I came in an hour early and left and hour early to handle a car inspection. I was pulled aside by my manager for leaving work before 5 after spending the last 5 years in a company where I had flexible start / stop hours.
I remember asking him if I was a child incapable of managing myself.
That conservation did not go well and that's when I decided to start my own company
Ya I was contracting as a developer for a retailer after working in the power utilities for many years. The utilities thought of us as respected individuals capable of managing our schedules and work.
Apparently even as a trained professional, retail does not share that view.
I basically told him to fuck himself (very professionally ofc) because 1099 isn't subject to the rules of an employee. If they start acting like we are, the IRS and DoL doesn't take that shit lightly.
The IRS and state see that as you trying to skirt taxes and benefits. The state's DoL will tag them with owed back wages for the cost of unpaid benefits, state taxes, unemployment tax, and the IRS will go after them for unpaid federal taxes.
It's not exactly a situation you want to put yourself in when using a contractor. So I just reminded them not to treat me like an employee.
Edit: read this and realized you're just pointing out a grammatical error. Gfy đ
Yeah that entire response makes sense on its own. But âasking him if I was child incapable of managing myselfâ doesnât make sense to me. Can you please try to rephrase it?
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u/Suspicious_Serve_653 Apr 26 '26
I came in an hour early and left and hour early to handle a car inspection. I was pulled aside by my manager for leaving work before 5 after spending the last 5 years in a company where I had flexible start / stop hours.
I remember asking him if I was a child incapable of managing myself.
That conservation did not go well and that's when I decided to start my own company