Unavoidably, the boss wife does not consider herself to have any professional occupation, because she has no salary and no formal title. The boss also may hold the viewpoint, "We only need you to come help a while at the office; your main job is to manage the house." What results is that the boss wife's shoulders bear the burdens of both office and home affairs.
無奈的是，由於沒有薪水，沒有職稱，不僅老闆娘不認為自己有一份專職工作，老闆也往往會有「公司只是偶爾叫你來幫忙一下，顧家才是你的本分」的觀念，結果變成老闆娘必須事業、家務一肩挑。