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would you work with your mom

Bride908 Posted:

would you work with your mom

my mother is out of a job - benefits the whole 9. She is single and needs a job. I have the opportunity to have her work in my office. Would you work with your mother???

040508Bride Posted:

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hell-to-the-no.....


haha


(my mom lurks)



i would do anything to help my mom get a job as long as she keeps to herself and dresses clean, and promises to shower


i'm in trouble for this one lol
colleen1117 Posted:

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ohhh boy thats a tough one. would you be working WITH her on projects etc? sitting near each other?

listen - at the end of the day in this economy I would do it...thats me though. just set up some rules ahead of time
ie no work talk out of the office
bluekat16 Posted:

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IN that sitaution I would have her come and work with me...

If it were by choice or just becuase she was looking...probably not.

cherish83 Posted:

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I work at at College. My Mom works here as well but in a different department. My sister and her friend work in my department part time.

It can get a little tricky with the politics of it all. For example, If i ask my sister to do something she acts as if she was my sister and not an employee.

I think I would get my mom the job though, because I would want to help her out. BUT I would set the guidelines from the beginning and she would have to understand that she can't treat you like a daughter, but she would have to treat you as a coworker.
08JulyBride Posted:

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I'd say yes, her having a job and benefits is most important. Hoping that it's not working too closely together, how big is your office, would you be working close together?

Bride908 Posted:

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we wouldnt be working really close together. Same office but not near each other. And she really needs a job. Shes been looking for a while. I just dont know what happens the first time someone says something bad about her.

cherish83 Posted:

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Posted by Bride908

we wouldnt be working really close together. Same office but not near each other. And she really needs a job. Shes been looking for a while. I just dont know what happens the first time someone says something bad about her.



You just have to distance yourself from the fact that she's your mom and you would be working with her. Its hard, but you have to act like workers and not relatives.
Bride908 Posted:

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Posted by Bride908

we wouldnt be working really close together. Same office but not near each other. And she really needs a job. Shes been looking for a while. I just dont know what happens the first time someone says something bad about her.



You just have to distance yourself from the fact that she's your mom and you would be working with her. Its hard, but you have to act like workers and not relatives.



I was actually working with my brothers gf and while it was great it was tough at times - Im the office manager so when she would come in late and stuff like that it would get sticky
cherish83 Posted:

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Posted by Bride908


Posted by cherish83


Posted by Bride908

we wouldnt be working really close together. Same office but not near each other. And she really needs a job. Shes been looking for a while. I just dont know what happens the first time someone says something bad about her.



You just have to distance yourself from the fact that she's your mom and you would be working with her. Its hard, but you have to act like workers and not relatives.



I was actually working with my brothers gf and while it was great it was tough at times - Im the office manager so when she would come in late and stuff like that it would get sticky



Would you be in charge of your mom?
MSeed Posted:

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I worked with my mother when I was a teenager.
Now she is my boss at my part time job, but I work opposite hours.
Lori-Chris2008 Posted:

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I actually work with almost my entire family :)...

it has its pro's and cons... but just like everything else.

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