ffs man , I’m having me breakfast ….
Working With Family
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ffs man , I’m having me breakfast ….
Mowbray Boss Gilet
Central Defender
I used to work in the same office as my mam while i was still living with the parents early 20s, she would pester me to get out of bed then i had to deal with her in the office, she even had to manage our admin team for a period of time which was not ideal at all.
She didn't exactly give me an easy ride though. She was probably harder on me than a typical admin because she didn't want any nepotism to come across.
One benefit though is it probably helped me get jobs at the time and build more relationships with senior managers (she was one).
I would say there isn't anything wrong with it as long as it's balanced, essentially you just need to forget the family relationship while working and it makes it easier.
She didn't exactly give me an easy ride though. She was probably harder on me than a typical admin because she didn't want any nepotism to come across.
One benefit though is it probably helped me get jobs at the time and build more relationships with senior managers (she was one).
I would say there isn't anything wrong with it as long as it's balanced, essentially you just need to forget the family relationship while working and it makes it easier.
Gillythedilf
Winger
Shurrup man it’s class
InsomniacAttack
Central Defender
Absolutely not. Got a good mate a job on my team recently cos he chewed on and on about it, and I really wish I hadn't.
ChrisK
Winger
Morning all,
Whats peoples take on this ? I feel as though it could be a good thing but can be equally a disaster.
I have fathers and sons work for me and generally it’s a success. There has been times where the fathas have been a bit hard on the boys out of frustration more than anything else , and they certainly would have not spoke to a run of the mill lad like they’ve spoke to their son, other side of the coin sons have been sheltered massively and kept under their fathas wings for decades.All and all, once the lads have grasped what they should be doing it’s been great.
From my families point of view people are shocked when they find out my son has nothing to do with the business “ is he mad ‘ is the general feedback I get. I’ve offered him a lot of money to come on board but he’s his own man and he enjoys his own career path which I’ve always encouraged with my kids.
Our lass is Head of Accounts and Finace And my P.A Which I’ve got to have, as the figures at times are eye watering. Someone could be skimming thousands off me and i wouldn’t have a clue until it was too late. I wouldn’t like to be physically working with her, as that would be crap.
Even though she’s keeping an eye on the money and sorting wages, tax etc she hasn’t much of a clue what goes on day to day and she knows not to ask, I like to come in on a tea time and switch off completely.
Ive employed family before to work onsite , thought they could toss it off and when I’ve sacked them it was a nightmare. Never again.
I’ve got a mate who’s life ambition was to get a job with their lass as a Porter at the General, he eventually managed to do that. Absolutely loves it. Imagine that man , ffs
What’s others experience of working with family and would you like to do it ?
Good questionMorning all,
Whats peoples take on this ? I feel as though it could be a good thing but can be equally a disaster.
I have fathers and sons work for me and generally it’s a success. There has been times where the fathas have been a bit hard on the boys out of frustration more than anything else , and they certainly would have not spoke to a run of the mill lad like they’ve spoke to their son, other side of the coin sons have been sheltered massively and kept under their fathas wings for decades.All and all, once the lads have grasped what they should be doing it’s been great.
From my families point of view people are shocked when they find out my son has nothing to do with the business “ is he mad ‘ is the general feedback I get. I’ve offered him a lot of money to come on board but he’s his own man and he enjoys his own career path which I’ve always encouraged with my kids.
Our lass is Head of Accounts and Finace And my P.A Which I’ve got to have, as the figures at times are eye watering. Someone could be skimming thousands off me and i wouldn’t have a clue until it was too late. I wouldn’t like to be physically working with her, as that would be crap.
Even though she’s keeping an eye on the money and sorting wages, tax etc she hasn’t much of a clue what goes on day to day and she knows not to ask, I like to come in on a tea time and switch off completely.
Ive employed family before to work onsite , thought they could toss it off and when I’ve sacked them it was a nightmare. Never again.
I’ve got a mate who’s life ambition was to get a job with their lass as a Porter at the General, he eventually managed to do that. Absolutely loves it. Imagine that man , ffs
What’s others experience of working with family and would you like to do it ?
Not quite the same as working with family but similar experience in renting property to friends and family.
from my experience it never turns out well as they tend to take liberties whenever money changes hands it’s always best to avoid them.
IMO stick to tenants with no connection or in your case employees.
Just out of interest if your kids are not interested in following in your business steps what is your get out retirement plan ?
What do you think is a good age too retire,
Or are you happy to carry on until the big man upstairs calls for you.
Curious as I just took early retirement and no way am I minted but easily can have a good life at now 56 I feel like a time millionaire.
Harry Gates
Midfield
Not a chance.
It would result in a death sentence, a life sentence and if my dearest mama was the survivor, a never ending sentence.
It would result in a death sentence, a life sentence and if my dearest mama was the survivor, a never ending sentence.
GavFTM
Full Back
Slightly tangential but the company I work for used to be privately owned until the owner sold to private equity a few years ago. Was quite a local success story and the owner really liked to give back to the town by employing locals. Problem was the nepotism was rife, especially when it was his relatives or very close friends of the owner. You would literally have 3 generations of the same family working there and they would be untouchable when it came to managing performance etc. Nowt worse than when you tell a lad he’s useless and his mam is giving you daggers and probably spitting in your tea. I think the company could have kicked on more if the recruitment was more varied and it’s only since we were bought out that we got a wider variety of people coming in and we’ve quadruped turnover.
Hardyman's Yugo
Striker
The business I work for is owned by a women, she inherited it when her dad died about 3 years ago. Her husband works there, really nice bloke but utterly useless at anything- doesn’t understand whatwe do really and worse than that shows no interest in learning.
All the staff know it and it’s hugely embarrassing,especially when everyone can hear her raising her voice at him
All the staff know it and it’s hugely embarrassing,especially when everyone can hear her raising her voice at him
Gillythedilf
Winger
It’ll have all probs fizzled out by then as most building contractors do.
beverly macca
Winger
More or less what my boy does. Works through the week with me, he already has his degree in business, doing his electrical tickets at college on a night and works in a boozer on a weekend. Sept he will be starting his own company so over the next 3 or 4 year we will start to run my work through him ready for me knocking off. Then il probably do a couple of days a week for him.
I had similar. The company I worked for before I went on my own was owned by an older fella. He started seeing a younger (he was about 60 her 40) lass from the office. Within 3 year they were married, he adopted her kids (teenagers) had a child of their own. She bust the company he lost his house, lost his own family the lot.
This was down to him giving her family jobs the scruffy Kernts.
I knew it was gonna happen and set myself up on the back of them.
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JonnotheMackem
Striker
Worked with my wife in a startup years ago for a boss that played us off against each other, and I came within inches of walking out on her.
Never again.
Never again.
Worked in the same office as my Mam but luckily at the opposite end of a fairly large building so we only ever saw each other in the car on the way to, or back from, work. Occasionally , me and one of the lads I worked with would mooch along to the other end of the office to have a bit crack on with some of the lasses who worked there so I would see her in passing - used to get quizzed on the way home about who I was tapping up.
Years later, I was working in Durham but we had another Dev team who we worked with based in Glasgow. There was a husband and wife team there who basically split one job between them - he worked Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday mornings and she worked the rest of the week. Weird arrangement, but seemed to work for them.
Years later, I was working in Durham but we had another Dev team who we worked with based in Glasgow. There was a husband and wife team there who basically split one job between them - he worked Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday mornings and she worked the rest of the week. Weird arrangement, but seemed to work for them.
Kent_Mackem
Striker
I'm setting up my older son as an employee in my company. This is for 3 reasons: he gets some work experience, he helps me out on a new project going forwards and he can earn a little bit of coin for himself. It will start off as maybe 1 or 2 hours at weekends. Perhaps a little more in the summer holiday. If it goes well he'll have a ready made holiday job and it can help pay for his time at uni if he does go. If all continues to go well he can take on the business when I retire. Exactly the same goes for his younger brother when he is 2 years older.
gards2
Striker
Ah, I get it now. all the 'Gilly simps' on here haha I wondered why some posters get so much love on here, lad is minted. Anyhoo
Worked with my dad since I was a teenager, was okay most of the time but i'm no builder and don't have the nads for it. Brothers too, Construction. That became a joint family business with my best mates dad. Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom fitting but as I said. They could build a house and call in specialists for the other bits. Recession in the 90s killed the company and many others.
Later there was also exhibition work for my uncles company, Medical events. But he was getting on a bit by then and retired at 60 odd
Worked with my dad since I was a teenager, was okay most of the time but i'm no builder and don't have the nads for it. Brothers too, Construction. That became a joint family business with my best mates dad. Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom fitting but as I said. They could build a house and call in specialists for the other bits. Recession in the 90s killed the company and many others.
Later there was also exhibition work for my uncles company, Medical events. But he was getting on a bit by then and retired at 60 odd
I work with the wife on stage in a duo and trio. We both have other shows too but the shows we do together are our most popular/successful.
I worked with my ex, too and we carried on working for eight months after we split up. We were both with our current partners by the time we dissolved the business, which must have been a bit difficult for them cos we were "on the road" together for weeks at a time.
I don't have any problem working with wives/partners and enjoy the banter and that comes with it.
I worked with my ex, too and we carried on working for eight months after we split up. We were both with our current partners by the time we dissolved the business, which must have been a bit difficult for them cos we were "on the road" together for weeks at a time.
I don't have any problem working with wives/partners and enjoy the banter and that comes with it.
monkeytassle
Striker
What on earth are you waffling about
