Whose Job Is It?
Use this chart to determine who will do the following types of activities.This is not an all-inclusive list. If it all happens to be you, then some decisions will need to be made on how to cope with it all if you are to open and stay in business.
Who
in your family will:
| Task | You | Spouse | Son | Daughter | Other |
| Prepare breakfast? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plan meals? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do the shopping for food and other supplies? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clean up after meals? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do the household repairs and maintenance? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Organize social activities and coordinate day to day activities? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pay the bills and keep the business records? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do the laundry? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vacuum the house and do other cleaning tasks? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Take care of landscaping and yardwork? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clean all of the guest rooms? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clean all of the bathrooms? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Take care of the "special touches"? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Take guest reservations? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Play the major role of host or hostess? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keep up-to-date on community activities for guests? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Handle advertising and publicity for the B & B? | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other? | - | - | - | - | - |
If the answer is YOU....start
thinking about making some alternate plans ... and fast!
Or reconsider starting a bed
and breakfast if you expect to still have a life!
Talk about these jobs with your family. 