Said It Here

Employer cut my hours without warning

Sudden, unannounced hour reductions immediately threaten the ability to pay rent and keep housing, leaving workers terrified of eviction or being forced into toxic living situations. Because management often changes schedules without notice while new staff are hired, living paycheck to paycheck makes covering basic expenses impossible.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

  1. 1
    Filing for unemployment, SNAP, and medicaid
  2. 2
    Mass applying to alternative jobs
  3. 3
    Considering donating plasma
  4. 4
    Making connections and initiatives
  5. 5
    Consulting an attorney or checking state and federal labor laws regarding wage deductions

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

“Months later, after I gave notice, management back-flagged 28.5 hours from that same job because the vehicle still needed additional work.”source ↗

DaddyDonald123 · r/MechanicAdvice · 3 upvotes

“I asked for part time but realized I’m working paycheck to paycheck and was considering working more hours between 25-30. But I checked my schedule this week and saw I’m now working 10 hours instead of 20.”source ↗

“Turns out I got word about new people being hired and without warming saw my hours being reduced. Manager never notified me nor was informed beforehand.”source ↗

“I’m scared to death having to move back into my mom’s house as she is extremely toxic and will drive me into deeper insanity having to start over again for the millionth time having to depend on her.”source ↗

“and I’m terrified I won’t make rent and lose my housing, because my roommates are living scarcely as well.”source ↗

Postyroo · r/personalfinance

Where this came up

r/MechanicAdvicer/personalfinanceautomotive repaircompensationemploymentfinancial hardshiphousing

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