1099 internship requiring availability 24/7
My adult daughter took an internship bc she had a job gap through the pandemic. It's a small company that works across time zones. They are paying 1000 per month to be paid once a month. She is being asked to send emails to India at 10:00 PM and be available 7 days a week. Two days are in office which is 30 miles each way.
Daughter was reprimanded for not responding to an email from New York at 6:00 pm on what she thought was her day off. It happened to be her 3 year anniversary and she was told to respond when she came home after celebrating. This was on day 2 of the internship and it was not explained in beginning that she was to be available to respond to emails 24/7. Some of the emails have instructions for projects that are to be started remotely.
She is also 1099 not W2 which I understood to be a violation of labor law. (?)
The worst part of this is that a relative is the VP so just up and quitting is tricky. There is an upcoming 2 day convention which requires unpaid travel and working the convention. This eats heavily into the 1000 per month stipend.
So far she is three days in. To me it is obvious that this is unsustainable but the relative being her direct supervisor and dumping work that should be that of a full time employee on a supposedly part time intern (marketing/social media/graphics) is a problem. Daughter did identical job for two years, the only difference is product change.
Any suggestions for how to tactfully word an exit?
***For those wondering why “Mommy” is posting on Reddit for adult daughter….she is not on Reddit and has NO idea:)