I have always appreciated getting a turkey, especially since I am on call all the time. It was one less burden as I am losing hours, even during peak, though don't you think we would complain about it.
Someone said a turkey was cheap--how much cheaper is it to not even get a turkey?
I have no problem with the full timers at my hub. They appreciate me but some on here are not even remotely sympathetic to us part timers because, even if a few of them did have to start part time, they didnt go through the same struggles as the less than 5 yr part timers.
Cost of living is way up, so even with the progression, our pay rate is lower when comparing the cost of living now versus when they were part time and they weren't losing hours nearly as bad as we are today. I hold a 2nd fulltime job so when I work at UPS I bust my butt from 530 a.m. till 830p.m. 15 hour days because my hours are not secure at UPS. I'm no kid, I'm 35 with a family and have suffered with lay offs and company closing and losing jobs for years so dont give me that crap talk. MY jobs were foundry pouring metal, plant folded. Block work masonry, many lay offs there and furniture companies, breaking my back so those of you on here saying you dont care can kiss my butt and if its a problem then its your problem. As long as your getting that pay and too many hours then you can't understand our complaints.
I worked harder at fixing this than I did at work today.
Clueless does have a point, although it is hard to find in this mess. Part timers today do have it harder than most of us had when we first started out. The pay rate does not reflect the work involved and does need to be addressed but this won't happen until PTers get more involved in the process. The benefits delay, which does make good business sense, will make it that much harder to attract quality candidates. Cost of living is up but I learned a simple formula when I was young--if your expenses exceed your income you need to either reduce your expenses or increase your income. It's pretty simple--live within your means.