Thanks for chiming in. You have all made some very good additional points that I've also been thinking about.

I agree that standards or regulation will not stop anyone from being unethical but perhaps will help the rest of us who do choose remain ethical. I think though, that by the industry adopting some standards then maybe as new VAs join the industry, we can educate from start that as an industry we believe in holding true our professional and ethical standards.

I agree too, that there is some perception that being a virtual assistant is an easy stay at home job where you can make a decent living by just hanging out your virtual shingle. As so many of us here know, it is hard work marketing ourselves and setting ourselves up as business owners. Which is part of what makes unethical VA to VA behavior so much more disturbing.

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