What Is It Like Working With Family?
Working
with a family member might sound like a terrible scenario for many people, but
not in our case. I feel working
alongside my husband, makes me feel more relaxed, supported and increases my
productivity.
There are
small issues working with family. There are times where we can be discussing
work issues at home and vice versa but, we just need to learn to leave the
office stuff in the office. Likewise, discussing home issues in the office is
counterproductive. Focussing on the job in hand is key!
Family
makes work less formal
Working
with family, there is less need for time consuming discussions which can take
hours in some large corporate organisations. Decisions can be made over a quick
cup of coffee at our desks instead of lots of time debating in a meeting room.
Working
with a family member also ensures that the ‘quality of life’ element is considered
more. If one of us is unwell, or we need to run errands, there is no huge
discussion or making up the time later. We can have time off without it being a
huge problem.
Knowing
your colleagues
Having
family as colleagues means you will more than likely understand them better.
When some colleagues, who aren’t related, work together, you may not know how
someone chooses to work or if someone is upset and, it can be very easy to
misread what they are thinking. Miscommunication can be a main cause of office
conflict, but when you’re working with family you can be yourself and speak
your mind without upsetting anyone, most of the time!
United
Front
Colleagues
who are related are more likely to be looking out for each other than those
that aren’t.
Many
businesses endeavour to create a united front amongst their employees, but,
this can be difficult when the staff don’t really know each other. When working
with family, the united front comes much more naturally. When you’re working
with family, you’re all in it together.
Most
importantly, there is always someone to nag to get you a nice hot cuppa!
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