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 tim...