<prompt> Human: Im so paranoid she will see thisI have never worked as an independent contractor, so I am not entirely sure of how its supposed to work.I work as a dog walker and have done so for the past 8 months. Its a fairly lucrative job and I live in a big city with lots of potential for clients. However, I get paid as in independent contractor. This hadnt really bothered me that much as the owner of the business was just getting started and I was trying to be supportive of small business. However, now that things have evolved and I feel like she is taking advantage of me, Im not so sure if the hassle of being an independent contractor is even worth it anymore, regardless of the money Im making.She swears up and down that she is fully within tax law paying us as independent contractors even though:1 I work for her full time 2 She schedules my walks. I do not make my own schedule. 3 I am not allowed to hire anyone to help me pick up extra walks or help if I am double booked. 4 She has rules for how to walk. 5 I use a company phone to check in on the walks. 6 I get paid a percentageAll of these things I could overlook, until she started scheduling me on days that I have classes. Once or twice, I could understand as she was called away in an emergency and there was nobody else to give this dog his medication-so I skipped class and tended to the dog. Now, she schedules me around the clock, Im basically on call 24 hours. She schedules me from 6a-4p usually, and then will take appts that she will assign to me off and on throughout the evening. Ive told her I cant do that, because I have classes and homework and other things going on, but she does it anyway all in the name of keeping clients happy. If I protest, she does not take no for an answer and basically harasses me until I give in. She has called me at 2am to go let a dog out because she didnt realize we had him booked, then met me over there to make sure I was going to show up, proceeded to do the appointment herself and so I didnt get paid for it.Its now gotten to the point where I cannot request a day off. I needed a day off this week to go get my car fixed. I tell her a week in advance. Beginning at 8am, she is blowing up my phone telling me that I need to rent a cartake a bushitch a ride to go get the walks done.Im so frustrated, but I dont know if this is how independent contractor work is supposed to happen. I feel like she is taking advantage of me and its beginning to overcome my life, but I really dont want to quit, as the money is decent and I have mouths to feed. I guess Im just looking for advice on how to handle this situation. Not to mention, weve been friends for a couple years before I worked for her.  <response>: Find new job, then quit this one. 