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Old 08-02-2007, 08:25 AM  
Barefootsies
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Originally Posted by calibra View Post
Well, I've been working for one of my best friends for about 4 years. It's not a big piece of work that I do but it requires about 45 minutes or 1 hour about 25 days a month. And he pays me for that. Never had we any problems.
Congrats.

Maybe in limited partnerships, or arrangements like that where you are doing a small chunk of work it CAN work. However it seems when friends (from stories I've heard, had, and even experiences on this board) play a more pivotal role, work full time, or have to carry a bigger piece of the pie that it becomes problematic.

It's not to say it can't work. However, it seems 90% of the time it can't work because of any number of things.

-Friend not treating it like a job.
-Excessive time off, out of office, or not working.
-Doing half work, or less, and expecting full pay.
-Thinking the job is all playing with the ladies, and little true work.

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