This STINKS! Job situation ...
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This STINKS! Job situation ...
| Thu, 01-08-2009 - 3:41pm |
My mom works for a big corporation that I'm sure anyone in the US has heard of. Her location (one of hundreds) used to have almost 60 employees and now they're down to 28. They've just cut back on full time hours -- full time employees can no longer get more than 30 hours a week, although they still have benefits. Part time employees are cut down below 20 hours a week. To make matters worse, full time employees are required to have "open availability" meaning that they have to be able to work whenever they are scheduled. That makes a second job almost impossible. DH and I pay some of my mom's bills, so her income cut is our income cut so this really stinks, but under all of our collective circumstances the best thing for us is to just deal with it. I'm not asking for advice -- just venting. I can't believe that a company can cut hours like that and still require that you be available at any time! Actually, I guess I can believe that they can do it, but it's sad that they could be so thoughtless to their employees' situations.






It seems like more & more people are getting the short end of the stick.
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus