Businesses have growing pains, too

By Randy Capps

Most people are familiar with the term “firstworld problem,” which is an issue that only people in fortunate situations might experience. Like if you heard someone say that their Rolls Royce needed an alternator, that would be an example of a first-world problem.

Well, as we get into the eighth year of small business ownership, we have one. We have more people than desks.

As you can see from our staff box, we’ve added a sales position. Ethan is still the Creative Consultant for JNOW Digital, but we had to find room in the staff box for Justin’s photo.

If only the desk situation were so simple. My friend Mike Pritchett from Ogi Designs makes all of our desks, and while he was in here the other day with a measuring tape, we’re still waiting for Justin’s desk to emerge from the workshop.

So, we have him at a temporary desk that we bought from Walmart, which is the business equivalent of being at the kid’s table at Thanksgiving.

One of our interns, Kate, is sharing Wanda’s desk and another intern, Emily, is sitting at my seat at what serves as our lunch table.

If you imagine our office as a clown car, you’d begin to get the idea.

While it’s tempting to complain about such things, the furniture crunch is a sign of our growth. It’s a first-world business problem, and it’s one we’re lucky to have.