Friday, August 12, 2011

Should I be concerned that my fiancee's strong political views keep him from supporting me with my work?

After much searching, I've finally gotten a job with a corporation that is in a pyramid scheme (i.e. you find people to join your "team" and work under you and you get a portion of their commission). It's not my ideal job, and I'm not trying to "get rich quick" off of it like they advertise, but I'm doing quite well and at least have an income—which I didn't have before. My fiancee is happy that I've finally got a job of some sort, but he's made it very clear that he doesn't approve of that kind of business and will not support it, even if that means he will not support me. He refuses to even hear details about what I'm selling (debt consolidation programs and life insurance policies) or to even sit through a recruitment meeting (for which I'd actually get a monetary bonus, whether or not he choses to buy the product or become an agent). I understand his views (I don't like the set up of the company much myself), and am willing to let the issue just drop and not bring my work home to him, but I'm a little concerned by the fact that his agenda keeps him from supporting me at all in my work. I would think that if he really loved me he'd set his personal views aside to help me at least get on my feet. Am I taking this too personally, or am I right to be a little worried?

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