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What do you think happens when regular employees don't get paid by their employer (who also has more money and more resources than them)?

• valhalladev 2y ago
  At least in the United States, the government has the ability to and a history of stepping in for the employee to ensure they are reimbursed, and court cases _very frequently_ side with the employee. You have significantly more protection as a full-time employee compared to freelancing.
  • outop 2y ago
    Long before the govt steps in, people will have stopped working hundreds of hours a month for an organization that hasn't paid them.
    • valhalladev 2y ago
      ... I don't think I'm seeing the point you're trying to make. I'm saying that there is a massive power imbalance in freelancing that is not at all the same as the power imbalance with working a 9-to-5