I work as a receptionist for a massage clinic that is an establishment, and the owners in my city are pretty bad with the way they treat massage therapists.
Massage therapists are contract workers, but the way they are treated at my work makes it seem as though they are employees. Whenever they call in sick, the owners are always questioning them, and always try to force them to come to work. One of the therapists called in sick since she had dizzy spells and was passing out, and one of the owners made a snarky comment along the lines of “hmmm, i don’t believe her but okay.” A lot of them find it hard to discuss their hours since the owners see everything as business, so more hours is definitely acceptable but anything less is considered horrible. Now a bunch of therapists are quitting due to this treatment, and I honestly understand why.
As for me, I’m only really planning on staying here until the fall since I plan on going back to school. But even the treatment I get is horrible. I called in sick for a week since I was having a severe allergic reaction to the point of not being able to breathe. I heard that one of the owners took over my shifts, and was super upset he had to do so.
I just needed to clear my thoughts about my workplace here ahah. It sucks when you’re a contract worker, and then you’re being treated like an employee against your own will.