I've worked at a small software company based in NJ the past 4 years, which has seen incredible growth over the past 2 years. The company has no debt and is in a bit of a hiring spree. A project manager who works with our development team recently put in his two weeks. Both my boss and the lead architect know my wife quite well and really thought she would be an excellent fit for the position, and asked me if they could reach out to her. She would almost certainly get the position.
Coincidentally my wife currently works for a fledgling IT sales and service company based in Manhattan. She came back from 3 months of maternity leave this week to a nightmare. Her company has laid off quite a bit of staff, their distributor credit lines are maxed out, and they're losing customers at an alarming rate. Management has had closed-door meetings the past few weeks. She enjoys they job, but it's not looking good.
In all honestly she would be a great fit for the position. I am heavily involved with all the inner-workings of the company and am on track to receive a % of the company by year's end. I know what the position paid before - it would be almost a 50% increase in pay for her and set her into a different more lucrative career track that she actually is interested in (IT Sales vs software and development). The previous employee had all of his training and certifications paid for by my company, and they plan to do the same for my wife. It's also a fully remote-capable company, but I choose to commute to the office since I live 5 minutes away. She had hoped to start looking for a remote job towards the end of the year so we could move somewhere with a lower cost of living.
My wife would like to interview at least and see what my boss offers. We've all (her, myself, and my boss) discussed this extensively. We aren't going to be working together directly. We have been married several years, have two kids together, and literally never fight - unless you count the intense political debates that go until 2am. Other than the 'don't work with your friends rule' this all seems to be a huge benefit for everyone. In reality the only thing that makes me nervous is putting all our 'eggs in one basket.'
Does anyone here work with their wife? Is there anything we should consider to protect ourselves? We're in a great position to negotiate, what should we ask for in her contract?
Submitted August 31, 2017 at 12:58PM by spousework http://ift.tt/2wlntmO
