Iam 26 M. I did my civil engineering in 2018 and then worked as a civil engineer for a year then covid happened and i taught myself coding and got a job in a small startup and worked there as a software engineer for 1 year and now my father wants me to take over his business (manufacturing and packaging of mineral water) Which he is running for the past 8 years. My parents only chose enroll me in civil engineering which i regret now because that field is very bad and so not suitable for me and now with the business also they are forcing me to do so because they dont want to sell it.

The thing is what i really like is making youtube videos which iam doing side by side because when i was working 9-5 as a software engineer i had all the time outside of my job for my youtube channel. But now that iam again helping my dad in his business eventually i have to take over everything. In this business we have to work 12 hours a day and 7 days a week (mostly be present at the factory and just monitor people). People who will be suggesting to hire someone, here you cant trust most of the people because the transaction is mostly done with cash.

Regarding my youtube its not a big channel but its doing good recently…i atleast want some free time to make youtube videos and edit them (which takes a lot of time) and i cant tell my parents about youtube because they have a mindset of the old generation so they can’t understand it.

The money from the business is decent but i just cant seem to sit here the whole day do some 2-3 hours of work 24/7 without any weekends. I just dont see myself doing this for the next 20 years. Iam really passionate about my youtube and i know i will pop off one day.

My plan was to work 9-5 and do youtube in the remaining time. Youtube is my long term goal.

What are your thoughts about this? Should i take over the business and give very less time to youtube or do my 9-5 and do youtube side by side?

    • teamhog@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Hmmm. Still may be a fun trip.

      Regardless, you need to look for the employees that you can trust to make sure things are sorted (here’s the key part) and will contact you right away when they’re not.

      Start with staying on site and have them reach out immediately when things go amiss. Teach them how to identify variances and what to do to correct them.

      Do this for several weeks, then go off site during the day and have them do it. Check up on them frequently at first.

      Wean them off that dependency. Let them learn to take charge of things. This may take months and it may mean checking out several people.

      Your goal is to get it to a point where your only needed on-site for 3 days/week. If you can do this you’ll be set forever.

      Remember, you want them to not need you but to be able to count on you to be there. This requires trust and communication both ways.