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Originally Posted by Buehler445
Oh **** yeah. Run. As fast as your can.
But making a blanket statement that, "...it creates problems and rifts." It doesn't unless they are emotional and/or irrational.
There is no way in hell I'd start a business with my sister because she is a douchebag. But that's not to say that family business tears people apart.
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I said it creates rifts, at first, because how to you evaluate their performance such as my sister's who means well but based on what I said would not be a suitable choice. They don't all have to be irrational. As in the case of BCS. Chuck was avoiding having to evaluate Jimmy for a position. He just goofed in how he went about it. Everyone experiences emotion, some just suppress it, so I won't say emotional.
So as a general statement, I think it's still true and I think it's more that some are exceptions. JMO. I used to work in a family owned business and the two brothers fought over money all the time. Naturally with the door shut but you could hear the yelling. At another one, the mother didn't have a key position. At another one, where my ex worked, everyone knew no one could ever reach the top levels as it would go to the owner's sons. So there are other issues that don't involved irrationality or emotion. I prefer to steer away from them but I am okay with them as clients. One I have now, is I hear salesmen complaining about the unfairness as it is family owned. Family gets preferences others don't. It just doesn't affect me as an independent contractor.