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GitLab hires all "employees" in non-mainstream locations as contractors anyways. So, legally, it is consulting. But they treat you like an employee anyway. Lega
by alt_f4 7y ago
GitLab hires all "employees" in non-mainstream locations as contractors anyways. So, legally, it is consulting. But they treat you like an employee anyway. Legal grey area?
- ghaff 7y agoI don't really care about the legal status. I was suggesting that, as a truly independent contractor, you can set your own rates and if you're fulfilling your contract remotely you can certainly choose to charge the same whether you're in SF or a beach in Thailand.
- alt_f4 7y agoI stopped reading when you claimed you don't care if it is legal or not to treat someone as an employee, but hire him as a contractor instead.
- ghaff 7y agoI care if it's legal or not. But hiring people as full employees requires certain legal structures/organizations to be in place in a location. There are costs associated with setting up those structures. This often doesn't make sense if there's only one person in a country or other such political entity. Small companies do indeed not expand geographically for this reason--or hire through a partner or other entity that is already established there.