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.
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.