Advice tip of the day...
Never hire a friend to do work for you. Chances are, it will not go well. When you hire a friend, you either have to ignore all the things about their work ethics that bother you, or you risk losing a friend.
Today, I chose to express my dissatisfaction in the way my "friend" was handling our business transaction, and, as predicted, it went poorly. When you hire a stranger, the relationship is immediately established as "employer/employee." When you bring a friend on to do a job, the respect that an "employee" should show their "employer" is compromised, and the existing relationship can only get in the way of trying to keep things on a "business" level.
Not to mention losing a friend when the business deal goes south. I should have learned from past experience that it doesn't work. Luckily, a friend I lost over business several years ago has become part of our lives again, but take this advice:
If you value your friends, spend the few extra dollars to hire someone else. Everyone will be happier in the long run.
Today, I chose to express my dissatisfaction in the way my "friend" was handling our business transaction, and, as predicted, it went poorly. When you hire a stranger, the relationship is immediately established as "employer/employee." When you bring a friend on to do a job, the respect that an "employee" should show their "employer" is compromised, and the existing relationship can only get in the way of trying to keep things on a "business" level.
Not to mention losing a friend when the business deal goes south. I should have learned from past experience that it doesn't work. Luckily, a friend I lost over business several years ago has become part of our lives again, but take this advice:
If you value your friends, spend the few extra dollars to hire someone else. Everyone will be happier in the long run.
1 Comments:
Well fine, I didn't wanna work for you anyways! And by the way, you still owe me my last paycheck, gosh!
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