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What do you do if you're working in a place with your wife and your wife got a promotion director general?

<p style="text-align:left;">What do you do? Do you feel jealous and force her to leave work or accept a fait accompli and wish her good luck and <em><strong>Execute her Commands</strong></em> at work?</p> <p style="text-align:left;"> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

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Question added by HANY MAHDY , ASS. SHIPPING MANAGER + QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER , DOMINION SHIPPING AGENCIES (EGYPT)
Date Posted: 2014/10/11
Nahla Ayoub
by Nahla Ayoub , Business Owner and sales , GUZEL FASHION

wish her a good luck and urge her to work and progress provided that this does not affect the success of our home

Suhail Azeez
by Suhail Azeez , HR Business Partner , Emirates Flight Catering

I would continue to work in the same spirit. 

We should be able to understand professional life and personal life as two different things. If you are a true professional you would love doing your job and be successful in both your work and family. 

First of all you need to understand that you and your wife had the same opportunity to become director general. If she got a promotion you should understand that she has qualities and talent that overcome you to get a promotion. 

But once you do your work be professional and fulfill the requirements and at your family both of you should be able to understand your duties and respect to each other to have a good life.

Ismi Puji Hastuti
by Ismi Puji Hastuti , English Teacher , SMK Widya Taruna

It's very interesting to hear a honest answer from gentlemen here :) But I think it could only be answered by someone who ever met this condition.

Unni Joseph
by Unni Joseph , branch manager , Mahindra & Mahindra financial services ltd

I will continue my work in same spirit.

Salauddin Mohammad
by Salauddin Mohammad , Sr. Manager, Software Development , Aspen Technology Inc

Wish her good luck and execute her commands. Personal and professional lives shouldn't be mixed together. 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

That's hard mainly to men since some believe no woman is better than them but if this happens then that's success which has entered the house, it's a blessings which needs to be grabbed with two hands Obviously a man has to just accept because that's another financial step to them both

HANY MAHDY
by HANY MAHDY , ASS. SHIPPING MANAGER + QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER , DOMINION SHIPPING AGENCIES (EGYPT)

 

 

WISH HER A GOOD LUCK :)

Deleted user
by Deleted user

I will actually work normally like nothing happened. It is very important to separate professional life from personal life.

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Obviously execute her commands. That's what we are there for.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

wish her Good luck and encourage her. if he is really a good person he will be happy with his wife's success and he will never feel jealous.. 

Tauqir Haidar Syed
by Tauqir Haidar Syed , Senior Principal Consultant , THS Consultants

usually it creates bitterness in relationship if you start competing with your spouse; so be a source of strength for each other and do celebrate successes together.

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