Nice response DPG. And yes I have thought about who should be the main character that’s rather astute.
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As for the daughter being forced to go to work with her father. The school assignment is for them to spend a week at work with one of their parents. Easy enough to create.

As for being forced, the daughter wants to go to work with her “cool” uncle who sells cars. (Even though he isn’t a parent)

The mom and uncle are having an affair and that would interfere with their “special lunches”

It’s the mom who puts the foot down and says “You’re going to work with your father and that’s final!” Which is the last thing she would ever want to do since she knows her boring father, goes to a boring job and works with boring people.
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About the Premise
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It’s based on a theory of mine that, who we are is who we’re with.

Who we are at church is different that who we are at a sports bar watching a game.
A mob boss might be a ruthless killer at work, but a loving family man at home.
A girl might be a strait-A student at school but go crazy at rock concerts.

So I thought, what if there was a guy who everyone loved at work, he was “The man” (Well, the King) but he gets home and he is domineered by his wife and because she doesn’t respect him his children don’t either.

Then ‘what if’ his work life and his home life collided???

The catalyst is his daughter coming to work with him.

Anyway that’s my thought process, this is still in the planning stage and the lead could easily be changed.

I really picture a Steve Carrel type (Dan in real life) as the lead.

Thanks again for your well thought out response, you have made some great points.