Originally Posted by Tempest

What sort of guarantee do you have that YOU or the employee(s) won't take the work they do for a client and use it themselves or for you?

I would assume that no internal resources (databases etc.) would be shared or used for the clients. So if I have one of the employees build up a database of something, how can I be sure it won't become part of your internal pool or resources for your own use, or that the employee won't then use that for their own promotions etc.

If I were to hire a programmer to write some custom software, how can I be sure that you or the employee won't then take that source code, change it around and then release it as a standalone product?

These are just a couple of the issues that always prevent me from hiring thru outsource companies, but I sure could use the staff.