I was coming up on two years which seemed to be about the average tenure for people in the US.
My company was San Francisco-based (technically a Mail Drop for the address, lol) and fully remote. One founder was in Orange County and the other in NC. They loved, loved, loved foreign contractors, particularly ones based in Turkey. The new manager however had just emigrated to Canada from India. He used to ask me what I thought of TSF and would make what felt like were provocative comments about what a good businessman TSF is *eyeroll* I wonder what he thinks now.
Anyhoo, they misclassified me as 1099 and I went with it because I was still making more money than I ever had in my life -- less than I was worth but it was still a fortune to me, coming from where I was coming from. Plus, you know the job market, especially when you're a middle-aged woman. I was looking for something else knowing how tenuous this situation was, but just didn't find it fast enough.
I kept all the receipts and spent a year doing the IRS process (from form SS-8 etc to amending my returns) and appealing for unemployment. I ultimately came out with unemployment and a couple grand back in tax refunds just this past June -- feeling super lucky given the chaos in DC. If anyone ever needs a TED talk on worker misclassification, I'm always happy to give it.
I did find a new job after a year of being unemployed; the experience gave me super complex feelings about the topic of the economy during the election.
More than you asked for. Sorry! 
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