NOVEMBER 2023 50 I t is not uncommon for a CEO or other top executives to proudly announce that the employees at their company are family. “We’re just like family here,” they’ll say. While this warm sentiment can feel good, the reality could not be less true. In fact, when a company is insistent that work is family, it’s a red flag that you may want to run in the other direction. One of the big differences between family and everyone else in your life is boundaries. No family is perfect. We can all think of an unruly uncle or manipulative cousin we are related to. These are people we would likely not be friends with. In a family, they’re hard to escape. They are part of a larger system we want to hold on to. Family also never stops. If your brother’s car has a flat tire, he may call you at midnight on a Tuesday or in the middle of the day on a Sunday. You’re expected to answer and to help. Family support can be an around-the-clock labor of love. With work, boundaries are important. Unless there is an emergency, your boss should not contact you late at night or on weekends. You need space to recharge. Your company doesn’t own you; they employ you. Additionally, you should be able to keep your private life private at work. Whether you are dating someone new, going through a divorce, or having a medical procedure, it’s your private business. You don’t have to share the details with anyone at work unless you choose to. In a family, there is often an expectation that everyone is up to date on your private life. What I’m getting at is that work and family are not at all the same. When the leadership at a company claims they are, they send an underlying message. One is that you should be willing to sacrifice anything for the company. The next is that you should be flexible with your personal boundaries. It is a technique to peer pressure you into engaging with behaviors you are not otherwise comfortable with. One nice thing that can happen at work is that you may become close to some of your coworkers. You can choose to be friends with them outside of work. And, when you get a new job somewhere else, you may choose to maintain those friendships. This is all something you decide. It’s something you are in control of, and if anything goes wrong, you have the option to address the issue, distance yourself, or walk away from the friendship altogether. Implying that work and family are the same is disrespectful to employees. It doesn’t acknowledge that you have your own family and boundaries. A good leader will say you are part of an excellent team, not a family. Work is not family Career Corner Career Corner Career Career expert and founder of Copeland Coaching. copelandcoaching.com BY ANGELA COPELAND ARCADIANEWSARCHIVES.COM Former police dogs are still serving after their K9 days are over, by helping Veterans in need. Another Valley nonprofit has a similar mission – find the story on page 20.

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