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To me, hiring a family member is like marrying someone who works in the same office!!! DISASTER in the making.

Usually, when I have experienced exceptionally bad service from a company I later find out that the person I dealt with was the boss`s son-in-law. They seem to come into the business thinking life is going to give them an easy ride. Does the boss then fire him and cause a family rift or let him stay on and wreck the business?

A son or daughter coming into an established business is one thing, other relatives present a different dynamic. Certainly if someone is launching a new business, they are heading for disaster if they start hiring family.

 

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Philip Thatcher
Editorin-Chief
Write With God

Patch - you are so right and funny too
tks


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Jo
NJ

If I were you I would not hire my relatives.  I have personally witnessed many instances where relatives work together and it almost always goes bad.  The problem with something going bad on the job with a relative is that after the incident you still have them in your life and it can get ugly.  I vote no on this one!

Thanks Janet,
I totally agree with you!


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Jo
NJ

risk/reward....

If the relative can bring something to the company that someone else couldn`t within the same position I may consider it. But there would be many conditions and that what would be expected from him/her would be laid out from top to bottom. 

They must know their role.

They must know whats expected of them.

With that being said I feel there is only a one in a million chance for that so I would also vote "no".

 

As far as the moving train story. i can empathize with that greatly.

I`ve had realatives ( many people actually) tell me when you get it going let me know.  Ha  that is a huge  joke and they don`t  even realize it.

Im talkin to you now because I need the help now  not  after I`m a success.