Turns out I planted too many cucumber seeds, and I truly don’t know what to do. I don’t have a much spare cash to create much more infrastructure in my yard, I don’t wanna start ripping out plants either. 😭 help
I’ll admit out the gate that I was naive to how this is supposed to function.
I am a florist in NC, and I picked up some hours freelancing with a company last October. That ended up rolling over into them putting me on their schedule each week, and I needed the hours so I kept coming. No paperwork was signed.
They would make my schedule, I would use their supplies, they would dictate my design, and I’d get paid (late, always) via Venmo or Zelle.
Fast forward to the end of June, and when I go to resign, my former employer makes a point to emphasize that I’m just a contractor and don’t need to give a notice. She tried to get me to sign a contractor agreement a couple weeks ago but I didn’t sign it.
I’ve come to learn that she is likely misclassifying my employment to avoid the taxes. Even the employees that are on W2s still haven’t gotten theirs from 2025.
She has dozens of employees and this is likely a much deeper operation than just me.
I am supposed to get paid today and then my final check 7/15. After that, I want to know what my next steps should be. I have all of the screenshots of my hours, and payments from her.
What are my rights? What are the smartest steps for me to take?
I’ve definitely learned from this mistake on my end so spare the lecture please, I just want to assure I don’t just tuck my tail and let her keep doing this.