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Why not work with family members or friends?

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The idea of ​​engaging family or friends in starting a business or small business has its advantages such as a degree of trust or lower salary costs. Yet in the long run in most examples it turned out to be a bad idea, and here are some of the reasons:

Freedom

There may be situations where your friends or family will expect more qualities and professional freedoms they did not expect in other communities.
Missed or late arrivals, frequent vacations, early home departures, or interference in decisions and business, more than their position allows. To address just some of the potential situations that can lead to conflict, and even productivity, your other co-workers can spot changes that affect the entire team.

Emotions

No matter how hard you try you just can't avoid the reality that emotion is part of every relationship and that fact can lead to clutter in the work environment.
Giving constructive criticism in the work environment is part of every life, however, when it comes to private relationships, people take harmless situations personally. A very small percentage of people successfully balance between business and private and can completely separate these two levels.

Expectations

In a desire to avoid embarrassing situations with all the workers, or not wanting to leave the impression of pulling individuals into the ranks, as a result put too much on the back of your relative or friend.
You create extra stress over time, and they probably won't appreciate the effort you put into it. Or vice versa, you may want to spare your loved one because you are aware of the difficult situation that they are going through in their private life. If you pass his responsibilities to other colleagues, the reactions will not be harmless.

Getting someone fired

You've gotten to the point where you're seriously thinking about how you should fire a person close to you in your private life.
You know this is the only right step you can take, but you are wondering how it will affect your socializing or family gatherings? Probably not good.
You used to love this person, but now you are in a situation where there is too much objection on both sides, and you are losing an employee and fried in one. You are facing a problem, and you are hesitant with a solution that ultimately affects your business segment.
Sometimes life circumstances force us to make moves that are inevitable, so many people find themselves in situations where they had no choice but to work with family members or friends. Some found harmony and happiness in it because nothing is impossible if we try hard enough to understand each other, but the vast majority have experienced additional stress and losses.
So sleep through the decision and consider the private happiness that comes from close relationships, because it is the foundation of motivation and fulfillment in the business segment of your life as well.

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