Working for family (long but very important to me) UPDATED

[Kfamr]

Oh Sue.. I am so sorry and at loss of words. I really wish I had some suggestions for you but, it seems you really are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Please do know I am here for you though and if you ever need someone to talk to.


Would it be possible to have a part-time job just to get extra money saved up? Just wondering, however, I don't know what your hours are currently.

[lv4dogs]

Oh Sue.. I am so sorry and at loss of words. I really wish I had some suggestions for you but, it seems you really are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Please do know I am here for you though and if you ever need someone to talk to.


Would it be possible to have a part-time job just to get extra money saved up? Just wondering, however, I don't know what your hours are currently.

No, I can not get a second job right now. I work 9 hours a day (thats why my dogs come with me) and I live 40 miles away from where I work, 45 minutes in good weather with no traffice, with traffic & in the winter it sometimes takes me an hour and a half to get to or from home. So I'm usually gone for 11 hours out of the day as it is.
I've been wanting a second job forever but time wise I can not afford it. And I don't have that much time anyways, a part time job would not help me save much before this happens. I need to find another job ASAP.

[king2005]

If all the paperwork is under your fathers name, then doesn't the company belong to him? Can't he just fire your brother & hire a friend or something?


Well you know where abouts I live. If all hell breaks loose & you cannot afford to keep your pups, my door is open to them. I had to send my Max to a temp family & they were strangers. They were great people. It was the worst thing I had to do to him, but the other option was far worse (PTS).

I do wish your family the best

[Corinna]

The answer is as plaiin as the nose on your face have dad let you run it and "sell "it to you $1.00 sounds good then you hire what you need and pay dad to work for you. Job security for both of you.

[lv4dogs]

If all the paperwork is under your fathers name, then doesn't the company belong to him? Can't he just fire your brother & hire a friend or something?

That can't be done because they are partners in the business, or were, they are now just both employees as we went INC. a little over a year ago. My father was not all there when this happened as he made my brother president, my father is vice president.
I suppose it could be done... but there would be a LOT of paperwork & the such and because my brother is part owner he would know about it & bail on us before it was complete. Which would be good if my dad or me wanted to keep the business.

We can probably force my brother out and we know that if we did it the right way he would leave again.

But.... (see my reply to the next quote):

The answer is as plaiin as the nose on your face have dad let you run it and "sell "it to you $1.00 sounds good then you hire what you need and pay dad to work for you. Job security for both of you.

I don't want the business. Its an Auto Glass business. It is HARD to find an experienced hand. We offer lifetime warranties & the such so in order to stay a-head we need real trustworthy people that do an excellent job and honestly care about what the work they do. It is mighty hard to find good help now-a-days.
My father can't handle all the physical labor himself. (thats the ONLY thing I don't do here is the work... well I do help out & do some of the work but i can't install a windshield by myself). I run everything else that is associated with the business.

I don't want to be the owner of this buisness.

My dad & I both feel that we can't run this properly hiring someone else. The work is tough, VERY hard on the backs & the such. In order to find someone trustworthy to hire, we'd have to pay them a pretty penny. A real pretty penny.
GOOD workers in this business can easily start off making no less than $12/hour and it is not uncommon for them to start off at $15-$18/hour plus full benefits because the job is so straining on your body and most also require their own van. There is just too much involved if we were to hire a reputable full timer.

[Husky_mom]

i second what corinna just said, she took my thought. its a great idea tell you dad about it i also thinks it for the best interest of both.

i also work with my family

[Husky_mom]

i just saw your post, i know it hard to find reliable persons but who better to run a bussiness other than you own family, if you did employ other it would be catastrofic since it not THEIR bussiness so they dont care.

[Corinna]

I find it hard to be;eive you can't find a young person hungery for a job and a career may be with the possiblity of owning the shop in a couple years.

[JenBKR]

(((hugs))) oh Sue, I am so sorry. What a difficult situation you are in, and I know you must feel that no matter what you decide it will be the wrong decision. I don't know that I have any advice, just to have faith in yourself and stay strong. Pretty crappy that your brother would do that, IMO. Let me know if there is anything I can do. You can PM me anytime.