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My experiences working for family businesses, especially those owned by Jewish men, runs completely counter to what you have written. The last thing we should do is to let centralized government make “one size fits all” decisions for everyone. Why not just go live in Russia or China? 🤨

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Apr 7Liked by James F. Richardson

I've worked as the outsider in four family businesses and have been the family in one. Out of those five cases, three of them were ideal. All major decisions were made in-family, but the work environment was excellent and the pay was good.

I've also worked for a couple of petty tyrants, and it's exactly as you describe, so I appreciate the screed.

I just think it's more of a mixed bag (and that very similar dynamics can for within large, impersonal firms.)

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