Family and business can it co-exist?

**Murder after Midnight** · 10-01-2013, 05:48 PM

So my business has been going great for awhile now and I'm gonna be opening up a physical location in the spring/summer of next year. I have some family members that want to work at the location.I am kinda on the fence about that.....have any of you guys ever included your family in your business? How did it work out? A lot of successful people have said not to do it.

I would like your opinions...

**KahanaReef** · 10-01-2013, 06:01 PM

I would imagine a decision like that is as individual as the family itself. Works for some, not for others. How does your family get along as a whole?

**Murder after Midnight** · 10-01-2013, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by KahanaReef

I would imagine a decision like that is as individual as the family itself. Works for some, not for others. How does your family get along as a whole?

To be honest not well(outside my immediate family) alot of up's and down's........but a lot of them are out of work and need help....to be honest I sometimes feel my kindness has/will ultimately continue to be my undoing......
It's something i'm gonna have to give a lot of thought...........

**GTP231** · 10-01-2013, 07:07 PM

I say try them out one at a time if you give in to your kindness/desire to help family

**98TransAmWs-6** · 10-01-2013, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Murder after Midnight

So my business has been going great for awhile now and I'm gonna be opening up a physical location in the spring/summer of next year. I have some family members that want to work at the location.I am kinda on the fence about that.....have any of you guys ever included your family in your business? How did it work out? A lot of successful people have said not to do it.

I would like your opinions...

I have personal experience with this. It can work out if you set up rules (such as you're the boss at the end of the day) and it depends if your personalities clash. My brother and I worked at my parent's business and it sucked mainly because I hate his guts. But working with my parents was completely fine.

**KahanaReef** · 10-01-2013, 07:28 PM

Yeah, making sure that everyone knows that this is a business and no funny business will be tolerated would be important. And then, it's up to you to follow through with the rules you set. So, if you think you'll have issue letting any of them go, for whatever reason, then maybe you need to think twice about it.

***SMWS6TA*** · 10-01-2013, 08:06 PM

You need to watch a few of their episodes to answer your question.

**wileyCoyote** · 10-01-2013, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by SMWS6TA

You need to watch a few of their episodes to answer your question.

**ls1camino** · 10-01-2013, 08:10 PM

No, and that's coming from someone who gets along fine with everyone in his family.

**Y2KArcticSS** · 10-02-2013, 06:34 AM

If you're a nice guy, good luck firing a family member. Being a nice guy myself, I would have a hard time firing anyone, much less a family member. It would be easier not going that route at all than to 'test the waters'

**Knight** · 10-03-2013, 07:26 AM

I don't employ anyone in my family, or friends for that matter, and I get along with everybody. It seems like most people try to take advantage of those situations. Not everyone does though. But why risk it. Someday, when my son is old enough, and if he wants to follow this line of work, maybe he'll work here. But that would be more to turn the business over to him.

Now if it was a matter of serious financial needs of a close friend or family member, I may consider temporarily hiring them to help them out.

**35th-ANV-SS** · 10-04-2013, 03:01 PM

You already answered your own question. Don't let family ruin YOUR success. That's harsh, but it is true.

They will take advantage of you - that is already apparent by them asking you to employ them. They are already assuming the "nice guy" will say...oh sure, come work for me.

Tell them to get off their ass and go find a job. No offense to your family members

**raynor139** · 10-04-2013, 08:35 PM

My younger brother worked for me twice one job was very structured. Fine but he was still pain being the typical younger smart ass type brother. The other job was a contract/free lance job. I threatened to fire him daily and swore never to work with him again after that.