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Kmart Jerks Posted: 11-04-07 22:56pm
Okay, it's my turn to vent. I'm getting
really frustrated with my job. I used to
LOVE going to work, I'd look forward to
going in & I'd go in early, & I'd
go in on my days off and work for people.
There for a while I was getting 30+ hours
a week. People would ask me to work for
them on my days off and I ALWAYS said yes,
I even offered to stay late a few nights a
week because I knew they needed my help. I
worked 9 days in a row once, got 1 day off
and worked another 7 days in a row, I work
really really hard there.
Well, lately I feel like they've really
been screwing some of us over. At the end
of Summer vacation, my friend Sarah (she's
been there for about 8 months) wrote a
note and stuck it in the mailbox infront
of the managers office telling her that
she couldn't work past 9 pm on school
nights, but the managers kept scheduling
her until ten. I know an hour isn't a big
deal, but she's got like 7 honors classes,
which means a lot of homework, and she
doesn't have to explain herself in the
first place, SHE SAID SHE COULDN'T WORK
PAST 9 SO DONT PUT HER ON PAST 9! Well
they kept doing it, so she called the
manager and said "I wrote a note and put
it in your mailbox that I couldn't work
past 9 on school nights blah blah blah"
Well, it turns out that they must want
revenge or something, because they pulled
her OFF of the floor (we both worked in
jewelry and apparel) and put her back on
checkouts (which is like a demotion to us
on the floor, pretty much) and now she's
only working like 2 days a week.
They keep hiring new people all the time,
my friend kaycee has been working there
for about a month and only works ONE day a
week. They've pulled people who have been
there for only a few months and putting
them on the floor and are lowering OUR
hours. I'm sorry but that is NOT right.
I'm in a marketing class, and to be able
to get a credit, I have to get at least 20
hours a week. They're giving me 15. My
manager signed a paper saying that she'd
give me at least 20 hours a week because
of my class, and now she's cutting me
off!!! I'm sorry but it's making me so
mad, they're frustrating me.
It mainly makes me mad because they've
pulled 2 people off of checkouts, put one
in jew. and one in electronics and they
work like every day like I used to &
now here I am in a marketing class NEEDING
hours, and I'm not getting them, when I've
been there for a lot longer.
Sorry, I'm just really mad lol
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fairytale007
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Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1379 Location: Denver, CO USA
Posted: 11-04-07 23:00pm
Aw I'm sorry! That's what stinks about
retail. You're really never guarentee any
hours. Esp with the holiday season now,
places are hiring like crazy and it seems
like everyone's hours get cut.
Wish I had a solution for you. Hopefully
it'll get better w/ the hours.
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The Mrs
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Posted: 11-04-07 23:04pm
Umm... I'd be really mad too. That's not
right. Especially since your manager made
a commitment to you to give you 20 hours a
week. You have every right to be mad, and
if I were you I'd consider mentioning to
your boss that you need 20 hours a week to
be able to get credit for the marketing
class that you're taking.
Maybe... just maybe... it was all some
really dumb mistake.
That isn't fair Terra, want me to come
talk to them for you?!
The worst part I think is signing that you
would be getting 20 hours a week and her
putting you down to 15. Maybe explain to
your teacher that it's not your fault?
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 11-04-07 23:05pm
she should be guaranteed hours because her
boss signed something promising such.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 11-04-07 23:09pm
that happened to me when I was in college
and working at jc penney's. retail blows
a fat one.
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 11-04-07 23:14pm
I agree!
& sure Tanya haha I'll pm you the
number
seriously though, I'm going to talk to the
manager. I'm just nervous, I've never had
to confront anyone about anything real
before, but I need to learn and start
doing things for myself, I'm a big girl
now haha
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Hollyberries
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Posted: 11-04-07 23:15pm
I've always hated K-Mart lol. They are
pulling the same crap at my work. I work
as a cashier at a casino, and to keep my
insurance i have to have 35 hours a week.
Well they are working me 34 lol. Not to
mention that it took me 2 months even with
a doctors note to get my hours cut from 44
to 34, or one day. I asked them about that
extra hour for my insurance and they said
they would see what they could do. They
are just pissed cause they have to pay for
my insurance while i'm off on maternity
leave. I would really talk to you boss
again. And seems to me that if she signed
something than they should have to keep
your hours.
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 11-04-07 23:16pm
OMG that's so wrong, working you 34
freaking hours so they don't have to pay?
People are jerks!
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 11-04-07 23:22pm
they did that all the time at penney's.
you had to have 35 hours to be full time.
they never gave me more than 33.5 a week
(i tried to go full time when summer hit).
then they cut me down to like 12 a week.
ugh! i was so happy when i quit!
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Hollyberries
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Posted: 11-04-07 23:22pm
They won't say it, but seems kinda fishy
to me. I'm going to check into different
jobs while i'm on leave. I've been here
for over 2 1/2 years, and all i do is get
crapped on.
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blackcat34
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Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 448 Location: Brownsville, Texas U.S. of A.
Posted: 11-05-07 00:56am
I've worked retail for 7 yrs... they would
avoid over 40 hours like the plague... I
havent worked there since May (did a 6
week internship at a wildlife park)...when
I came back they hired 2 ppl to replace
me... now they fired one and called me to
work...but I'm to busy right now...but
will go back for the weekend after
Thanksgiving...and after I'm done with
school for the
holidays.....chaching...commission time...
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yellow ribbon
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Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 5554 Location: FL
Posted: 11-05-07 20:14pm
thats stupid terra! go work in a photo
place for the christmas season i was
working 40 + as a part time. You should be
able to call corporate and report them if
the manager doesnt resolve it.
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amethyst eyes
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Joined: 04 Nov 2006 Posts: 1339
Posted: 11-05-07 22:34pm
I am going through the same thing. I
started off at over 40 a week and they cut
about 11 hours off. Full time here is 32
hours I believe but I need the money and
insurance right now.
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 11-05-07 23:04pm
People are just poopy pants.
How about we all start a huge business
together =) and come up with our own
schedules & our own pay, ect. haha
& we'd all get to be together at least
once in awhile! gz that'd be cool.
