anyone have any experience of working with your parents?

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Anyone had any experience with working with their parents?

as some of you may no i am looking to change jobs and have been looking for another job, now i've spoken to my dad and he said he will speak to Jack (his brother) (him and his brother own the business) and i get on really well with both my parents. But basically i've said to my dad that can his company employ me for anything at all because during the process of changing jobs im also worried about my current company im with as last month the bank account was 2grand under and i need a job in order to support my car amongst other things.

I'm just wondering from other people that have general experience in this. is it such a good idea to go and work with your parents? i don't expect to be let off at all but to be treated as an employee.

is it such a good idea to work with your parents? the company is a completely family run business. apart from the other drivers that are employed
 
Phate said:
Anyone had any experience with working with their parents?

as some of you may no i am looking to change jobs and have been looking for another job, now i've spoken to my dad and he said he will speak to Jack (his brother) (him and his brother own the business) and i get on really well with both my parents. But basically i've said to my dad that can his company employ me for anything at all because during the process of changing jobs im also worried about my current company im with as last month the bank account was 2grand under and i need a job in order to support my car amongst other things.

I'm just wondering from other people that have general experience in this. is it such a good idea to go and work with your parents? i don't expect to be let off at all but to be treated as an employee.

is it such a good idea to work with your parents? the company is a completely family run business. apart from the other drivers that are employed
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I do some work for my mum but its not lots and tbh you have to treat it like any other job/work so make sure you go in on time etc and don't get slack
 
I'd like to know this too, I'm really thinking about working for my dad doing structural steel work and fabrication as I'm really starting to get annoyed with the media industry, just feels like I'm banging my head against a brick wall sometimes.
 
i used to do chores round the house before i moved out and went to university. didnt get paid for it though... bah, slave labour tbh :p :D
 
I worked with my dad for years in building trade. Was fine altho you can have your moments and a few harsh words are shared but its work after all :D

Altho my dad did once tell me never do work for family as money can be an "issue". But thats DOING work for a family member and not working with so its a bit different. TBH it has its perks for obvious reasons :) You know they will be good for the ££ and can get some early if needed.

My mum actually got me a temp job at the place shes at now as well luckily as i was looking for some work. And thanks to parents im hopefully starting a career as a tiler as its something i got into working for my dad, which i enjoy and proberly wouldnt of had the chance to do with anyone else.
 
I used to work with my parents when they had a Deli :)

Every saturday I'd have a fight with my Dad and I'd quit / he'd fire me.

One week my Mum fired me - I didn't get to go back :(

And unfortunately, this is all true!
 
Don't do it, its been the biggest stress maker in my life. Infact I would go far to say its been one of the major factors of my heart problem. I love my mother but she layes the stress on so thick. She's supposed to be retired and i have bought and taken over the business but she still manages to be here most days. She's been on holiday for two weeks and its been the best two weeks i've had in the past year.
 
Problem I had was that as I still live my parents the job couldn't just be 9 - 5. If they needed any extra help then I was expected (Not forced, but felt guilty If I didn't) to step in.

It wasn't that bad, but you can't talk to them like normal work mates (Can't talk about a fit girl to your mum can you!:eek: ) and sometimes it's hard to see them as a boss.

So I'd say:
Short term = ok
Long term - Can cause stress.
 
Mohinder said:
I worked a couple of days a week for my dad between jobs plenty of times, it's good but working just the two of us, I couldn't skive and the dude works like a robot all day!
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Pretty much the same for me, my dad doesn't know what a break is...
The pay was awful too compared to anything, but i knew he needed the help. Never again really, unless i desperately need money.
 
LeperousDust said:
Pretty much the same for me, my dad doesn't know what a break is...
The pay was awful too compared to anything, but i knew he needed the help. Never again really, unless i desperately need money.
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My dad paid me quite well and didn't care if I had breaks, it's just sometimes it's hard to keep up with the bloke :D

I'd do it again, it's not him I don't like, it's the job I didn't like.
 
I worked for my parents for 5 1/2 years, started doing it after 2 years of uni, I had to leave eventually as they could not afford to keep me on.

I always thought that I was doing the right thing but I now have a better job and am more independant, moved to a different area, new friends etc.
 
I worked for the family firm until I was fed up being treated like a child, at the age of 27 I decided I had had enough and handed in my notice, the family were shocked. I started my own business which was successful. Five years later I had a chat with the old man and we agreed to merge the two businesses together, purely a business deal with equity being the currency. Part of the deal was that he took a back seat and became a "figurehead" chairman. We drew up a legal contract which we both signed. I hardly ever see him at work now, he comes in once every couple of months for about half an hour, he doesn't interfere with anything or anybody. It appears I had to prove "myself" to him, he is extremely proud of the fact that I proved myself outside of the family business, this is a complete reversal of the attitude I used to get when I first worked for the family firm. Several years have passed since I took over, we have never been closer, he's still there when I need his advice and help and there is nobody I would trust more :)
 
Phate said:
But basically i've said to my dad that can his company employ me for anything at all because during the process of changing jobs im also worried about my current company im with as last month the bank account was 2grand under and i need a job in order to support my car amongst other things.
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'Reasons not to spend £14,000 on a 1.6 litre Astra on finance at 18 number 43'
 
wnb said:
She's been on holiday for two weeks and its been the best two weeks i've had in the past year.
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If you bought the business off her, my advice is:

Next time she comes in, hold her by the shoulders, turn her around, point at the world outside your door and shout "YOU ARE RETIRED......ENJOY" :)
 
[TW]Fox said:
'Reasons not to spend £14,000 on a 1.6 litre Astra on finance at 18 number 43'
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classic :D

mind you ive got a '06 1.6 astra as well and im only 21 :(. foolish really.



















...thankfully its only a rental car, i should have gone for the focus

:D ;)
 
I have been working with my dad for the last 5 months and get on fine. At work though, we treat each other as work mates, not father and son, even to the point he doesnt like me calling him dad whilst working :p

Im actually quite lucky, because my boss actually said to me he has had father/son teams work for him before and it never worked out, its nice to show people that it can work.

One thing i did find at first though was the other guys at work, they seemed to think that because i am working with my dad i will get an easy time of everything, but that is not the case, and im glad for that.

oh, and it doesnt always work out, i was at a job a few weeks ago, another father/son team were there and all they were doing was screaming at each other.

Anyway, at the end of the day, if you want to really work with him then you will make the effort to make it work well.
 
[TW]Fox said:
'Reasons not to spend £14,000 on a 1.6 litre Astra on finance at 18 number 43'
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im still waiting for a list of 100 and the words "its an astra" are not allowed to be duplicated :p
 
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