Results: Family Business and Following in Parents' Footsteps
Published on 09/29/2018
My grandfather started a family business decades ago, which my dad and several of his siblings worked at too until they sold it and retired. On the other side of my family, I come from a line of teachers - my mom, grandmother, great-grandmother (and most of her sisters) all taught at some point and so did I.
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1.
1.
Have you ever worked in a business started by members of your family (generations before you)? Yes
10%
177 votes
No
91%
1600 votes
2.
2.
If you answered yes to #1, how many generations of your family have worked in this business? 2
6%
102 votes
3
3%
58 votes
4
2%
27 votes
5+
1%
18 votes
Not Applicable
88%
1550 votes
I don't know
1%
22 votes
3.
3.
Have you ever had the same career (not a family-business) as your parents or grandparents? This would be like if your mom/dad was an accountant and so was their dad/mom, etc. Yes
11%
193 votes
No
47%
822 votes
Not Applicable
43%
762 votes
4.
4.
If you answered 'yes' to #3, how many generations have worked in this field? 2
8%
134 votes
3
4%
62 votes
4
1%
24 votes
5+
1%
11 votes
I don't know
2%
32 votes
Not Applicable
86%
1514 votes
COMMENTS