Above everything else, in any relationship, setting the right expectations is the most critical aspect. The more transactional the relationship, more important this particular aspect is to sustain it. In other words, within a family setup, these are important but loosely held, you forgive and help the other when they slip, indefinitely.
For example,
Take a house help, who comes to cook. It is important to call out clearly at the time of employment, how many people will that person cook for, would she have to wash the utensils she uses, which days are off, how many days in a month can she take off, etc.
In our jobs, it is important to understand our roles and responsibilities. It is unwise to stop with that. You should ask your manager and write down how the success in that role is measured (KPI). It could be 'writing x articles in a week', 'increase adoption', 'reducing churn', 'CSAT score', etc .
In a familial setup, it is good to define the roles and responsibilities too. We had a great pre-marriage session with a pastor. One of the activities he made us do was to assign primary and secondary drivers to household chores. One of the things I chose was Laundry, and I do it to this day.
Setting the right expectations helps both parties to be happy. One party knows what exactly they need to deliver and the other party doesn't have any bitter grudges (I thought he/she will do that as well, how can he/she not do it?! hmph!)
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