You obviously do not know about the difference between and employee and an independent contractor. And no, you are in charge with a contractor ...
Originally Posted by pyramider
You obviously never read a dictionary. Or the English language. Or heard it spoken. An employee is, get this, employed (I know, it seems weird, but hang on) to do a job. When you give someone money to do a thing, they are employed (woah, plot twist!) to do that thing. You tell them what's expected of them, and they either do it to your satisfaction or you find someone who will. To suggest that providers are in charge is absolutely ridiculous. They're our employees (why do variations of this word keep cropping up?!).
Certainly they can refuse a job based on working conditions or whatever other criteria they choose. But the rules are set by us. If I tell an independent contractor to build a house, I'm not leaving the location up to him. He doesn't get to choose how many rooms it has, or whether the toilets empty into the bedroom, or whether to put in strobe lights instead of regular ones. He goddamn well does what I say or he's fired. You know, the way you'd do with any.... uh.... You know, what's the word for people you.... You know, you hire them to to jobs, and....
Oh, yeah. Employee.
As to the last line there.... I'm guessing you meant to say I'm *not* in charge with an independent contractor? Either that or you're saying I'm right.
