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Originally Posted by Barefootsies
The premise being that you can trust them. Which you can to a degree.
My friends I can trust with my house, car, money laying around, etc. I never would have to worry about shit coming up missing, or them out 4 wheeling in my truck just to tear it up. Or hide money laying around because they are coming over.
That said, don't hire friends.
Regardless of their dire need for money because of divorce, car break down, job lay off whatever. They tend to start out doing good, but over time you start noticing the amount of work drop off. Your have to start monitoring them, or riding them to get shit done.
I do not expect them to work at my level in a day, but if they can't accomplish what I can in a day, to their week, it's time to go. After repeated warnings, had to fire them.
Anyone else had this issue? Discuss.
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Definately had this issue Barefootsies
There appears to be a problem with the human species when they can't separate business from personal relationships. It's often the same in familes involved in a business - and can be worse (tho some family businesses can be excellent).
There are also other people - hard to call them friends, but who seem to be more "friends of friends". Most a fine and no problem - BUT, as the radar expands wider there is a tendency to reach swamplife level and encounter the scum of the earth who are often pleasant and charming, but can be the biggest users and abusers on the planet. These type of people may be very well qualified - they can be professionals (accountants/lawyers blah) or have expertise in aspects of the net - but trusting these people with any element of a business is like spending your spare time playing Russian roulette.
It is also very sad to see the behavior of some people when they see elements of money (ie a few million upwards, but it does not have to be in the millions range) - that is when you will see sheer unadulterated greed and selfishness ooze out. This can be fairly stunning and very disappointing - especially if you give them just enough rope to hang themselves.
Good news is, that level of swamplife are relatively rare - or they do not have the ability or "expertise" to mess. I've only experienced two in decades of biz life - and currently working on the second now and with the object of achieving some elements before seeing him in a jail cell. Greed can be an awesome Achilles heel
Suppose the moral is - Everyone is human and that needs a degree of scepticism whether they are family, trusted friends or employees. Everyone can get strange ideas and follow a path both they, and you will regret.