Always treat contractors like shit.

😭😭

in the US, they have to treat you like shit. Literally, it’s due to legal reasons. It’s wtf af.

@jOkEr-jAsE @irene

Comes down to “employee” vs “contractor” classification. You can’t just arbitrarily call someone a contractor if you give them the same rights as “employees”.

IRS ramifications: https://irs.gov/businesses/...

20 criteria test: https://regent.edu/admin/busoff/...

Additionally, the “contractor” can sue you for lost wages since you should’ve been paying them as employees.

IMHO this is one of the reasons why contracting gigs expect you to be contributing from day 1. They open themselves to liability if they train you.

It’s just the most twisted IRS and corporate love child of a mindfuck scenario.

And yes, there are ways to skirt around some things if the employer is motivated.

For example, you can’t give a contractor an on-boarding “training manual”.

Instead, you cross that out and rename it “suggested reading material”.

And the 20 point test are just good points to cover as an employer to be absolutely sure. Big corporations make sure to hit all of them.