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Borzak

Bronze Baron of the Realm
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Here's a new one on me. A woman who works with my sister had her hands in a lot of stuff apparently. They fired her finally and are doing an audit. One of the deals was she was recruiting people to work for another company and getting paid for it. She was referring people who had applied at the company she worked for. Why worry with paying to take out ads and chase down leads when you can let the company do it and then get paid to refer them to the competition lol.

Learn a new one everyday.

The guy she works for is apparently a genius on the technical end. But on the business end pretty clueless. Every week is another one similiar to this. Then his partner comes to town and cleans house, does more audits and puts my sister in charge until they get it under control again. The thought of hiring an actual general manager seems like a foreign concept to him.
 

Picasso3

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I've installed all the software and accumulated enough details and guidance so that i'm confident I can completely design anything site/civil/grading/sanitary/storm (after survey) from the comfort of my own home. Now i just need to figure out how to do that without assuming all the liability and bullshit associated with doing it as a business.
 

Khane

Got something right about marriage
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I've installed all the software and accumulated enough details and guidance so that i'm confident I can completely design anything site/civil/grading/sanitary/storm (after survey) from the comfort of my own home. Now i just need to figure out how to do that without assuming all the liability and bullshit associated with doing it as a business.
What are you talking about? You already work for the government don't you?
 

Picasso3

Silver Baronet of the Realm
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Well yeah, but if someone needs a parking lot designed in my free time how can I turn down a gig like that?
 

Palum

what Suineg set it to
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Are you a civil engineer already?

I don't think you'll be able to divorce liability from your work. That's what an LLC and insurance is for, I guess.
 

Vinen

God is dead
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Are you a civil engineer already?

I don't think you'll be able to divorce liability from your work. That's what an LLC and insurance is for, I guess.
Engineers are still liable. Pretty sure you cannot separate liability for a design from yourself.
 

Picasso3

Silver Baronet of the Realm
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I suspect if it's not a thing at all now software will get to a point where licensure is required after some catastrophic power plant or medical equipment bugs, etc. Until then, you all should call yourselves junior data entry specialists.
 

Tenks

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I suspect if it's not a thing at all now software will get to a point where licensure is required after some catastrophic power plant or medical equipment bugs, etc. Until then, you all should call yourselves junior data entry specialists.
Software development is pretty much the most secure job in America right now. There is a complete and utter lack of competent workers and employers are willing to pay. They could make my job title assistant shit scrubber and I wouldn't give a fuck.