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Re: Show HN: I made a site that shows jobs where you can work pseudonymously

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Post by 0xPersona »

300bps wrote: post #23
0xPersona wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Admittedly, that sentence might be a tad hyperbolic right now, but I do think increasingly it will be the case. I do think there's no inherit reason why we need to know peoples' legal/irl identities in order to assert that they're suitable for a job. I can even imagine using Zero Knowledge Proofs to prove that candidates reside in certain territories, if that's a requirement that your job might have.

I do think there's no inherit reason why we need to know peoples' legal/irl identities in order to assert that they're suitable for a job. Respectfully, are you extremely young? Someone near me was recently convicted of embezzling $3.2 million from our local government. Should she be able to work as a city controller at another local government when she gets out of jail? I could bring up another certain population ap…

To clarify, I don't think pseudonymous work is appropriate for all types of work. I'm not a maximalist. Much of my thinking currently is about pseudonymous work in the context that I've noticed it being done, which is largely in cryptocurrency. Of course none of the people in the scenarios you mention should be able to work those jobs.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that shows jobs where you can work pseudonymously

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Post by 0xPersona »

elbigbad wrote: post #28
dml2135 wrote: post #10

How do these companies address tax reporting requirements?

1099 contractors handle all their own taxes iirc, but I guess you can’t be anonymous and receive a 1099? Guessing most of these actually pay in cryptocurrencies which puts the onus on the individual I guess, but if the individual is not paying taxes in the US that’s illegal. Will one get caught? Maybe, who knows, the IRS is fearsome. I love the idea though, was reading the Delfillama one and sounds very intriguing, a…

I think you're probably right, elbigbad. I'm hoping to learn from organizations about how they're handling this, and then share, so we can create best practices. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Really means a lot.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that shows jobs where you can work pseudonymously

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Post by mellosouls »

I don't know generally the use case for this though I remember seeing the most brilliant person I've ever encountered (a forum long ago) enquiring if a job enabled people to work anonymously; he was very cautious with his identity.

I do think it makes sense in this day and age - with pseudonymous discourse long established online - for people to be able to work anonymously within reason (constrained by accountability and transparency when applicable).

The site is interesting but perhaps a little gung-ho with some of its statements.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that shows jobs where you can work pseudonymously

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Post by swatcoder »

that_guy_iain wrote: post #20
swatcoder wrote: post #8

Aren't employers in most jurisdictions required to verify work eligibility and report income? Does "pseudonymously" just mean that they these employers commit to supporting your alternative identity when engaging with the public, the way publishers might handle a pen name? Or is this something different? I'm probably not the only person who will wonder about this, so it might help to put the answer as text on the sit…

I would suspect you would not be considered an employee but a contractor. I am not sure how they much they're required to report about their vendors.

In the US and comparable jurisdictions, the concept of employee and contractor are not interchangeable and imply differences in things like autonomy and expectations. This is as much to make sure that workers have appropriate protections and that contractors have appropriate freedom as it is about tax reporting or whatever.

Far more likely is that these companies aren't well-footed legally and don't realize that they'll only be able to stay under the radar while small. Which is common, but puts a cap on how high-profile they can grow. They'll need to sort things out before they can scale or get involved in regulated industries.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that shows jobs where you can work pseudonymously

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Post by TekMol »

Here is a question I have often wondered about:

Say I am running a business in Europe. And one day I need to translate some text from German to English. I go to Google and enter "German to English translation service".

Up comes a website that says "We translate one page of text for ₿0.000048". The website does not tell you where it is operated or who operates it. They state that where they are, they are not obliged to tell you where they are. Just send the coins (via Lightning Network) and your text will be translated.

Would I be allowed to use that service? Can I deduct the expense from my taxes?

Re: Show HN: I made a site that shows jobs where you can work pseudonymously

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Post by coderintherye »

that_guy_iain wrote: post #20
swatcoder wrote: post #8

Aren't employers in most jurisdictions required to verify work eligibility and report income? Does "pseudonymously" just mean that they these employers commit to supporting your alternative identity when engaging with the public, the way publishers might handle a pen name? Or is this something different? I'm probably not the only person who will wonder about this, so it might help to put the answer as text on the sit…

I would suspect you would not be considered an employee but a contractor. I am not sure how they much they're required to report about their vendors.

In the U.S. at least, you are still legally required to report the legal identity of any contractor to the IRS and must ask them to fill out an I-9 form: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/complete-and-correct-form-...

Any contractor making >= $600 have to fill the payment and they receive a 1099.

There are very few exceptions to that and they are listed in the article.

Re: Show HN: I made a site that shows jobs where you can work pseudonymously

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that_guy_iain wrote: post #20
swatcoder wrote: post #8

Aren't employers in most jurisdictions required to verify work eligibility and report income? Does "pseudonymously" just mean that they these employers commit to supporting your alternative identity when engaging with the public, the way publishers might handle a pen name? Or is this something different? I'm probably not the only person who will wonder about this, so it might help to put the answer as text on the sit…

I would suspect you would not be considered an employee but a contractor. I am not sure how they much they're required to report about their vendors.

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