'[I can] quit whenever]:' Contractor quits after boss snubs him on benefits, costs company over $2k and 25 days of lost productivity

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Aug 16, 2023 7:00 AM EDT

There is a distinct different between working for a company and working independently. They both have their ups and downs, but it's a career choice many people make with very clear intentions on why. So when this contractor, who very much worked for a legit company, was getting treated financially as if he were an independent contractor, he decided to act accordingly. 

This contractor shared his story on Reddit and said that his boss was snubbing him on benefits. His boss made it very clear that he wasn't going to pay out on any benefits, that means he wouldn't get paid overtime, PTO, anything. He tried to fight him on this, but his boss did not budge. So what could he do? Well, when you're working for a company, there will usually put in the contract how much advanced notice you need to give if you were quitting. In this case, OP says it's supposed to be 2 months advance notice. However, that was only if you were not working as an independent contractor. Since he was being treated as one, he figured he might as well act like one. So he called up his boss and said this was his finally week and so long, jerk!

His boss couldn't find a replacement for him for almost a month, costing the company thousands of dollars in lost productivity. 

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    Hard hat - CER MILL DANGER exper DANG
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    Font - Posted by u/Educational_Gap4386 3 5 days ago Hire me as an independent contractor to save out on not paying benefits. Fine, I will act like one. S OC
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    Font - I live in a place where the job market leaves a lot to be desired. I once got a job where the employer was sham contracting me
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    Font - meaning that he was unlawfully hiring me as a contractor when I was actually an employee. This meant that he could save out on not paying benefits.
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    Font - This was a very specialised industry where finding a suitable replacement could take weeks. If someone was hired legally as an employee, then the employee would have to provide 2 months notice.
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    Font - Now, an independent contractor can set their own hours and quit whenever correct?
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    Font - So I texted my boss, 'Hil Boss, as an independent contractor I will be leaving by the end of next week due to some personal reasons. Thank you'
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    Font - Word came out that it took them 25 days to find a suitable replacement, and that I had costed them a few thousand $$ in lost productivity.
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    Font - slightlyassholic +1. 5 days ago I was once told by an employer that I had better think very hard on whether or not I was a good fit for my job and that we would talk at the end of the shift.
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    Font - It was clearly indimidation. So I thought about it and when I walked into my boss's office I told them that I did think long and hard on it and that they were right. I wasn't a good fit and that I was not returning tomorrow.
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    Font - The look on their face was priceless. Don't lean too hard on a minimum wage employee. You just might fall on your face.
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    Font - wolfgang784 +2 5 days ago Long live Bob, the custodian/maintenance guy who didn't take shit from management and quit after a shouting match in the middle of the store when management finally crossed the line.
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    Font - Everyone loved Bob. Every employee. And they really do treat the maintenance team like st here. Bob's departure put a dent in management's reputation and overall employee morale. He comes in sometimes to shop though at least lol
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    Font - dog_servant 5 days ago • Hahaha, I've done this one so many times. My favorite is when they try to set hours for me. Them: I want you here at 8 every day.
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    Font - Me: I'm a contractor, you can give me tasks but how and when I do them is up to me. If you demand set hours, you will be on the hook for the employer share of my taxes. I don't make the rules, but we're gonna follow them.
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    Font - Them: I said 8! (some months later) IRS: Hey Them, I have a bill for you! Them: (shocked Pikachu)
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    Font - I love the extra bonus pay (the money I get to keep because I'm now an employee). Gets extra fun when you start hassling HR for your benefits.
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