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Coworker getting full time pay/benefits while practically part time.

This might sound weird for this sub, but I will preface this by saying that I generally like my employer, boss, benefits, etc. We currently have a policy to boost morale/productivity where as long as we (full time positions) work 30 hours a week, we are paid for 40 hours. It’s great as my position (in a call center) normally gets ~37.5 hours or so, so I get bumped up to 40. It’s honestly awesome and one of the things keeping me here. This isn’t extended to part time employees of course. Many of our part timers are college students, which is great obviously. But recently in my office, one of our part timers moved up to full time (and is a college student). They worked it out with my boss and has essentially 2 hour long lunch breaks some days of the week, and only works half days the…


This might sound weird for this sub, but I will preface this by saying that I generally like my employer, boss, benefits, etc.

We currently have a policy to boost morale/productivity where as long as we (full time positions) work 30 hours a week, we are paid for 40 hours. It’s great as my position (in a call center) normally gets ~37.5 hours or so, so I get bumped up to 40. It’s honestly awesome and one of the things keeping me here.

This isn’t extended to part time employees of course. Many of our part timers are college students, which is great obviously. But recently in my office, one of our part timers moved up to full time (and is a college student). They worked it out with my boss and has essentially 2 hour long lunch breaks some days of the week, and only works half days the other half of the week.

I don’t know how the hours are added up, but I’m sure it’s at least 30 hours. But it puts a lot of added stress on me (and others in my office, we’re a small group) by having to pick up extra slack to accommodate this. I will often finish days with almost double the calls taken.

I’m glad they have a job that allows them to have this job and be able to work their school schedule into it, I’m sure if it were me, I’d be happy about it.

It just feels unfair. I’ve spoken to my supervisor (who is above me but beneath my manager) and essentially got a “you’re being paid for 40 hour weeks for doing less hours, stop complaining” response.

Should I just let this go/get over it?

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