POLL: Your opinion & experience with people who work for their parents?

My wife owns a business and wants our son to run it when he graduates college - if he wants to.

they act like self made people without help and believe they would be successful anywhere,

Now that's ok.

I'm talking about people in the family business cradle to grave. No other job experience whatsoever. They think their poop don't stink, but usually something is "off" about them.

Parents do their kids a disservice by not pushing them out into the real world. Even Trump got sent to military school.

In the case of having that experience when you are young and then making your own way afterwards, I think it is great because I did it. In the case of taking over daddys business after they retire or die, that usually ends in a serious trainwreck, even with major corporations, in my opinion. The apple falls far from the tree in many cases with business transfers through generations.

Like anything it depends on the people. My first job was working with my step dad at his father's business where his bothers also worked. All good hard working folks. Eventually their father sold the business and they each went their own way.

A family business is a great opportunity to hit the ground running, but it does not guarantee the future and most small businesses are not so wealthy that they lose sight of the value of hard work.

I run a company.... Several friends run companies. We're all much tougher on and expect more from our children than we do other employees. Have known many many family businesses and this has been the case in every one.

I have the same opinion of people that work for their parents as I do for perverts like you that had sex with a 16 year old girl when you were 42 years old while continuing to not only brag about it but not see anything wrong it.

Yep, that's right. Ole' Bill Davis is a pedophile. He has openly bragged about having sex with a minor when he was 42 years old.

Said what he did was ok and that since she was 16 and in Canada it was ok.

Hey, don't yell at me. Those are his words. Not mine. This isn't libel and/or slander. He has openly and repeatedly defending his pedophilia.

Why Trinity allows him to stick around is beyond me but that's his problem...

If they start at the bottom and don't get preferential treatment I see nothing wrong with it. Obviously if they start at the top and act entitled that's a different story.

It's like "Your opinion & experience with people in general?"
Pretty vague subject.

The ones who say we're clueless brats are more than likely jealous rats. It used to be the American Dream - It's crazy to me that people have a negative view on parents leaving a legacy behind for their next generations. WTF is wrong with people these days?

Nice to hear someone with obvious first hand experience. This has been my upbringing as well and experience. Awesome.

Funny. You think the job is what's most important. Fucking slave mentality.

infinitely more reliable and trustworthy than the "abandon their family at the earliest possible time frame and join the slave troupe" crowd, theyre also better workers and people than the previously mentioned volunteer kooks and very few of them display the sociopathic tendencies of the "runaways" as I call them, for they all ran away from their own parents to willingly join any number of criminal ventures and institutions out there

I work for My Dad's Remote Viewing Company. We already know how Much money the Company will earn this year.

I always had a good impression of families working together. Such family members young and old strike me as happier and more productive.

It's actually very traditional and pro-culture and they often come up with new ideas and products.

You ask this because you're unsure if you made the right choice when you took over the family's gloryhole from your father after he finally succumbed to the AIDS?

Apart from the syphillus induced brain damage, and the stretch marks around your mouth, and the delusions of grandeur, and the flights of fancy, and the prolapsed anus... you're doing alright aren't you?

I'm here because all you do is LIE and harass me. It's a wonder you're still here.

Hopefully the 'kids' who grow up in a family-owned business will want to continue the tradition. Some do, some don't.

They likely know the family business in and out, and hopefully have the opportunity to go out into the world, get their college education, start a family, decide what direction they want to pursue.

Many do realize they want the life of their family business, and return to that. Those who don't want that for their life can do what makes them happy instead. At least they'll know the direction their heart leads them, won't ever reach the point of wondering 'what could have been'.

In our family business (cattle and dairy ranch), grown 'kids' don't inherit til parents are on their last legs. They have plenty of time to learn how to manage their portion of the acreage, cattle, horses and other livestock, and crops.

Looking around at other families we know in one business or another, it's very often that the 'family reins' so to speak do not get handed over to 'the kids' until they are at least in their mid-40s. All that time between college and then is spent learning how to take those reins. When they are in their 60s, they in turn hand over the reins to their grown 'kids'.

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I worked the family biz in my teen years....my father worked me like a red headed stepchild.....he said I had to be an example that there was no favoritism in front of the other workers....so my experience was not so good....

My father was very tough on my brother in the family business- gave him all the responsibility but little authority- something self made entrepreneurs do a lot - and causes family business problems

When Dads business went under 5 people in my immediate family were out of a job.

We all spent time in different departments thru high school and college summers. Invaluable to contribute at a young age.

I don't think the McDonalds employees get to see the big picture - family business gives one perspective.

I always wanted to start something for me and my kids - but it didn't happen.

Best business idea EVER😁

It's true that some authority in a business needs to be given as those showing responsibility prove they can handle it. Such as second in command etc. I do think my husband wonders at times who is 'in command' with the ranch, him or our oldest. But that's how closely those in charge 'ought to be' sharing the authority.

I'll say this to you and others in this type of situation.. everything you were taught and learned was valuable, and still part of you!

Perhaps it's true that you won't have your Dad's business to pass on to your kids, but you still have the knowledge and experience you can pass on to them. And who knows what is down the road for you.

Perhaps opening a business of your own with the help of your kids.. Or your kids opening one with your help. Dream a dream, make it happen! :7yes-nod7:

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At the end of the day, the life lessons I learned from my dad from an early age as a kid , in business, have served me extremely well. I was also worked like a red headed stepchild, but it instilled an excellent work ethic in me. also, delegations to subordinates was an excellent lesson as well.

I always thought that Bildo looked like the kinda inbreed that would be found manning a family run gloryhole operation.

Bill, my team and I remote viewed you, Commander Z, a tranny hooker, a horse and garden hose. What were you doing?

All our kids worked for our business for a while. I don't think it warped them. They all had other jobs too. We did not expect them to carry on the business when they got older, but we did expect them to learn how to work, how to be punctual, how to be honest, how to cooperate.

If you think providing an environment which we feel would prepare them well for life in the outside world twisted them, caused something to "be wrong" with them, well, that's too bad. Just too bad.

They are all of them doing well in life, both financially and emotionally. Can't ask for more than that.

They view life from a Marxist viewpoint, which is very opposed to private enterprise or inheritance.

They are lucky. That's a sweet gig.

You didn't spot the midget wearing a full body condom and the bucket with a dozen live squid?

It wasn't that long ago that "following in their footsteps" was the cultural norm in any number of cultures, societies, and countries.

Bill,

I grew up in the 1950's and 60's. My father and his brother owned a couple of grain elevators in the Midwest U.S. and managed several others for various owners.

At a very early age 7 or 8 years old, he took me to work with him frequently.

As soon as I was able, he and my uncle put me to work on the business end of a shovel and broom. Cleaning up the grain when trucks would come to make deliveries.

What my Dad and uncle taught me was the importance of work and taking pride in doing a competent job. In addition to this I learned the monetary side of earning money.

My brother who is much older, did the same work when he was younger. Both my brother and I have very fond memories of this time in our lives.

When I was cleaning up grain my salary was either 10 cents or 25 cents per day, depending on the magnitude of the work.

So working for a parent can be a very good experience depending on the particular circumstances. I hope this helps with your survey/study.

I never felt entitled to anything, my Dad taught me that you have to work and do a good job, if you want to have income.

Having managed several companies in the specialized field that I work in, this is sorely lacking in today's youth.

They seem to have a feeling of entitlement; which is sad to say the least.