I need help. On one hand I have my family business, which I feel I am no good at, and I'm basically my older brother's whipping boy. On the other, I have a job offer with my old company, which I regret leaving, but the hours are not favorable, and the pay is the same as my family business, with insurance being the only notable benefit. The kicker, with my family business, is I get 25% of the dividends (which can be a lot or next to nothing). At the family business, I maybe actually need to work 3-5 hours a day, and the rest of the time is spent watching biased news and listening to mundane drivel (and redditing). My brother and our only employee never take days off and I'm expected to do the same, even though I am newly engaged and plan to have a family soon. There is nothing that states I can't take time off, but I feel the pressure to conform and be a mindless robot. I went to work for the family because I was needed, and now I feel stuck, and they know I never planned to do this job. At the old job, I'd be challenged, work hard for 8 to 9 hours and the only real negative is be on 3rd shift. I enjoy the work a lot, and feel rewarded when doing it and telling people what we do. I feel it is a much more positive use of my time and the company is more profitable and sustained than my family business. Do I work harder to improve my family business even though I am not happy doing the work with the knowledge I'll be more financially stable for my future family?
First real post, if I missed important details, please ask. I don't know what to do and I'm worried making the wrong decision will seriously impact my family, both old and new.
Submitted April 12, 2017 at 09:54PM by R3dbeardLFC http://ift.tt/2nGz5Oj
