Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Okay, let's spin this around...

Say a program sponsors a photographer or affiliate to a show - you are saying that they are forbidden from conducting business under the same terms as models, if they are freelancers?

To me, if you are under contract, you are off-limits, if you are a freelancer, you are open game (with that said, I have never personally recruited "workers" at industry shows, since I already know how to find talent myself - what I look for at shows are b2b networking opportunities).

Sorry to break it to you, but that is how it is in mainstream too. It used to kill me training people for years about the intricacies of a business only to have them "stolen" away by a competitor, but that is what happens sometimes.

I appreciate loyalty as much as the next person, and always tried to instill it in my people (because I personally value loyalty, and am loyal to those I conduct business with consistently), but in a free market, I also understand the hard cold realities.

People are not property. If you do not hold them close, make them feel inexpendable (and reward them accordingly), or worse - lose touch with their wants and needs...they will walk.

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