So as the title says, me and my two sisters share a business and own a house together, with a mortgage, but we cannot work together without arguing. I'm starting to really want to avoid being near them ever.
We are very different people, with different situations. I have two children aged 4 and 9 and a job I work hard at outside of the business. I help where I can with the business but don't get paid at all from it. I am single now and I also live in the house we own together and pay a third of the mortgage off.
My younger sister has no kids, has a part time job as well and helps run the business but also doesnt get paid from the business.
My older sister, who is the biggest problem, has recently had a baby but for years hasn't had a job outside of the business. She's had thousands from 'our' business and built herself a small house. She's the only one of us who pays herself from the business money but obviously is expected to do more work on the business. Our mum does a fair amount of work on the business too really, so the pressure on my sister isn't too high. Recently though she's started kicking off saying I don't deserve my third as I help less.. but shes been taking for years from the business. I am not allowed any access to business accounts, bookings accounts (we have two holiday lets). I have offered to deal with the accounts, clean more, do the laundry and iron it all. But I don't agree that if I do that that she should still be paid or that me and my other sister and mum should be paid too if we work equally. Why should she be paid and we don't?
This hasn't gone down well and she kicks off every time I mention seeing the bank account for the business or even offering more help as she knows she's got it good and if i help more she doesnt deserve to be paid.. just wants to call me lazy. (Which I'm not) they have full access and control over everything and I'm sick of it. Im supposed to be an equal partner but im not and any of my odeas have always been bulldozed over anyway by them.. considered not good enough. Then my offers of help are met with.. but you can't do this and you can't do that.. when really im more than capable. They are hard on me and i think they enjoy having someone to belittle. I'm so sick of it. They belittle me all the time. Nothing I do is ever good enough and I actually work harder than both of them.. raising two kids, working my job, looking after the home and garden, helping our dad with vat returns and helping there when I can! I feel like I'm running on fumes now and I'm always angry.
I can't break away and stop running the business with them as I'd lose my third share in everything but hiw do yoy work with people who are just outright horrible. If anyone knows please let me know. Just needed to vent here