Working for the wife

Why not?? Go for it.

I would suggest working out boundaries for work/home balance.
eg. not discussing work around kids/family, or at meal times. Not talk about personal stuff during work hours, etc.

Also, maybe find an experienced business person to coach/mentor both of you at the start, and if something arises down the track.

 

Your wife is jealous?
If you say yes , RUN!

 

DON'T DO IT! I never heard a good story about couples working together. The only time IMHO it's absolutely necessary is when it's their own business and even then it can get rough.

 

Haven't you heard anyone say not to mix business and personal?

 

LOL

You've been working for her all along.

 

the few people i know who do this successfully leave their relationships at home. at work, they treat each other exactly like any other coworkers in the same positions in every way. while many people say/feel they can do this, my experience says that most can't.

can you do so, realistically?

since you wouldn't be working directly for your wife, this might not be a problem. would she be involved if you have issues and your boss needs his/her boss to step in?

 

Distance is key to a good relationship. Find another job.

 

Good jobs are many. Good marriages, not so much. Which can you risk?

 

If other woman touch you, you die.

 

Recipe for disaster. That's all I am going to say.

 

I've been a partner with my wife in our law firm for the law 15 years (I started out as a solo practitioner, and she joined after our son was a few years old). As others have said, keep personal and professional issues separate. A little different with us, since it is just us two.

You say there is a manager between you. Best thing to do is to have it set up so that she is not responsible for your reviews/promotion/salary/job security. What you do not want is a job decision that has to be done by your supervisor that #$%!#[email protected] up your marriage. What happens if you have to be let go?

It can be done, but ground rules have to be set, for you, for her, and for your marriage.

 

Do you truly feel you can keep the work relatonship within business hours and switch it off completely outside that (if that's even possible which I doubt...most sucessful professional-level folks I know bring the work home and are never completely switched off).
Personally I doubt I could do it...and my wife who's just read this, agrees!

 

So how's the marriage?

 

I would hate to be the boss between you and your wife. He would be in a very uncomfortable position.

 

Reminds me of a discussion I been involved in with several parties regarding 3-ways about detaching jealousy and personal feelings when in a 3-way. Many can't. I see the same in a job. Me personally, I love my fiance but I would NEVER want to work with her.

 

Simply creating this thread would suggest you have reservations about this potential future arrangement. Follow your instincts and the advice of the TB board.