A copy and paste from gaia, because I don't feel like typing it all out again. I curse a bit at the end.

I've worked at this place since the 11th. That's not very long, I understand that. But, when I started work she promised me atleast 25 hours a week, that was the lowest I wanted. I work for a living, Mommy and Daddy don't pay my bills, car or put me through college. I do that. Ideally I would have loved 40 hours a week during the summer so I can cut back during the school year.

This week, I'm probably getting 13. I started out with 18. They keep sending me home early, and I just got a phone call telling me not to come into because there is too many people there. I was only working three hours this morning. I'll probably end up with 10, maybe.

Gabe works 6 days a week, 7-8 hour days at $12.06 an hour.
I'm working MAYBE 3 days a week, 3-4 hour days at $6.75 an hour.

(Mind you minimum wage here is $5.75 so adjust your thinking).

Guess who isn't managing to pull their weight? At first, it was ok. I was going to school I couldn't work a full time job. He just got accepted to the same university I go to a couple days ago. Provided the army is paying for A LOT...but, I still need a better job. I went to this place to make a dollar more an hour. It doesn't do me a damn bit of good when they won't let me work what I'm scheduled or call me and tell me not to come in. (Which is what started this rant, they just called me).

I don't think Gabe realized how stressed out it's making me. I think he thinks that I don't care, that he'll support me, that he'll get it covered. We've got $3,000 in the bank right now because of his army bonus, but I don't want to use that for bills, he earned that, I want that to be his money I want him to do something special with it, not take care of me.

I don't want to quit because I just started there, but I feel awkward asking about it because I'm still new. So, I feel like my only option is to suck it up and deal with it.

There's a telemarketing company here that lets you work your own hours, I'm considering getting a second job there and working on my days off that I have from this job to bring it more money. God forbid I be a fucking telemarketer, but you don't get to be that fucking picky in life when it comes down to feeding, clothing and sheltering yourself.

If it's not worth it then just quit. I say if you can find a better job than the one you have, then it's a good idea to jump at the opportunity. But, if you feel like you can't find anything better than the job you currently have then keep it, you should stay there for at least a month before you decide whether to leave or not. Who knows, you might be able to get a raise.

Just look around the want ads and see if there's anything else you might e interested in if you really dislike working there. It's good to keep your options open. Just in case anything happens, you do have the money in the bank to fall back on.

Hey, if it makes you feel better, telemarketing isn't that bad. A few summers back I got a job at a company that sells vacation packages and it wasn't really that bad. We got lots of breaks since we were being paid per package sold and the other people I worked with were fun. That and I could just play games on my laptop all day since I can multitask like a pro. :3
Is the company pay-by-commission plus an hourly wage or just hourly?

If you can make decent money at it, go for it! You current job is treating you like shit, thats obvious. You simply cannot survive on summer-help teenage wages like that, I've found. And if your minimum wage is already that high (minimum in my state is $3.15) then I assume your standard of living cost must be THROUGH the ROOF.

I know how you feel. When I was in New York, I was getting 32-36 hours every week. When I transfered out here, I started getting 10-15 hours most week. Next week I only have eight hours.

I'm probably starting a second job on Monday, which sucks. It might not even work out because I haven't yet talked to them about the fact that I have two jobs

I hope everything works out for you.

Edit: Oh, and my cousin worked in telemarketing for years. He seemed to like it well enough, though I don't think I could stand being hung up on hundreds of times a day.

Egads, that sounds like my work. I'm desperately trying to find someplace new because I haven't gotten any hours in a month there. I was told that it would be a good work environment, and that I'd get plenty of hours even after the holidays were over. I'm a good worker (probably one of the best), and yet I've gotten basically jack shit since the middle of January. And yet I wasn't able to look before because I was working so much with college, and now that I finally have, it's mid summer and I haven't found anything new yet. It's pretty annoying when I've been saving up money from when I actually work so that I can move out, because that was the main point of me getting a job anyways. Promises from that company are just bullshit, and to top it off, there are new workers there practically every time I pass by. Last time I went in there to actually buy something with my discount, the girl at the register asked me if I'm new there. And yet, wtf, I've been there since the first day of sort. Dx

So I understand the money issues and the broken promises, it really sucks. And I can tell you, if they're treating you like shit now, it's not going to get any better, so I'd suggest going out and finding yourself a different job and hoping that their promises are valid and won't be broken so damn quickly. Try asking workers there what sorts of hours they get and if they were promised any before actually filling out an application, that would be my suggestion. Working at a job that's more suited for teenagers in high school can really be problematic when you're older and you actually need the cash to survive, but sometimes I suppose you have to go with what you can get. Good luck with your situation and I really hope you get this resolved soon.

I think the best thing to do is talk to your bosses. Tell them you need more hours and if you think it will help, tell them that you need the money for college and bills. Either they'll say it's not going to happen or that they'll try. But a second job may help. And telemarketing is that insanely bad. Just don't take it personally if you have a person freak out on you for calling them. They're probably just crazy.

Okay Pink, I can totally sympathize with you there. I used to have a job that was just like that. I was supposed to be full time. Full time is 40 hours a week(maybe 35 depending on the industry and the state you're in) I started out doing 37 hours a week at 7 an hour. I worked there for a year. I went from 37 hours a week to 25 hours a week to 30 hours a week and finally to 6 hours a week. Not once did i manage 40 hours a week even though I worked my butt off. I was on time every day, I was always the last one to want to go home early. I was always the depending one that everybody liked. Everybody but the manager. I tried talking to my manager about it. She said she never promised 40 hours a week. I showed it to her that i had it in writing with her signature on it.(my parents taught me to get everything in writing). You know what she did? She crumpled it up and threw it away.(luckily she missed and it hit the floor and not the trash) So i picked it up and went to talk to her boss in the central office. I told her boss what happened and showed her the proof. As soon as I get to work the next day, my boss put me on suspension for going around her and talking to her boss before talking to her. Her boss came in the next day and yelled at her and everything because of the way she was treating me. But that only accomplished getting me off of suspension. i went back to working 12 hours a week and that was it. I have to pay for my car, my phone, my insurance, and my school as well. so don't feel bad. You're not the only one. I took the revenge path though. I had all of my friends and thier friends(and trust me, that's a lot) call the corporate office and get her fired.(i worked in customer service) After she got fired, i went back to working 34 hours a week. Then our business slowed down and i had to find another job that garuantees 50 hours a week for full timers. I'm not saying that's how you should solve your problems. but do yourself a favor and don't quit until you have yourself a replacement job lined up. and get everything they say in writing.(doesn't always help, but it does come in handy for proving fraud :), just a mention) Good luck!