Family businesses are wild places to work at. When you’re working at a company where no employees have familial ties to each other, it’s much more normalized to leave in search of better opportunities. Sure, your boss might not be happy that you quit, but it’s a standard expectation for some percentage of employees. In family businesses, loyalty is wrapped up with duty in a much more deep-seated way. If your son quits working for you, it can have consequences not only for the business but for the entire family unit. While family members might feel a strong sense of duty to keep a business alive, you really can’t expect that out of an entry-level employee, especially one who is being paid below the poverty line. A worker making 40K in NYC at a family-owned and operated company recently quit their job for one that pays more than double and includes benefits, and their boss did not accept their two-week notice with grace or professionalism.