How much of this work is unskilled? I think unskilled work is probably best handled by virtual assistants rather than EA volunteering. What do you think?
Wasn’t one of your suggestions to find small/unskilled work for EA volunteers to do, to see if they’re ready for a bigger task? I think it’d defeat the purpose of getting EAs involved in a small way to just hire virtual assistants for unskilled work.
Yep. Good point, I can definitely see the tension between those two statements and you’re correct to point it out.
That being said, I think I’d prefer VAs over EA volunteers when the task is easy, long, and unskilled, because then skilled EA labor can be used somewhere where it’s a better fit that VAs can’t do. This could even include getting and coordinating the VA, which itself does take some work.
Of course, if it’s faster to just use a volunteer, then it could be worth it. And, I suppose it might be better in the long-run to draw people in via unskilled VA-able tasks if there are no other options.
What kind of work do you have in mind?
To take just a couple of examples, work on the EA Hub and on local groups.
I’m up to help do both of those. Of course, how much I can help with the former will depend on what exactly needs to be done.
Work on the EA Hub might be good for learning how to program? I don’t know.
How much of this work is unskilled? I think unskilled work is probably best handled by virtual assistants rather than EA volunteering. What do you think?
Wasn’t one of your suggestions to find small/unskilled work for EA volunteers to do, to see if they’re ready for a bigger task? I think it’d defeat the purpose of getting EAs involved in a small way to just hire virtual assistants for unskilled work.
Yep. Good point, I can definitely see the tension between those two statements and you’re correct to point it out.
That being said, I think I’d prefer VAs over EA volunteers when the task is easy, long, and unskilled, because then skilled EA labor can be used somewhere where it’s a better fit that VAs can’t do. This could even include getting and coordinating the VA, which itself does take some work.
Of course, if it’s faster to just use a volunteer, then it could be worth it. And, I suppose it might be better in the long-run to draw people in via unskilled VA-able tasks if there are no other options.
There’s some of each. I think you’re right about VAs, but I don’t know if everyone’s willing to pay for them.