I was never told I was fired, nor told I would be taken off the schedule. My hours were just reduced at first, because we went into the slow season and everyone's hours were being reduced so I wasn't concerned that this would lead to losing my job. I also have had no problems at work whatsoever. Always on time, no write-ups, no verbal warnings, no indication of any performance issue at all. Then I just stopped being scheduled. Every time I asked about it they'd give me the same excuse – low payroll. But I knew I was the only one getting completely cut from the schedule. Everyone else was getting SOME sort of hours every week. This has gone on for 2 months and I've been looking for work elsewhere.
After doing a little googling it seems that this is perfectly legal, since I was hired at-will and there seems to be no discrimination or anything. I guess I just feel confused and frustrated because as far as part-time retail jobs go, this was the best you can get – pay was good, I liked my coworkers, and management was decent. I really tried to do well because I saw myself staying until I graduated college, and possibly use them as a reference since this company has a reputation for having really great customer service. I just don't understand why this has happened, and they won't give me any answers. The only thing I can think of is that I have social anxiety and I am generally really quiet around new people so I didn't immediately make friends at work, but I always tried to be nice and friendly and did make some friends after a few months. But I know some people take being quiet as being standoffish. And I was always able to fake it with customers. I guess I just needed to get this off my chest bc I'm disappointed and feel embarrassed to talk about it with ppl irl.