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Family member pregnant aibu not to employ her (details to follow).

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Stanzasranza · 23/05/2020 09:35

I need someone to help me in my small (side) business - basically to accept deliveries/package deliveries/take to post office etc as it’s too time consuming and my time could be better spent doing other things in the business.

These deliveries/parcels are heavy - would be expected to carry heavy boxes at least 6/8 times a day as well as driving to the clients to do potential set up/collection. Not my job but similar: fixing large office printers - I’ll do the fixing while I need someone to collect/deliver/set up as I’ve spent at least 10 years perfecting my trade/experience and not in the position to pay for similar experience. I’m looking at employing someone maybe 12 hours a week split however they want to either over 2/3/4 days - in mind I had either a college/uni student to fit around their studies with a bit more overtime when I’m able to accept more work as I’m not driving over the place.

I mentioned this to a family member in passing and he’s rang me up to tell me that his girlfriend is willing to start whenever I’m ready and when I said that I wouldn’t feel comfortable letting her lift the boxes from the car to the trolley he said that I’d need to support her with the lifting (therefore I’d also need to go in the car with her) and then I might as well do it myself. He’s rang my partner today (it’s my business but he’s probably more friendly with my partner) asking him to talk to me to see what we can do to accommodate her as he doesn’t want his GF lifting but feels ‘we should keep it in the family’.

AIBU to think he’s bit of a CF?

OP posts:
Purpleartichoke · 24/05/2020 04:17

I would be tempted to lay into the cf for even suggesting the mother of his child take a job that puts her and the baby at risk. Tell him to start acting like a father.

Noshowlomo · 28/05/2020 21:58

Any update on this OP?

Mushypeasandchipstogo · 28/05/2020 22:10

CF with bells on !

Viviennemary · 28/05/2020 22:13

Tell him no. You've taken advice and it's a health and safety issue.

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