Sure, we're I.C. and suing as an employee is obviously not in the realm of possibilities unless you first sue to prove you were treated like an employee and obvious most of us cannot. I got that. That's part of this work; being disappointed by the lack of continuity which another reason I can't imagine doing this full-time. How can you fill in all of that time? Certainly not with consistent rounds of new homes and old folks homes, ten dollar burgers and $350 dinners that pay $5 for the report.
Very part-timer here. I cannot fathom doing this full time. I like flitting in and out of shop/merch days, which is possible now because I have a job with a specific schedule that permits little work in this industry. The shops you described do not match my experiences. The information about who is/is not an employee is welcome! That whole issue is murky-- it is not immediately clear to us what the whole truth is for for any situation or shopper because we are not allowed to divulge certain information to each other that we could consider when attempting to determine what has happened.
"I was throwing out there that this has happened and there have been cases that have won. That's why companies skip over us and are constantly trying to find new people to do these assignments so we're not expected to be at the same place at the same time month after month." I had not thought much about this. I knew that rotations existed but I had not thought much about why they exist. So, away I go to think about this large industry in a new way. Thanks, spicy1!
My garden in England is full of eating-out places, for heat waves, warm September evenings, or lunch on a chilly Christmas morning. (Mary Quant)