10/19/2026
A note from Julie - I’ve been trying to write the words to mark Tyler’s moving on and I have to say, for the first time in a while, I’m at loss. Since he began at Bark thirteen and a half years ago, he has been the constant. The guy taking your order, pouring your drinks, running bags of food to your car when you weren’t allowed in the building, serving you dinner. But maybe there are no words to describe the hole he leaves behind because unlike many, Tyler operates in the unspoken. I’ve rarely needed to ask him to do anything. And maybe neither have you - he anticipates your next drink, your next want, your next need, and he delivers. He is truly excellent at his job. But he’s also truly excellent as a coworker. I’ve worked with him for nine years now and I will say, there are few who have had my back in this industry the way he has. We used to joke during Covid that if we were in the same place at the same time, we were doing something wrong - because what I wasn’t doing, he was. And vice versa.
He’s the person I’ve worked with the longest, but also the best. I can’t really put into words what it’s like to have a coworker you can count on like him, 100%. I honestly feel a bit lost moving on without him. I’ve been his boss for the last three years but he has never been my employee, rather my coworker and my friend. His last day may be Thursday, but he will always have a home here at Barkeaters. So I say on behalf of everyone, Tyler will be missed beyond words, but we wish him nothing but the best in this next chapter of his life!
