The family is not receptive to change “we have always done it this way” is something you will hear a lot or this employee has been with us forever. They have some employees that may have been with them for decades but the company scale and size the current work need is beyond their capabilities now. For their size and scale, they lack any SOPs or even an employee handbook that outlines HR basics, time off, benefits, etc.
It is nice not to have too many restrictive policy’s but with this company’s size there needs to be at least some minimum standards and policies that would improve operations, save cost.
If you are not family do not have high expectations for salary.