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

[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.

[Cataholic]

Sue,
If I were you, I would focus on the things I CAN control, and let go of the ones that I cannot. That is easier said than done, I know. However, once you do let go of the things out of your control, you will stop alot of the roller coaster of emotions. Think that through- you cannot control your brother's quittting, opening a new shop, your father's actions of either not staying with the business, etc.

Next, I would remember that you are ONLY responsible for your own actions. Not you brother's, not your father's. Just yours. As long as you do things that put you and your family first, what other people 'feel' is their business, their responsibility.

Then, I would make sure that you are as marketable, and that you have a resume 'up to date', and an idea of what is going on in the marketplace.

Last, here is some reality- family business, or not, you are in the same position most of us are (while we might not 'fess up to it)- replacable as an employee, at the employer's beck and call, and with the risk of having the company fold at a moment's notice. You have some benefits that I bet many of us do not- dogs/pets at work, a month's severance, and the ability to know what is going on with the place. Not meant to diminish your feelings...but, instead, make you realize you are not alone in your position.

Good luck.

[lv4dogs]

updated this in the first post