Me and my DH run our own business.
We have a PA who is due to go on maternity leave at the end of September and we are in the process of advertising her job. It will be a temporary 12 month contract with the possibility of it becoming permanent.
We have a long standing friend who has a background in admin, which ticks boxes for us. The job is part time and fits around school hours more or less, which ticks a big box for her as she has 3 primary age DC.
I just don’t think it’s a good idea to hire somebody we know personally- expectations of favouritism, how awkward it would be if we had to sack/make her redundant and it just isn’t sitting right with me.
DH stupidly mentioned it to her last weekend without consulting me, and she has been texting everyday since asking about it- she doesn’t even expect us to interview her, she thinks she has the skills to do the job (and in fairness she has) but I’m not like that, and there is a possibility of someone more qualified coming along.
I’m just hoping to Christ she has mentioned anything to her current employer
AIBU?
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To think employing a friend is a bad bad idea?
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geordielass301988 · 17/08/2018 17:40
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