| Somebody doing your kitchen doesn't have to be employed by somebody else. They can simply have a contract with you. You pay them x in exchange for them going y in your kitchen. Of course they can have opinions or refuse to do things in certain ways. But they can't force you to have a pink wall color, or other things. At most, perhaps if the see something dangerous or illegal in your kitchen, they may have a duty to do something about it. Likewise, an employee can refuse to do things by simply quitting the job. Harassment: again, quit your job, apart from that, general laws about harassment should apply, independent from you being an employee or not. "fiduciary duty" - where does that come from? Why does somebody suddenly have a duty to take care of you? I am self employed. Why do you get people to have the duty to take care of you, but I don't? Who should have the duty to take care of me? Suppose you pay me to renovate your kitchen. Now what is your duty towards me? Is it now your duty to see that I earn a living wage and have job security forever? All just because you simply wanted a new wall color in your kitchen? |
> Of course they can have opinions or refuse to do things in certain ways. But they can't force you to have a pink wall color, or other things. At most, perhaps if the see something dangerous or illegal in your kitchen, they may have a duty to do something about it.
You're not their employer, you're contracting their employer.
> Harassment: again, quit your job, apart from that, general laws about harassment should apply, independent from you being an employee or not.
No thanks, that's an objectively worse world.
> Why do you get people to have the duty to take care of you, but I don't? Who should have the duty to take care of me?
Because that's what running a business is. Since you're self employed you have that responsibility to look after yourself.
> Now what is your duty towards me? Is it now your duty to see that I earn a living wage and have job security forever? All just because you simply wanted a new wall color in your kitchen?
Nope, that's their employers duty.