Bo. You know I like you, but you are a tiny little bit out of line, in my opinion. Here are a few points I would like to make:
*She is being paid to work. She doesn't need to have eternal gratitude for the fact that you hooked her up with a job, she really only needed to be grateful for being given the initial opportunity. At this point, she is simply exchanging her services for money, and doesn't need to be any more grateful than your parents do.
*People with children occasionally have childcare issues. Count on it. That's why employers tend to prefer childless women and men for jobs.
*In ANY area of employment, people are looking around to see who works as hard as they do... it's human nature. It seemed at one point as though you thought she might be right (on occasion), because you defended yourself by stating that you aren't getting paid, but really, why should she care? In her eyes, you are being compensated in whatever way YOU found acceptable, but you don't feel it necessary to always be productive. You might BOTH be able to resolve this matter by deciding that when one person is busy at work, EVERYONE is busy at work, and when one person is slow, everyone is. (teamwork)
*You say you do more of the "actual work", as if cleaning isn't work. I hope that attitude isn't coming off at work. I'd much rather wait tables than clean.
*I would never expect a regular employee would work as hard as the family that owns the business and has a significantly larger amount at stake in whether or not a business thrives. That's just reality.
*Everyone texts at work when there is nothing to do (or something along that line). This should not be considered a special benefit.
*I don't think it was a good idea to hire a friend to work in a family business. People are generally not friends with those who boss them around.
Last edited by vashti; 26-03-11 at 07:56 PM.
Relax... I'll need some information first. Just the basic facts - can you show me where it hurts?