The 5 Types of Relatives You Should NEVER Hire in Your Business
The 5 Types of Relatives You Should NEVER Hire in Your Business
(Even If They Beg, Cry, or Say “Pamilya Tayo”)
**The Hardest Lesson in Business:
Not All Relatives Belong in Your Company.**
Maraming negosyo ang bumagsak hindi dahil sa benta…
hindi dahil sa location…
hindi dahil sa competition…
Pero dahil sa maling kamag-anak na na-hire.
Minsan dahil nahiya ka.
Minsan dahil nagpasuyo ang nanay mo.
Minsan dahil wala raw silang trabaho.
Pero tandaan:
One wrong hire can destroy years of hard work.
❗ The 5 Types of Relatives You Should NEVER Hire
1️⃣ The “Pwede Na Yan” Worker
Zero excellence.
Zero initiative.
Always late.
Pero pag sinita mo?
“Grabe ka naman. Pamilya tayo.”
Pinaka-dangerous sa workplace dahil binababa ang standards.
2️⃣ The Gossip Distributor
Ito yung kamag-anak na parang walking radio station.
Every personal detail mo…
Every business challenge mo…
lahat naisasabuhay sa group chat.
Nakakawasak ng trust at professionalism.
3️⃣ The “Entitled” Relative
“Dapat manager ako agad.”
“Pamilya tayo. Bigyan mo kong position.”
“Gawin mo kong marketing kahit di ako marunong.”
Hindi sila empleyado — gusto nila privileged citizen.
4️⃣ The Family Dictator
Ito yung kamag-anak na akala owner siya.
Nakikialam sa decisions,
umaasta na boss,
nagbibigay ng utos kahit hindi kasama sa role.
Walang respeto sa boundaries.
5️⃣ The Silent Thief
Hindi nagbabayad…
Nag-e-extra take home…
Nawawala ang inventory…
Pero tahimik.
Parang ninja.
Ikaw ang nadadamage.
❗ Why Hiring the Wrong Relative Destroys Businesses
🔥 Walang takot mawalan ng trabaho
“Di naman ako matatanggal—pamilya kami.”
🔥 Mahirap disiplinahin
Emotions over rules.
🔥 Creates toxicity among real employees
Employees will say:
“Ah, iba kasi treatment pag kamag-anak.”
🔥 Makes you choose between family or business
And that’s the most painful part.
💡 Who CAN You Hire From the Family?
✔ Disiplinado
✔ May skill
✔ Kayang sundin ang rules
✔ Marunong gumalang sa boss (kahit ikaw)
✔ May professionalism
✔ Marunong maghiwalay ng personal at trabaho
If they don’t have these?
Wag mo silang i-hire. Protect your business.
👉 What I, as a Business Mentor with 35 Years Experience, Would Think and Recommend
In my 35 years mentoring entrepreneurs, I’ve seen this pattern:
Good businesses fail when emotions lead the hiring.
My strongest recommendation:
✔ Hire for competence, NEVER for pity.
✔ Set policies before hiring any relative.
✔ Train them like normal employees.
✔ Document everything.
✔ And MOST IMPORTANT — don’t hesitate to let them go if they harm the business.
Your business is your legacy.
Don’t sacrifice it for “nahihiya ako” or “pamilya naman kami.”
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You may contact Armando “Butz” Bartolome for questions and more information.
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