A Family IT/Tech Business??

adzoox writes "As I have just hired on my girlfriend to help out with some secretarial work in my Apple consulting, sales, and technical service business, and considering having my brother work with me soon; I'd like to know what the /. readers think about family in the 'Tech Workplace.' Obviously things aren't hectic like a restaurant, but my father and friends have all warned me against mixing business and pleasure and family. Do any of you have successful family owned IT businesses, eBay businesses, or programming/software consulting engineering businesses and what's been or secret to success? If not successful what unique problems did you encounter? How can I make it successful? And most importantly how do you handle authority (tardiness, work ethic, and workplace codes) with a girlfriend?"

Comments

Re:Legit 2nd post.

[Anonymous Coward]

If she gives you any lip, fuck her in the ass. That should solve any discipline problems.

You are welcome.

Re:Only works as a partnership

[fucksl4shd0t]

She'll need to be a partner. A power inequality in the business side isn't going to work well with what should be an equitable relationship otherwise.

Well, i sure in the fuck don't want to work for you. What makes the boss better than the employees? Why does he have all the 'power' is therefore greater than the employees?

Nothing, from a behavioral standpoint. Sure, the boss has money on the line, and his whole future depends on the business. But if you use that as an excuse for not behaving equitably to your employees, then fuck off and die man, I don't want to be your slave.