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[Gesakaarin]

and it's all perfectly legal, let me assure you.

Hey, so long as it's all legal and filed in the proper archives in triplicate then it's all good.

[Makkal]

Some of my back and forth with Mekhana in her Patriotism thread got me wondering for the rest of you:

Why do your crews, corporation and alliance staff, and assorted baseliners work for you as a capsuleer?

Do you promise and deliver lavish rewards? Do you operate out of factional loyalty as a motivator for recruitment? I'm just curious if some of you have thought about these interactions and then what sorts of people end up flocking to your various banners.

Technically, the employees and slaves on Makkal's ships aren't her's, they're her clan's.

If slaves, they don't have much choice. If commoners, they're born into an environment where their friends and family serve the clan. It's possible for some of them to be socially mobile enough to leave the clan's service, but it's unusual, so working for a favored daughter on a spaceship is a fairly prestigious position. If Caldari specialists, I assume they're looking to move into Kingdom citizenship or possibly they're 'leased' workers from KK.

A handful of capsuleers have gifted Makkal slaves, but if they're meant for domestic work, she keeps them off the ship. I suspect it is a faux pas to get a slave blown up only a few months after you're given them as a gift.

[Norrin Ellis]

Pay is good.  Atmosphere is relaxed.  Safety record is outstanding.

Some of the crew get bored, however, as the ships don't leave station as often as people expected when they signed on.

[Shintoko Akahoshi]

The vast majority of Shin's ships see very little use, and maintain only skeleton crews at competitive rates. Combat ships are staffed with highly paid, highly skilled contractors, and she takes pains to ensure that survivability for these contractors is as good as money can buy - she's wealthy enough to afford it, it keeps her crew's mind on their jobs during combat, and she feels that having this reputation attracts more skilled crew.

There is also a contingent of scientists and biotechs who are refugees from the collapse of the Omerta Syndicate black medical programs. They worked for Omerta largely because of the pay and their own flexible morality. They continue to work for her for the same reasons.

[Ché Biko]

Pay is good.  Atmosphere is relaxed.  Safety record is outstanding.

Some of the crew get bored, however, as the ships don't leave station as often as people expected when they signed on.

Pretty much this. And back when I was still racing, a chance for 15 minutes of fame.
Also, corporation employees with permanent contracts (of which there are few these days) receive pretty much anything a baseliner could desire.

[Aria Jenneth]

Historically, Aria offered high pay, great bennies, high selection criteria (having worked for her looks nice on a resume'), and excellent life insurance.

[Laria Raven]

Another post that had me thinking. So I wrote a fiction thing - it's here

[Silver Night]

Another excellent story, Laria.

Silver's crew probably work for him because the pay is good, and as podder jobs go, it is extremely safe (since he almost never undocks). I do have a ship in Vale of the Silent - a mining Thorax - whose skeleton crew has almost certainly created a shadow society in the 10 years since I last visited it.

[Creep]

Because they're poor, alternative employment opportunities are scarce out here, and though my wages are nothing they can retire on, I give a healthy bonus for a very successful night or if I feel they were particularly on the ball during an engagement. Also, I keep my escape pod systems well-maintained, which is important.

[Saikoyu]

Though currently, the Destiny Foundation marauder of his is staffed by civilian employees with a large contingent of 18-25 year old volunteer aid workers.

Can't believe I missed this the first time through, Monthy Python reference?