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riderinthestorm

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14. Yes absolutely. My 19 year old niece works at Panera and that's typical

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 08:10 PM

Feb 2014

I also know recent high school graduates who desperately want full time work and can only find part time retail and food service.

Virtually all of them are working 2 jobs.

Of course the new trend in retail is that you are "on call" every day. So you aren't ever scheduled, you're called if the store gets busy which means you can't ever get a second job because you don't know when you'll be needed at the store.

Really sucks.

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trend to part-time jobs, feedback sought [View all] steve2470 Feb 2014 OP

My son is 22 - worked for UPS for a year and could not get ft hours, he told me that some people seaglass Feb 2014 #1

thanks for feedback steve2470 Feb 2014 #2

That's the regular protocol for UPS TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #7

Yeah, the killer for my son was he took the 4:00am shift for the extra dollar per hour and it got seaglass Feb 2014 #8

It is very common for businesses which offer health benefits gvstn Feb 2014 #3

yes I'm telling him to apply everywhere steve2470 Feb 2014 #4

I'm going from info on working in a unionized grocery store. gvstn Feb 2014 #5

I think he will do almost anything steve2470 Feb 2014 #6

Is he going to college? Chan790 Feb 2014 #10

yes he's going to college eventually steve2470 Feb 2014 #13

I have three kids in a rural area (read: not many jobs to begin with) Kali Feb 2014 #9

There's a lot of AmeriCorps programs in AZ if they're interested. Chan790 Feb 2014 #11

yeah I had nudged them towards that a few years ago Kali Feb 2014 #12

Yes absolutely. My 19 year old niece works at Panera and that's typical riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #14