Hey, so I found this random paper at work and it got me thinking. It was all about how working a full eight-hour shift is way better than working a four-hour shift. At my job, we usually work for four hours and forty-five minutes with only one break, which honestly sucks.
According to the paper, if you work eight hours, you're supposed to get a 12% break time per hour worked, but if you only work for four hours and forty-five minutes, you only get a 5% break time per hour worked. Like, what the heck, right? That means full-time employees get 65% more break time per hour than us part-timers.
It got me thinking that maybe this is why our store hires so many part-time employees. It's cheaper for them because we get fewer breaks and work longer without taking any time off. Plus, they don't have to pay us as much since we work fewer hours than full-time employees.
Anyway, this whole thing made me realize how much being a part-time employee sucks sometimes. But, it's not just my job, it's everywhere. It's important for employers to remember that just because part-time employees work fewer hours, it doesn't mean they should be treated any differently or have worse working conditions.