Would you take a job where you could work with your spouse/partner

We did that for six years and although I wondered at the beginning how it would turn out, we both had a great time working together and it was much safer together, too, because we could back each other up. My late husband was very good at separating work from home and treated me very equally as a coworker. Congrats on your training opportunity and have fun!

You know that old saying, "Familiarity breeds contempt." I think couples need some time apart.

hi garden gerty I never learned to drive so that would let me out. I think that depends on the person. I am not very brave so think 'I would pass on that job. I did work with my husband at times but it was not dangerous work as we owned a lawn and gardening maintenance business for some years before his colostomy made him partly handicapped. The o nly mild danger was people who ordered a ton of work then seemed very reluctant to pay up. these were not poor people they lived in million dollar type homes. the poorer people always paid their bills. We tried to tailor our costs to suit the person's ability to pay and we eventually went bankrupt doing it too.

possibly, i will take that job, with my wife. the only thing i may consider are the children who will be left behind when we are working. maybe i will work with that kind of job if we have no more kids, if our kids are all grown-ups now and can already stand on their feet.

I like driving & would like to travel but there is no way on earth I'd want to work with my husband. I hope you and your husband enjoy both the training and the job. Take care of yourselves and stay safe

If I could convince my spouse to do such a thing, I would in a heart beat. I recommend studying a little aikido, to supplement what they teach you, I love it because a 100 pound girl, can take down a 250lb man, and keep him down, with out breaking a sweat. I would love to be able to travel all over with my spouse, sounds like a grand job, as for the dangerous people, just adds to the adventure, so long as I did not have to listen to them threaten me, do you get to gag them or what? Have a blast Gerty.

Honestly, I can't imagine what that would be like. I don't have a spouse but I imagine you would need to rely heavily on each other at different levels. It's quite a big ask I imagine. I guess you'd have yo be constantly alert and I think I'm too easy going for that. Good luck with it...I'll bet the pay is good.

I think I would, although I wouldn't want it to insert any pressure onto our relationship which I don't think would happen but I would be nervous about the possibility of it happening. Personally I think it would be fun, as I would be able to see her more often but it's not really a possibility as she looks after our children while I'm at work. We wouldn't want to rely on my parents to have them as my mother is ill.

Personally, I wouldn´t. That´s because I´m not big on travelling though, rather than any problems with working with my spouse or potential danger. I spend most of my time with my spouse just now anyway, so that aspect would make no difference to me. I think I´m very lucky! Best of luck with your training. I do hope you enjoy your new role.

gOOD MORNING GG, yes, i have seen the time when i would have loved to work w/my ex & i hope the new job turns out great for both of u.Have a good one.

OMG Gerty! Have you and your Hubby run off to be Spys or work for the SS? I hope not! Do be careful now. I don't like to travel so I don't think I would be very happy. I like to be home. I'm not comfortable staying in strange places. Oh, and I would miss my cats too much and they would be miserable too! And I hate to fly so that would definitely be a deal breaker!

I don't really know to be honest.Some say working together and living together might be to much.Depending on the job and how much you will see of one another.Will your partner be your boss for example that could be difficult.I hope your training goes well and it works out for both of you.You are lucky having both got a job more than most households,make the mostof it.

For me that is ok I can work with my partner or spouse in that way I can be more comfortable and get a help when I need some or I could lend a help to my partner or spouse. Goodluck have a great week end

My husband came to work in my business about 2 years ago, it's great. We now both work from home, and have moved our home to the seaside so the kids have a better lifestyle, we also have no formal childcare now and share everything equally. I don't understand people who say 'how do you do it, I could never work with my husband/wife all day'. I feel like saying, 'what on earth are you doing with your partner then, if you dont have enough in common to be colleagues, and like each other's company enough to want to spend the day together?' I'd never say it though ;-)

I am not sure, but I will be happy I think to work with my wife. My wife is not currently working GardenGerty and she is a housewife and also does some stiching. I am working as a medical transcription, which is a job that requires to transcribe the voices of patient reports dictated by doctors into documents. I think you might be having good time having training for the job with your husband.

I think that as far as being willing to work with my spouse it would depend on how well we get along. For me, personally, I would have to say absolutely yes. I guess if you get the right training you will be able to handle just about any situation. This sounds like an ideal situation to me.

It would be so great to work with my husband, I would love to do that. But may be not much of frequent traveling. I like to travel when it comes to vacation or any long weekend, but for work I would not like to travel so much. I am glad that you are doing whatever you like.

I know I'm late in responding to this discussion, but what do you mean by dangerous people? I guess for me, it would depend on a few things. But chances are I'd have to say no...

I have been married before and I did work with my previous wife, which meant that apart of from odd occasions we tended to be together 24 hours a day. It wasn't as bad as some people thought and many people used to ask me how we used to do it. Like everything else, I guess you get used to it. My present wife works in an office and I, being self-employed work from home. We just see each other in the evenings. This felt strange at first not having my wife around all day, but now I've gotten used to this. Yes, I enjoy driving but don't use it for my work. Mind you, it is not so pleasurable as it was back in the 60s when I first got my licence. Then you could drive for miles on many roads and not see another car for miles. All things change, that's the only unchangeable thing about life._Derek

I would definitely take a job to be closer to my significant other. Currently we live in two different states, and it's been difficult. I have been trying to find a job down in the area that he lives, but haven't been able to find one yet, so was grateful when I found this. It will help me be able to move closer to him.