You're a contractor - PERIOD. Whenever people say "you'll be treated as an employee", that only means that you will not be excluded from team activities and de

You're a contractor - PERIOD. Whenever people say "you'll be treated as an employee", that only means that you will not be excluded from team activities and decisions. That's my experience in both positions of hiring and being a contractor. It's practically to make sure that you still work as part of the team. As for an annoying client - only than what is in your contract. If the contract says "deliver X" - then you may have to bite it. But your contract probably says "full time" or "40hrs per week" I had a contract at a digital publisher in London, the boss was horrible... every morning I would place my phone with an 8 hour timer on my desk. I would pause it for lunch only. And once time ran out I straight up stopped working... get up and leave. Period. If they're bad to you, then you either quit or execute only responsibilities listed in the contract.