Employee gets cousin hired in same tech company department, humbles him when he tries too hard to compete: 'Maybe focus on your own KPIs'

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• You might think that if you work in the same place as a family member, you would be more inclined to cut them some slack and make the most of working together, instead of thinking solely about achieving your own goals at the expense of others. Unfortunately, this frequently turns out not to be true, and those who keep their workplace in the family find that the whole thing is a headache that they could have done without.

  The awkward thing about working with someone that you are related to is that having a falling out in the office has ramifications that extend far beyond when you clock in. At its worst, it can turn into a full-blown family drama that winds up affecting both personal and professional spheres. When there is no escape from an issue like that is when you know that you have to tread carefully. You could regret it if you don't.

• Am I wrong for humbling my cousin who won't stop making everything a competition at work?

  

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• A tech employee thought that he was doing a good deed when he referred his cousin to a job opening in the same department where he worked. However, he began having his regrets almost as soon as his relative got hired. It turned out that he was going to take every opportunity he could to try to make himself look better than him. It got to a point where he really could not stand it anymore.

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