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Friends With Professional Benefits: 8 Things To Consider Before Working With Friends
Working with a friend might seem like a great idea at first glance, but go deeper. Is it really all it’s cracked up to be?
Before I dedicated myself to being a freelance writer, meditation teacher and self-care coach, I worked for a period as a virtual assistant. I got my start in that field through a friend. At that time, she was my best friend. So when she asked me if I did that kind of work and how much I’d charge, I didn’t give working with/for her a second thought. We were best friends, we got along great — why wouldn’t working with her be just as wonderful?
Unfortunately for me, that situation didn’t work out so well. I’m no longer friends with her, and we don’t work together anymore. But I have had some successful business relationships with people I consider friends. Because of that, I believe that working with friends can work — if you follow a few simple rules.
