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Originally Posted by Hermione
Being homeless sux
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Tell me about it, 15 months and rolling.
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So maybe someone here is familiar enough with work regulations in the United States. I got a job at a local grocery store, family owned. They work me 6 hour shifts regularly. 5 to 11, closing. They say that working 6 hours, I only get one (1) ten minute break. If I worked over 6 hours, I'd get two (2) ten minute breaks and a 30 minute lunch. Every single time I work 6 hour shifts, I end up working 6 hours and.... 10 minutes. Yet they STILL won't approve me for maybe a second ten minute break? I believe that every 2 or probably 3 hours of work, OSHA says its break time. So how/why do I work from 5-9 before getting my first and only break. Four hours in. So my complaint is multi-faceted. What can I do? Other workers have been grumbling more quietly. I already brought it up nicely to the boss and he said he'd look into it ... which basically meant "go away".
So I worked 4th of July yesterday. 2:30-11. All day and closing. I turn to the assistant manager and ask if its time and a half for holiday pay. He says "Well, yes and no. You're new... so you don't get any holiday pay until you've worked here for at least 6 months" and I laughed out loud so loudly. And I knew he was being serious, but I laughed a riotous laugh. Slapped my knee, literally. And said "You're joking, right" and he said no. And I say "Seriously, that seems .... illegal. If that's legal, that is dumb" Oh I'm new so I don't deserve holiday pay like everyone else that's working today... hurr durr" and yes, that's a quote. He just goes "Yeah........." and walked away.
What kind of ****ery is this. Either they did their homework really well and know the legal loopholes. And those loopholes need to be ****ing demolished. OR I need to get on a small claims/class action [never done that before, but I've also never been so blatantly kicked in the balls before]. Maybe after the 6 month marker so if I get canned I might be able to fall on unemployment. I only want to have that safety net because with what I'm seeing and hearing, I wouldn't put it past these greedy ****s to fire me for whistleblowing.