We are four co-founders, two of whom are siblings. One of the siblings works very hard, and is kind of the moral leader of the team. He’s really dedicated and great to work with, but his sister is just lazy. She doesn’t do much, in fact, she’s always late, complains whenever we assign her a task and ultimately never does anything.
We currently are bootstrapping our startup, doing some consulting and developments for other companies while we build and sell our product. However, while three of us are constantly working, either in a development project for a client, or on our own product, the sister never collaborates. I constantly catch her on reddit, and most days she chooses to “work” from her home, where she clearly doesn’t do any work.
I feel we got to a point where this has become unacceptable, and every time I speak to the brother he doesn’t seem to care much about what’s going on. I can tell he notices the situation with his sister, and has even told me he hates her lack of effort once or twice, but when it comes to facing her, he really doesn’t put down his foot, and neither do I, because I feel I’m getting between them. But now I’m pissed, and starting to consider to leave.
Should I go? Or should I and my other partner give the brother an ultimatum in order to get rid of the sister?
Kick her out. If the brother won’t do the right thing, it’s pretty clear he’s not the leader you think he is.
+1 – Startups are hard. Leaders have to make hard decisions. Her lack of work ethic puts the morale of the company in jeopardy. If the Brother does nothing, you know where you stand – ie. lower on the ladder – and can do whatever you feel is best for you.
Complain to her mom or dad?
That’s a great approach, I’m gonna give it a shot 😛
It amazes me some of you can even tie your shoes. You need to develop some leadership qualities and put your foot down or move on. Have common sense.
OP Here. I can’t tie my shoes, that’s why I wear flip flops. But speaking seriously, you are quite right, maybe being considerate and nice is not the best way to go when you are trying to build a business.
Bang the sister… only if she’s hot.
eye roll
Are there any costs associated with keeping the sister on? If not, maybe you can just ignore her. If however she is costing you money, she needs to go.
Do you guys have a founders agreement? Maybe you can just dilute her share of the company to something insignificant, and then she will leave on her own.
This is just business and it sounds like she needs to be kicked out.
Can I replace her? I’m a small petite sized man.
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