[hackerspaces] payed staff vs volunteers

[webmind]

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I see hackerspaces as something by and for hackers, a community.

If you're hiring staff, you're more of a service to people, like a fablab.



On 14/12/14 19:20, Florencia Edwards wrote:
> What do you think, I believe it really changes how the whole space
> works, and how members behave if you have payed staff or
> volunteers. Also it changes the commitment in tasks. If anyone has
> had experience with both, could you please give the pros and cons?
> Or if you just had experience with one, it would be nice to know
> how it's worked for you and what was good and bad about it.
> 
> In our space, we had payed staff, but members behaved more like
> costumers who wanted their services to be perfect, than  an active
> community that does things not only with their own projects,but
> also for the space.  Payed staff was with a low wage, but they
> where happy they could get enough to get by, and build a community,
> help around... But their was also the feeling that it would be good
> to engage in the possibility of giving rotation to the staff. For
> example: people that came in, wanted to help .needed the money, and
> really wanted to be staff. Why shouldn't they get a chance? So we
> thought that maybe voting for a staff and rotating it could be a
> good idea. But we are not sure.
> 
> All thoughts, links and opinions more than welcome.
> 
> 
> 
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