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I get where your questions are coming from but the real problem was that we were first a family then business people. In my culture, there is a alot of respect

I get where your questions are coming from but the real problem was that we were first a family then business people. In my culture, there is a alot of respect accorded to the elderly. We brought up not to question people older than us. So much so I struggled at work to call people older than me by their first name. It is fraud. Some of the family members wanted us to get the others arrested but this isn't so easy when you are family. It literally ends up with you getting your cousin's dad arrested, the same cousin you grew up playing soccer with. We collected money for a lawyer to sort it out but that dragged on and on. I now have first had experience of the saying that "the love of money is the root of all evil". None of us had quit our jobs so we moved on. I hold no grudge, just took the lessons.

ethbro 8y ago
> Some of the family members wanted us to get the others arrested but this isn't so easy when you are family. It literally ends up with you getting your cousin's dad arrested, the same cousin you grew up playing soccer with I grew up in the Southeastern US. Here, getting your cousin's dad arrested is a Tuesday. ;) In all seriousness, sorry you had to go through this, and glad you took away good lessons. On the other side of the coin, never feel guilty about getting what's owed to you. You're the only one you can trust to have your interests at heart.
- mmsimanga 8y ago
  Thanks for your advice. I will definitely keep that in mind, "never feel guilty about getting what's owed to you."