union. Not afraid of anything.

Kevin S.

Forklift driver. Gaunt, grey haired, white, about 35 years of age. Has a receding hairline(uses a ball cap to cover it up). Never seems to eat - only smokes and drinks cola. Can be very efficient at his job, but spends most of his time slacking off. Used to be a DJ at a strip club. Talkative and extroverted especially with women. Can have an elitist/arrogant attitude. Treats temporary/casual employees very poorly.

Glen

Warehouse Coordinator. Japanese-Canadian, mid-forties, has an ageless look. Level headed. Good with words. Easy to laugh, easy to work with. Knows the job better than people who have been doing it ten years longer. A good guy, with good common sense. Has a four year old son(part time custody). Separated from his wife. Relations with her are bitter.

James

General employee. Twenty-three, doughy, looks like Ralph Fiennes from "Schindler's List". Very bitter, uptight, has low self esteem. Scratches his fingers raw from self inflicted stress. Always has cuts and bruises from the job. Not very good with people. Very right-wing. An atheist. Works hard, but not smart. Has degree in History, and Military Theory. Only person in the warehouse who can relate the downfall of the Ottoman Empire with operating a forklift.

Ron

General employee. Short, portly, Philipino man. Gullible, sensitive, high strung, jovial, religious. Very good at his job no matter what position he works. Trusted and liked by management. A human encyclopedia of inventory and operating procedures. Always willing to help out.

Bruce

Lead hand. Big man, hunched, white, mid forties, missing a finger. Conservative, church-going, ex-Navy man. Can be controlling and very demanding. Will ride employees for not working up to his standard, but can be very co-operative with those who he feels are working to potential. Has a knack for pointing out the most obvious details.

Todd

A general employee. Thirty years old, red hair, white, freckles. Very talkative. Takes no aspect of the job seriously. Could be an effective employee, but just doesn't care enough. Comes across as strange to most of the warehouse staff. Smokes pot on his lunch breaks, drinks in the morning. Has a good sense of humour.

Jeff

A general employee. Tall, white, skinny, gregarious, in his mid thirties. Frustrated with his job. Has a degree in Geology and Economics. Day trades in gold and diamonds. Once had $250,000 in holdings, but claims he lost it all after the Bre-X scandal. Waiting for another big payoff so he can retire his steel cap shoes.