I need a new job.

Can you file for unemployment?

 

Quote:Maybe/probably....I'll look into it for sure.

You probably can if they cut your hours.. maybe...
just start looking for a new job.. i know it SUCKS starting over though...

 

My guess is they had to do it cause sales were down.

 

Quote:I really don't think that is the case.

Well, businesses do things for business reasons; with the economy in its current state, that generally means cost saving measures. Maybe they don;t want to lay people off, and the only way to make the numbers work without layoffs is to cut hours. However, this is also the beginning of summer vacation time, so that could be involved in some way (not sure how as they cut your hours rather than asking you to work overtime). Try to figure out the why. You can certainly ask the question, and ask if you can expect fewer hours in the future, or if it was just a fluke.

 

When corporate gets involved it ALWAYS goes downhill..
I used to work for Pizza Hut when i was younger... when the big bosses started to come around i got out...i didnt like the way they treated people.

 

Quote:Well, businesses do things for business reasons; with the economy in its current state, that generally means cost saving measures. Maybe they don;t want to lay people off, and the only way to make the numbers work without layoffs is to cut hours. However, this is also the beginning of summer vacation time, so that could be involved in some way (not sure how as they cut your hours rather than asking you to work overtime). Try to figure out the why. You can certainly ask the question, and ask if you can expect fewer hours in the future, or if it was just a fluke.

I guess I have to spell it out for you. This was not my manager/boss's decision. It was a corporate/ownership type decision made by people who are not even there! My in store boss said that he didn't think my morning hours (when business is slower) were enough to offset the evening income. HE is there every day, he knows how the business is going, etc. and he thinks it all comes out in the wash.

The fact is that we are the number one store in the US. Corporate SHOULD theoretically be trying to figure out what is WORKING for us instead of trying to screw it up.....

What I don't understand is that our store's owner used to appreciate that I worked hard, used to talk about how he needed the dedicated workers, blah blah blah. What I'm having trouble understanding is the total 180 that has happnened.... Instead of taking care of the dependable workers, he's screwing them over (can we say that on here??). Something has changed, and it has not been the sales.

ETA: I don't expect you guys to have the answers. I'm just venting.

They are still making decisions based upon business reasons. Just because you do not understand does not mean that their thought process if completely off. Yes, their understanding of your store may be incomplete. However your understanding of the entire picture is also probably incomplete. You can still ask the question; of your boss or of his boss or up the chain until you get an answer.