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0 pointsconanbatt7y ago0 comments

Why would you pay workers above what they are willing to work for you?

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falcor847y ago· 1 in thread

To be able to hire them for a particular unit of work and then let them go once the project is over, without having to worry about labor laws. This kind of flexibility and optionality can be very valuable.

conanbattOP7y ago

And expensive.

Firm theory has studied this subject in the field of economics. There's a reason there are employees in the world, and not everyone is a contractor.

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