Advantages and Disadvantages of Working in Family Businesses

Suggested change: Family members commonly work togetherFamily members commonly work together1It is common to see that family members work together in their family business in many countries. Although working with family has some benefits, I still believe family businesses have more disadvantages than advantages.

Firstly, in a Suggested change: family businessfamily business2family association, the important positions are always held by family members. In this situation, the advice from other staff is hard to accept. Supervisors may make the wrong decisions. Secondly, Suggested change: control of the company tendscontrol of the company tends3the authorities of the company tend to pass to the family members even though they are not suitable for the position. It will make Suggested change: employees outside the familyemployees outside the family4employees who do not belong to this family lose their motivation.

In addition, some Suggested change: employees from the familyemployees from the family5family employees Suggested change: do not work as well as they cando not work as well as they can6did not work as well as they could. Because of Suggested change: their family connectionstheir family connections7the relationship with family, Suggested change: they know that they willthey know that they will8they knew that they would not Suggested change: be dismissed from their jobsbe dismissed from their jobs9be resigned from the job. It will become Suggested change: a bad example fora bad example for10a bad reference to every staff member and also Suggested change: complicatecomplicate11cause some trouble for Suggested change: staff managementstaff management12the employment management. For instance, my friend is working in his father's company. He believed his dad would let him take control of the business. So, he works with a negative attitude. His colleagues Suggested change: feel unfairly treatedfeel unfairly treated13feel unfair and tend to follow his bad behaviours, like being late or Suggested change: not showing upnot showing up14no show Suggested change: without informing supervisorswithout informing supervisors15without inform to supervisors.

In conclusion, working Suggested change: with relatives in a family businesswith relatives in a family business16in a family business with family members Suggested change: can offer people convenience and comfortcan offer people convenience and comfort17can make people feel convenient and comfortable. But most of the time, it will Suggested change: cause people to losecause people to lose18let people lose their motivation , and it is hard for the company to Suggested change: accept suggestionsaccept suggestions19receive suggestions. In this situation, I think Suggested change: there are more cons than prosthere are more cons than pros20there have for cons than pros.