<prompt> Human: So I started working for a food pop-up service last year. Bosslady had never mentioned anything about my status and I was never issued a W-4. There is zero paperwork of my working for her besides the papertrail of checks amounting to, on average, 200-300mo. Now suddenly she wants me to fill a W-9 so she can 1099 me. I think its cause she hadnt withheld the fuckyou 28 and her CPA was like, Eh, send him a W-9. Then hell be responsible They dont want to pay their share and want me to float it. The problem is she had been treating me as an employee and as I understand, the employer is not allowed to make that distinction.Examples include:1. I was told when and where to show up.2. All materials were provided by employer.3. Certain schedules and times were set.4. Paid hourly5. Drove company SUVetc.These shits never mentioned ANYTHING about their intention to 1099 me and I havent been withholding anything on my side as I was under the impression that I was getting paid under the table. Now with tax season looming under the horizon I am nervous to say the least. What should I do???Fill out the W-9 and bite the bullet?File a SS-8?Ignore it?Leave the country? ...kidding... Thanks for reading and any help is greatly appreciated. Im in California if that makes any difference.  <response>: Fill out the W-9 and bite the bullet? File a SS-8? Ignore it?You cant ignore it.Personally, Id talk to them and then Id file the SS-8 if I thought I was an employee and they refuse to do anything about it. This is likely to result in you getting fired Id imagine, so be prepared for that. However, I also wouldnt want to work for someone who didnt pay me correctly. 