You know you work in a family business when…

You know you work in a family business when …

• Monday through Friday, you call your dad “boss.”
• Your strategy for getting a raise is suspiciously similar to what you did as a kid when seeking an increase to your allowance.
• Someone yells your last name on a jobsite, and several people look up.
• When a customer is upset, you tell them that you’re “junior” and they’re looking for your dad.
• You tattle on your brother for using your climbing gear.
• You call the office to talk to your mom.
• Your grandpa leaves you his chainsaw in his will.
• When you call in sick, your dad sends your mom to check on you — and confirm your story.
• Family vacations and team-building events for work are basically one in the same.
• Your little brother took your baseball when you were kids. There’s no way you’re letting him take over the family business, too.
• Your mom doubles as the office manager and the referee.
• When you show up late to the jobsite, your dad gives you the same disapproving look he did when you broke curfew in high school — and you’d better have a good excuse.