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Is it a good idea to work with your spouse?

Results so far:

Yes
34% 128 votes Total: 372 votes
No
66% 244 votes
  • 1 of 10

    by Rayne Britt

    Working with your spouse can be a good thing or a bad one depending on the job and the personalities of you and your spouse. My wife and I started dating because we both work...read more

  • 2 of 10

    by Lily Reiche

    While I have to agree that working with one's spouse can be an enormous challenge, I believe that it is simultaneously an extremely fulfilling, wholesome, and rewarding experien...read more

  • 3 of 10

    by Daniella Antelo

    I love working with my spouse. We've been working together our entire relationship. We actually met one week after I was hired. We were first just co-workers, then friends, t...read more

  • 4 of 10

    by Charlets

    Working with your spouse is not a difficult thing if your marriage has a strong foundation in the beginning.The issue is not whom you work with but on how you control yourself i...read more

  • 5 of 10

    by Brenda Lachman

    That depends on both spouses. If they are both comfortable with each other, if they complement each other at the work place or are in a constant competition, but most of all if ...read more

  • 6 of 10

    by Crystal Wolford

    Is it a good idea to work with your spouse ? For some people they would absolutely say NO they can not work with their spouse but I beg to differ. The reason I say that is that...read more

  • 7 of 10

    by Rob Purifoy

    She's a stacker, I'm a spreader. Our desks are completely different yet it's okay because we don't share one. Yes my desk by some standards is a mess but I know where evrything ...read more

  • 8 of 10

    by Rich Rivers

    The idea of working with your spouse is good in that it helps couples to understand their partners more. Working together would help couples to have more time to see each other...read more

  • 9 of 10

    by Patricia Gilliam

    Attitude is the key factor in this issue of whether it's a good idea for spouses to work together or not. Like a lot of things in life, you often get what you expect. My husba...read more

  • 10 of 10

    by Leo Wong

    Are you kidding me? Spending 24x7 with your wife? You'll kill each other! That was the reaction from my boss when I told him that I was quitting to work with my spouse in our...read more

  • 1 of 10

    by Kathleen

    No. Besides the obvious reasons that people may have a jealous need to be with their significant other at all times, there is something to be said for having something or somepl...read more

  • 2 of 10

    by Robyn Gotsis

    There is an old saying that has been around for many years about familiarity breeding contempt. I certainly believe in its validity, at times, having been with my husband for f...read more

  • 3 of 10

    by Cyn Lee

    I write from experience on this subject. I learned way too much about my spouse working side by side. In the beginning, it was nice spending both day and night with the person...read more

  • 4 of 10

    by Gerri Ward

    Lets begin with twenty four hours of being with the same person day in and day out, it is exhausting. Some people may think it's a good idea to work with your spouse but in all ...read more

  • 5 of 10

    by Christine Zibas

    No matter how much you love your spouse, there are many reasons that working together is not a good idea. There's no one who can better explain the reasons than an employee at a...read more

  • 6 of 10

    by Emily Bong

    When my husband started out his own business, I thought it would be nice if I could help him to do the office administration work while he concentrates fully on sales and market...read more

  • 7 of 10

    by Cheryl Cummings

    Working with your spouse? Are you MAD? in the words of "Air Supply", "Everybody needs a little time away, far away from each other". That is my feeling exactly. I cannot even be...read more

  • 8 of 10

    by Agus Purwanto

    No, it is not a good idea to work with your spouse. The reasons stem from the emotion which can not easily be separated from the objective thinking. I will discuss the reason ...read more

  • 9 of 10

    by Ann Crawford

    Couples Should Not Work Together! Picture if you will a middle aged couple working at the same company in areas that adjoin. She is the more knowledgeable of the two and has he...read more

  • 10 of 10

    by N. A. Hirabayashi

    Just today, my husband was puttering around the local Goodwill store, looking for bargains (or "recycling," as we call it in our household). There, at the back of the store, was...read more

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