Working Together - Couple

I agree with Neha.It doesn't make the difference in the output or efficiency in the work if couples are working together.ultimately they have to do their work themselves only,but yes if they can then they could help out each other but not more than that and i certainly don't believe that working together will result in increaesed efficiency.

Being a working couple and having an experience of working together in 2 companies for couple of months (in 1st she was my boss and in other I was her boss), I found there is no change in output. The only thing I found useful was  support, we know there is someone in office who will be saving others back if there is any emergency work to deliver and something going wrong.
I feel there is no change in output, but some of my friend had a bitter experience working together and that hampered the output altogether.

It makes no difference. I think having a partner is just a false sense of security you feel , which might not necessarily be there. Ultimately, you have to face consequences on your own. However, it does check the number of times your partner is straying.

Hi,

If couple works in the same company, it is bit difficult to handle their personal tuning in the office if they are not enough professional. I am not totally against it but sometimes if a couple is working in a same department of any company they try to get in touch most of the time and sometimes it distract others no matters whether they are discussing something related to profession.

And if the couple is kind of possessive for each other here comes the biggest problem......both of them would be more concerned about but the other is doing....and people get the chance to speak....and the result Clashes between the couple.

Ego clash is another biggest problem on line.

If they are working in different companies they can discuss about there office, company with each other but if they are in same firm they wouldn’t be having any thing new to discuss.

So it’s better if they don't work in the same organization.

Dear Naqvi,

I do respect working women, and have full faith in their capabilities.

But tell me, how many families you can counts who have a good balance between professional and personal life. It is right that a matured understanding.

But i have seen, when it comes to finance and earning. All maturity vanishes. Seen so many families have fight and overall output decreases.

Understanding works when male is earning more than wife. As we are still in Male dominated world. And it will take several years to have the man-woman equilibrium of understanding.

My point of view. Nothing personal in this view.

Thanks

I think the couple should not work in the same organisation. Their are certain reasons behind that and most of them might face the following reasons.

First and foremost will be - ego clash,

2ndly - difference in opinions which may lead to argument and might continue to their personal lives.

3rdly at the time of appraisal - if one gets higher increment then there are chances of differences as well.

4thly- freedom of work is lost,

5thly freedom of enjoying ones professional lives will be lost

Both of them has to be extremely understanding, adjusting with open minded then only they should work in the same organisation

I agree that stress will increase due to office work...With one earning more than other , their will arise a conflict between the both...

So its better both don't work together...

There wouldn't be any change. Now let me support these.If both husband and wife are working together obviously their interaction would be much higher compared to the interaction with team members. It would be a HR teams dream or wish to have both husband and wife working in the same organization well looking from the attrition point of view. However, it has seen that informal groups and interaction plays a major part in the employee motivation. With his wife next who will go with the employees for discussion.....and well cohesive between the manager and team reduces....there is a proverb that states Don't mix family and business....

Regards,

Raj