But how can you defend hiring your daughter who not long after coming on board starts channeling the things most employees hate about management? Well, youmaliciously complywith it. And then you let fate take its course and the downfall begins.
More often than not, nepotism turns out for the worst, but it doesn’t have to be the case
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In particular, she changed some policies that took away janitor lunch breaks—something that came around to bite her right back
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Redditor u/sgy0003 shared a story of how his uncle plotted the demise of one particularlynasty hire. Apparently, she was the daughter of the CEO of the company they worked at. Soon after being hired for a role that’s hierarchically higher than that of the uncle, she started making policy changes. And that rubbed some people the wrong way.
If done right, nepotism can turn out to be an overall positive thing for a business
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It goes without saying thatnepotismworks against a business than it does for it: it fosters an environment of resentment and discontent, there’s always a risk of unsuitable hires (which means a waste of everything), and there’s corruption and a sense of entitlement—as seen in the Reddit story.
However, some businesses work better on the basis ofwho you know, notwhat you know.Networkingis a normal part of these industries and sometimes striking a deal with someone you know and not dealing with the usual red tape might just be better.
Speaking of which, the hiring process is simplified this way as you can forgo both interviews and test tasks based on how well you know a person. And the more you know, the better the collaboration might end up being. Both of these can entail a faster development of the business in many ways.
Lastly, family businesses pretty much work based on nepotism. All you have to hope for is that they don’t all get super entitled. Though, it’s more likely that entitlement won’t lead to much business development and family businesses heavily rely on that.
Anywho, what are your thoughts on any of this? Share your takes and stories in the comment section below! And if you need more tales of nepotism, then lookno further.
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