Help Wanted
Caitlyn wasn’t anything like I’d expected. After years of threatening to retire on me, Alfie finally did. To make matters worse, he and his wife moved to Florida. I desperately needed someone to work alongside me in my woodshop. I run a commercial wood carving business, a specialized niche. For many years like any other small business, I was either swamped or wondering if I should find a new line of work. Over the last few years, however, I’ve managed to steady the workload and have forced myself to learn how to turn down some projects too. It’s a stable two man operation. I didn’t think replacing Alfie was going to be so difficult. I tried a couple of young guys. One guy, Matt, was great, but after several weeks he decided to start his …