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Sep 26, 2002, 6:04pm

> Bowen, I have no idea, nor do I think it is even important who MM works for,
> but there are a lot of people out there working for companies for free. For
> example, online games like EverQuest, Ultima Online(used to), The Realm, and
> others I can't remember anymore have Online support staff that help with
> often encountered problems in the game and assist in solving them and
> reporting to the company faults and failing game mechanics. For 1 year in
> EverQuest I was a Guide and never once was I paid to do the customer service
> I gave. I enjoyed being in the position, and helping people get their
> problems fixed. It's a mostly thankless job, but there is a satisfaction you
> get from doing it and being part of something.

Nevertheless, they're still employees. Paid or not.

em·ploy Pronunciation Key (m-ploi)
tr.v. em·ployed, em·ploy·ing, em·ploys
To engage the services of; put to work: agreed to employ the job applicant.
To provide with gainful work: factories that employ thousands.

She's still an employee, regardless of if she does it for free or not.

--Bowen--

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