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* '''Defied''': ???Alice or Bob refuse to let their family members work at the restaurant to avoid accusations of {{nepotism}}.


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* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice and Bob's children are hilariously incompetent at their jobs.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice and Bob expect one of their children to [[FollowInMyFootsteps take over the business]] one day, but neither of their children want to. This results in a lot of tension between everyone involved.

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* '''Exaggerated''': ''Every'' member of their family plays ''some'' role at the restaurant, which has been in the family ever since Alice's great great great great great grandfather came over from TheOldCountry.
** The restaurant is staffed by a FamilyOfChoice, or [[TrueCompanions friends (and in some cases, acquaintances) who are considered "honorary family,"]] even addressed as "Auntie" or "Uncle."

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
**
''Every'' member of their family plays ''some'' role at the restaurant, which has been in the family ever since Alice's great great great great great grandfather great-great-great-great-great-grandfather came over from TheOldCountry.
** The restaurant is staffed by a FamilyOfChoice, or [[TrueCompanions friends (and in some cases, acquaintances) [[TrueCompanions who are considered "honorary family,"]] family"]], even addressed as "Auntie" or "Uncle.""Uncle".



** They employ their children (so long as they're old enough to work there), and/or other relatives. So it still has that "Mom and Pop" feel, despite being part of a restaurant chain.

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** They employ their children (so long as they're old enough to work there), and/or other relatives. So So, it still has that "Mom and Pop" feel, despite being part of a restaurant chain.



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* '''Conversed''': ??????
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* '''Basic Trope''': A business that is owned and operated by people related to one another through blood or through marriage.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob own a restaurant. Alice is the executive chef, Bob takes care of payroll and finances, their 17-year-old son works as a line cook, and their 15-year-old daughter waits tables.

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* '''Basic Trope''': A business that is owned and operated by people related to one another through blood or through marriage.
marriage.
* '''Straight''': AliceAndBob own a restaurant. Alice is the executive chef, Bob takes care of payroll and finances, their 17-year-old son Daniel works as a line cook, and their 15-year-old daughter Carol waits tables. tables.



* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': The restaurant is owned and staffed by people who are unrelated to one another.
* '''Subverted''': AliceAndBob own a franchise of a chain restaurant.
** AliceAndBob sell the restaurant and put it under new management.
** AliceAndBob own it, but don't hire relatives to work there.
** Bob is the owner, but Alice is not considered a joint owner, even though she's his wife.
* '''Double Subverted''': They employ their children (so long as they're old enough to work there), and/or other relatives. So it still has that "Mom and Pop" feel, despite being part of a restaurant chain.
** They sell it to Bob's brother, Rob.
** AliceAndBob get divorced, and Alice gets ownership of the restaurant in the divorce settlement. She hires some of her relatives, and her new husband Charles, to work there.

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* '''Justified''': ???
AliceAndBob have enough capital to start the restaurant but not enough connections to hire outside their family.
* '''Inverted''': The restaurant is owned and staffed by people who are unrelated to one another.
another.
* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
**
AliceAndBob own a franchise of a chain restaurant.
restaurant.
** AliceAndBob sell the restaurant and put it under new management.
management.
** AliceAndBob own it, but don't hire relatives to work there.
there.
** Bob is the owner, but Alice is not considered a joint owner, even though she's his wife.
wife.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
**
They employ their children (so long as they're old enough to work there), and/or other relatives. So it still has that "Mom and Pop" feel, despite being part of a restaurant chain.
chain.
** They sell it to Bob's brother, Rob.
Rob.
** AliceAndBob get divorced, and Alice gets ownership of the restaurant in the divorce settlement. She hires some of her relatives, and her new husband Charles, to work there.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': AliceAndBob don't own a business together.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': AliceAndBob don't own a business together.
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** The restaurant is staffed by a FamilyOfChoice, or friends (and in some cases, acquaintances) who are considered "honorary family," even addressed as "Auntie" or "Uncle."

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** The restaurant is staffed by a FamilyOfChoice, or [[TrueCompanions friends (and in some cases, acquaintances) who are considered "honorary family," family,"]] even addressed as "Auntie" or "Uncle."
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** The restaurant is staffed by a FamilyOfChoice, or friends (and in some cases, acquaintances) who are considered "honorary family," even addressed as "Auntie" or "Uncle."
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*'''Basic Trope''': A business that is owned and operated by people related to one another through blood or through marriage.
*'''Straight''': AliceAndBob own a restaurant. Alice is the executive chef, Bob takes care of payroll and finances, their 17-year-old son works as a line cook, and their 15-year-old daughter waits tables.
*'''Exaggerated''': ''Every'' member of their family plays ''some'' role at the restaurant, which has been in the family ever since Alice's great great great great great grandfather came over from TheOldCountry.
*'''Downplayed''': The restaurant is owned by AliceAndBob.
*'''Justified''': ???
*'''Inverted''': The restaurant is owned and staffed by people who are unrelated to one another.
*'''Subverted''': AliceAndBob own a franchise of a chain restaurant.
** AliceAndBob sell the restaurant and put it under new management.
** AliceAndBob own it, but don't hire relatives to work there.
** Bob is the owner, but Alice is not considered a joint owner, even though she's his wife.
*'''Double Subverted''': They employ their children (so long as they're old enough to work there), and/or other relatives. So it still has that "Mom and Pop" feel, despite being part of a restaurant chain.
** They sell it to Bob's brother, Rob.
** AliceAndBob get divorced, and Alice gets ownership of the restaurant in the divorce settlement. She hires some of her relatives, and her new husband Charles, to work there.
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': AliceAndBob don't own a business together.
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*'''Exploited''': ???
*'''Defied''': ???
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???

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