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To: Ilaine who wrote (106336)	6/4/2001 12:01:04 PM
From: At_The_Ask	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Very few people who earn minimum wage get over time. The way its done in most service and retail jobs is you get scheduled for 35 hours, management schedules more people than they need so if someone doesnt show up its np. And then they send people home early if they dont need them. It's considred bad form for anyone to get overtime and you're usually instructed that its your responsibility to notify mgt. if your going to get OT so they can send you home. People can be disciplined for going over. I've been there and done that for about ten years so I know of which I speak.

To: Ilaine who wrote (106336)	6/4/2001 12:01:23 PM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

>>>I on the other hand think (and know for a fact, after having talked with some managers re: hours and hiring policies) that this is largely an engineered situation.<<< >>Is that how little it takes to become an expert on economic matters of national scope?;^)<< I've hardly claimed to be an "expert." I know my issue. I can argue a point. Is it so hard to believe that managers purposefully hire only those wishing part time employment at minimum wage so they do not have to pay overtime or incur a benefits requirement...especially after you've been told as much from the mouths of the very same managers that this is their policy on employment and hours? Do you have to be an "expert" to notice that during the recent economic boom minimum wage workers still can't get the no. of hours they want from their primary employer forcing them to work additional jobs? Do you really have to be an "expert" to connect the dots?