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[Brian Vuyk]

Would you sit in your lawyer's office to make sure he is working?

It's not just a semantic difference.

Brian

On 05/05/2009 04:31 PM, Sam Cohen wrote:
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> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Brian Vuyk <brian at brianvuyk.com 
> <mailto:brian at brianvuyk.com>> wrote:
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>     On 05/05/2009 04:13 PM, Sam Cohen wrote:
>>     In traditional work environments the "boss" was able to monitor
>>     the worker because the worker was on the premises.  If the worker
>>     didn't show up for work they weren't paid or they were fired.
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>>     In a virtual environment there needs to be someway to monitor
>>     employers. 
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>     This is the problem.
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>     My client is not my boss. I am not my client's employee.
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> This is a semantic difference -- if you are buying a service, if you 
> are hiring a lawyer, accountant, contractor, whatever, it's an 
> exchange.  I'm giving money in return for a service received.  Just as 
> the person being paid has a right to ensure they receive their money, 
> the person paying for the service, has a right to ensure they are 
> receiving what they are paying for.
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> If it's  based on a certain outcome then this isn't an issue.  But if 
> I'm hiring someone to do something hourly and they are at a remote 
> location, then I need some way to know they are working.
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> This doesn't make them inferior to me.  Just as my putting the money 
> in escrow makes me inferior to them.
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