Paramjit Singh Juneja
Value My Wife Adds To Business: My wife is the more sincere and loyal business partner. In our case, we both are engineers. Our venture is actually headed by my wife. She is the MD of Litratim Microspecialities, the parent company of Secant Technologies. I do not have to bother about the functions headed by her. There is total peace of mind for the functions managed by her. Professionally and emotionally she is a value add.
Word Of Caution: She can at times be interfering. Sometimes jealous or ego clashes can come in between. But if the functions are properly divided and both are understanding, the strategy of husband and wife working together has more pros than cons.
Down Memory Lane: We got engaged while we were still in engineering college and were married shortly after graduation. During the period when she was managing the home front, she once answered a call fro my customer in my absence and the customer took her to be the PRO of our company. She was able to close the deal without any knowledge of the business and since then have been working together

Reema Juneja
Takes Care of: I entered my husband's business two and a half years after the company was started in 1989. I take care of the training division of the employees as well as the corporate customers. I also hold the torch of finance and marketing department.
Values Of Spouses Working Together: You work as a team and have a common goal, which adds up the performance. There is a sense of natural loyalty which is not there when you are working with any other employer. We knew each other since college days so we are always comfortable in sharing our minds and thoughts.
Demerit: Well, you never get a free hand and all the decisions have to be agreed upon mutually. One cannot take an individual decision.
Emotional Front: One should not carry personal grudges to the working space. Issues of home should not be discussed in office and vice-a-versa. Normally, women have to contribute more as they have to take care of the home front also, but there should be no ego clashes.

Balaji Solutions, Kolkata

Rajendra Seksaria
Value My Wife Adds To Business: I travel a lot for my business. At times, for 17 days in a month I am out of office. In such situations my wife plays a very important role in handling the operations at office. She keeps an eye on all the activities and takes care of the administration and management. Since our entire system is based on ERP solution, she manages the work from home also.
Word Of Caution: The balance between the division of role between husband and wife should be justified. There should a professional approach during working hours. At home, business issues should not be discussed and there should be a clear line between the home jobs and office duties.
Down Memory Lane: Around two and half years back when I started traveling extensively across the country and abroad, I felt the need for a trustworthy and responsible person who could take care of the office tasks in my absence. In that situation, my wife was of great help as she confidently entered into my business and took up the job.

Sangeeta Seksaria
Takes Care Of: Human resources, cash management system, administration Values Of Spouses Working Together: There is flexibility in the working space. If for some reason I am not able to go to office, I can work from home. Also there is a sense that you own the company along with your husband so you take your work seriously.
Demerit: Till now I have not come across any disadvantage while working with my husband. One thing that can be seen as a demerit is that if a woman wants to do something on her own, which is not dependent on her husband, that can become quite difficult.
Emotional Front: Though we never drag homes issues to office or vice-a-versa but sometimes if my husband scolds me for some mistake in front of the office staff, I feel bad.

Amrita Tejasvi
(amritat@cybermedia.co.in)

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