[onlyrealcuzzo]

IIUC, an individually owned franchise of McDonald's or Subway is considered a "small business".

Many small businesses are completely family owned and operated and only employ 1 or 2 people (the family).

So this statistic that everyone spouts out that most people "work for" small businesses - I'm curious how accurate that statement actually is to what people think it means.

[StopHammoTime]

There was an article on here a few days ago about a call centre outsourcer who exploits workers. They make them pay for training, giving them tiny shifts, and then when they’re available for an hour but only take one call they only get paid for the time they were on a call (even though they were chained to their desks).

Most of their workers had their own LLCs that only employed themselves. A lot of companies force people to subcontract to get out of paying benefits. The statistic is a shameful one because it is not an indicator of a society that values gumption, tenacity, and entrepreneurship - it’s an indicator of the exploration of labour and crushing one’s fellow man underfoot in the eternal march for lower margins and higher profits.

[onlyrealcuzzo]

Yeah, I was also thinking about Temporary Vendor Contractors at large companies - and some percentage of them work for an LC - that is just themselves.

But saying that they "work for a small business" seems strange.

This seems true for most contractors, tbh.