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Ask HN: Friendly help vs. Getting paid
Hi HN,
Pretty simple: where do you draw the line between when you are doing a friendly favor for someone (possibly doing free valuable work), and when you should be getting paid for your help (possibly being greedy or unfriendly)? Why?
- wintorez 8y agoIf the other person will or could make financial gains from your help, then you should be getting paid. For example, if you build a website for someone to sell something, you should be getting paid.
- jstewartmobile 8y agoAGP: Always Get Paid For-Profit, Get Paid Non-Profit, Get Paid Friend, Get Paid Enemy, Get Paid Family, Get Paid
- dozzie 8y agoNote that you don't always need to be paid with money. You can demand a good liquor, a dinner, or a cake as your remuneration, depending on how big and difficult the work is. And while it may be ridiculous to offer or demand a mere twenty or fifty bucks, it's completely fine if it is a pack of good beer.