Wakester
Re Member
At the same job, no. In the same house with separate offices, doing that currently.
Can you work with your spouse???
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veinbuster
Zombie Three, DFZ
To a degree, yes.
I could assist her with some technical things as long as it was clearly her work and she was the boss. I just provided some technical experience.
She did some things for me, but again clearly my business that she was supporting.
I could assist her with some technical things as long as it was clearly her work and she was the boss. I just provided some technical experience.
She did some things for me, but again clearly my business that she was supporting.
Herr Squid
I was severely impressed
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Like a couple of others here, I met my wife at work. We work in almost the same field, but separate organizations, separate buildings, and it's fine. When the pandemic came down on us and it was clear we were going to be working from home for some time she very (very!) wisely saw to it we could work separate parts of the house. And yeah, we talk (i.e. *****) about work a lot when we're home.
DreamTheaterRules
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I'd have to get married again to find out...
Yeah, we're going to need you to get to work on that so we can know the real answer to this question.
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DreamTheaterRules
I'm sailing!
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My answer lies in two words.
Lunches.... LONG lunches!
Lunches.... LONG lunches!
frankencat
Guitarded
I do work with my spouse. 25+ years in bands and the last 6 together running our shop. She is my best bud and I am super blessed to have her.
DISTORT6
NJ Devil
I wouldn’t want her to do what I do.
toothace
Zombie Thirteen, DFZ
We commute together every day. She's currently running the front while we hire new people. She'll get back to treating patients in the next month or so. It has it's challenging moments, but no one has my back or wants us to succeed more than her.
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
I met my wife in late '85 while I was working at K-Mart and going to school. She was an Assistant Manager and got transferred to the store I was working at. We started hanging out in the middle of '86. So yeah, I was going out with the boss. Of course, I still am! Could I work with her, at the same job? Yeah, I think so. I mean, running a household together kind of is doing just that. It's worked out pretty good, we'll be celebrating out 35th in 10 days. She's retired now. I'd like to be in 4 or 5 years.
RossF
Legato Fugato
How much would I be getting paid?
JasonE
New Member
I would never do it. There are multiple reasons. My wife's skillset is much different than mine. I am not sure she could do what I do. I don't think I would want to do what she does. That is the first reason.
The second reason is that if we were together 24x7 I am sure that would cause some friction. No matter how much we love each other, we are also individuals with some different interests and need time to be ourselves.
The third reason is that if there was a downturn in the business you stand the chance of losing all of your household income instead of just part of it.
This was almost a situation for me a handful of years ago. My wife was taking a break from working after we moved to FL. During that time the place I worked at needed someone to do some work for a temporary period of time that she could have done. I was approached about it and said if she wanted to do it, I would support it. Thankfully our CIO didn't want to bring someone in to do the work. I am not sure how it would have went. I wasn't looking forward to it. It could have turned into something permanent and I honestly didn't want that for the reasons above.
The second reason is that if we were together 24x7 I am sure that would cause some friction. No matter how much we love each other, we are also individuals with some different interests and need time to be ourselves.
The third reason is that if there was a downturn in the business you stand the chance of losing all of your household income instead of just part of it.
This was almost a situation for me a handful of years ago. My wife was taking a break from working after we moved to FL. During that time the place I worked at needed someone to do some work for a temporary period of time that she could have done. I was approached about it and said if she wanted to do it, I would support it. Thankfully our CIO didn't want to bring someone in to do the work. I am not sure how it would have went. I wasn't looking forward to it. It could have turned into something permanent and I honestly didn't want that for the reasons above.
Slow Dog Noodle
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I thought it was pretty much conventional wisdom at this point not to dip your pen in the company ink. Its no doubt a great place to meet a SO. I met my wife at work, but once we started dating one of us had to go. Too much potential for negative consequences, both personal and professional.
veinbuster
Zombie Three, DFZ
We each make our own choices for our own reasons, but here are some thoughts:
One: I think it is actually easier to work together if you have different skill sets, as long as you both respect what the other contributes.
Two: working at in the same business doesn’t mean you are next to each other all the time. You can do your part in your own space.
Three: definitely worth have your eggs in two baskets
Tony M.
New Member
This is a loaded question.
I'm not going anywhere near it.
I'm not going anywhere near it.
Juan Luis Vidal
Not so new member
That would be my definition for "unhealthy"
Tucson Thump
Mint Heavy Relic
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Lewguitar
Old Know It All
I did hire my wife briefly to work in my furniture store and it didn't go well at all.
Unlike living together at home, she worked for me and had to do things the way I wanted them to be done.
She wouldn't.
Unlike living together at home, she worked for me and had to do things the way I wanted them to be done.
She wouldn't.
