Ya know....I cna chime in directly on the working with/for family thing.
Don't......
Fucking.......
Do.....
It!!!!!
For all the reasons eluded to above and a couple specific ones.
I worked for my Dad for almost ten years when he started his business. During that time I was regularly under paid, NEVER got what I was promised, ALWAYS got shit on if the ODB (Old Dirty Bastard) had a need to vent. For the last 6 years I carried all the workload, he bought several new cars, a house, countless totally useless but expensive 'things' that served little purpose.
Why did I stay that long if it was so bad you ask?
Well that's easy......he's Dad. You support family right? You sacrifice for family....don't you? That's just what a good son does......isn't it? Well...yes and no.
I learned the hard way that not only will one get less out of working for the family (kinda goes against what one would think huh?) and you'll willingly bend over for it for a long time out of nothing more substantial than a vague and thoroughly one sided familial loyalty.
maybe I'm bitter......
Don't do it!
As for the primates at OCC. The show was pretty scripted, but the chaos in that 'house' was awefully bad.
The lawsuit is real....another fine father figure right there.
The only ones I think deserve any care though are Mikey and Vinnie. Both got the shaft.....but Mikey should have had way more help than he got.
Yeah...good riddance.