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by arcticbull 1991 days ago
Their employer isn't you, it's themselves. You have hired them in their sole proprietorship capacity.

> 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.