Hiring good friends
 

Good idea or not? Please share your experience...

I worked with a very good friend in the past and I have to say that it was an overall positive experience. I knew him and his work ethic and he knew mine. We also had great working chemistry and while we were casual when relating to work, we worked as a team and got things done.

If it is a good friend and someone with character I would not hesitate


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Do I consider myself hired?

Bad idea. Ive done it before and its tough to order around a friend, much less get mad or raise your voice if he/she does a bad job.

I had a friend a few weeks ago that was having money troubles and asked for a job. I told him I didnt have anything for him and just gave him a loan (a loan I was 100% prepared to not get back, that way if he never returned it there was no hard feelings )

my experience anyway

Bad idea that is likely to end with them not being your friend any more.

I hired two very good friends to work at my company...

We had an awesome run of 4 years and even when we had to close down shop there were no hard feelings and they both told me it was the best job they ever had and they wouldn't have traded the time for anything.

It can work, you just have to know how/where to draw the lines. My business partner was also a good friend (and still is).

Bad idea. It ranks up there with loaning friends money.

They feel that because you are their friend, they can get away with more. Even friends who were the most dependable diligent mofo's I have ever known... at a regular job.... turned into dudes who just did not want to work.

Oh, they still wanted their 100% pay for work. But a lot of weeks barely put in 40% of what was needed. Same for a friend who wanted to help on photo shoots. Then would call out 4 out of 5 times because of some chick he was fucking or hung over.

It is simply not a good idea.

I've had the same experience.. eventhough it's not true every time it's certainly not worth the risk.

Of course it would depend on you and your friend, and how much time you currently spend together.

From the postings, it seems a case of "your mileage may vary" - but I'd suggest going into it setting some ground rules that you both agree to, that way you can establish the expectations, etc.

Dont, just dont fucking do it!
If it does not work out you either loose a friend or get stuck with an idiot :(

It really depends on what kind of person your friend is.

where is money, there is no friends..

very good. it would only strengthen the bond of friendship.

i mean, you are friends. what could possibly go wrong?

partnerships rarely work out well with good friends, but hiring good friends is a recipe for disaster.

I wouldn't risk it...

haha oh man. its all situational really. its like hiring anyone else, you judge them based on their credentials. i'm lucky, i've hired some of my friends and its worked out fine as well as hired new people and they became my friends. i know some people will always have "it can work" or "terrible idea" but you really should just look past the friendship and see if they are qualified for it.

if they are, they won't take advantage of your friendship

I have a better idea. Hire your wife. See how that goes!

My vote goes for bad idea.

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One reply no! I had such a case at one time that I had employed the best friend, of friend but after the year of the time our roads branched at the work and in the friendship. Generally I had the considerable problem in order to tell him they aren't sending to this work, not which things I turned a blind eye to and it was bad. Therefore I will never already employ nobody with whom we friendly relationships.

I work with several good friends. No issues at all.

If I had the wings of an eagle and the balls of a buffalo...

i'll never do it again.

if guys is a flake, just keep drinking beers with him

on another hand if you now him as solid, responsible, hard working person - it maybe worth giving him a shot, as long as he has head on his shoulders and hiring party as well:)

if you don't know how is he at work, be very cautious and set reasonable 'training' period if you decide to hire.

Good idea...but only if they're hard workers.

basically if you know his work bg and he's rep is solid rock - maybe worth a shot. anything else will reflect on your friendship and maybe business, if something goes wrong...

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Very well said.

I will be your friend for free. Do you like top or bottom.

Not a good idea. You might end up losing a friend.

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Ive had it go both ways. It really depends. You and your friend have to have the same type of work ethics, and realize that when at work the friendship can't interfere with the job at hand.

just friends = no commitment

Can be really tricky...if u can choose...don't do it..

don't do it
it's very hard will be for YOU
some aspects:

- you can't kick him out just by your wish
- you can't tell him to work more harder by pressing
...
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I think that these troubles are enough
IMHO