Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Hiring from within the community

[Catya Belfer-Shevett (catya]

> > Ulster County (NY) Cohousing is in the process of re-visitng the
> > question of a policy regarding hiring people from within the community
> > to do work for the community. We'd appreciate any wisdom/experience that
> > others have had with such a policy. Do you do it or not? If yes, how has
> > it worked? If not, what's that been like? Thanks.

We've chosen not to do it, primarily because of concerns with 
accountability and satisfaction with the work and the possibility of having 
to fire someone.

It's hard enough for someone to take criticism of work that they do 
voluntarily, never mind when it's a paying gig.

        - catya, volunteer webmaster for Mosaic Commons.

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