And you don’t get to act, or speak to me, like you’re my boss. Period. You don’t get to expect independent contractors to show up for “mandatory” meetings or functions. You don’t get to be a condescending asshole in the name of “I’m your boss” when you are, in fact, not my fucking boss. You don’t get to have employee-level expectations and expect employee-level labor. You don’t get to request / demand extra labor and not expect to be charged extra money. I don’t get benefits, I don’t get a salary, I don’t get paid time off, I don’t get health insurance and I am penalized to hell and back on my taxes. So, fuck you, you get the service I’m contracted for and that’s it. You are my client. Thank you for reading my rant.