Why am I currently making no money at my job?

[crazycactus242]

I’ve held my job at a nearby grocery store for nearly 2 years. All of a sudden I barely have any shifts, I’m working maybe 3 times this entire month. This has never happened to me before so I asked my boss about it and he just said “budget is tight” but I don’t get why I’m making literally no money.

[Avcfhcic]

Surely for him it would make more sense to have you doing more shifts because of the cheaper labour for younger people.
You are just not getting enough work, it's not money. But if you are struggling to get hours to work then I would look for another part time job alongside it or a new job altogether that gives you the hours you are looking for

[Sevenpointfive]

grocery stores are notorious for having a huge labor force and turnover rate. i would definitely talk to your supervisor or their supervisor about this if you have a decent record of showing up and doing your job.

[Anonymous]

Wow my grocery store is the opposite. The store director is cool. One of my coworkers is working 7 days a week because he needs the money. I work 5 days a week and can stay however long i want. Although my feet start hurting me from standing too much so 8 hours a day for 5 days is good enough for me. Maybe time to change grocery stores?

[OddBeMe]

I’ve worked those jobs. That’s a common tactic to save money. Look at it from managements pov. They want more part time employees with less hours and no benefits than more full time employees.

[exitseven]

Maybe they are about to go out of business. There is a lot of that going around these days.

[Anonymous]

if they gotta lot of employees, they might be trying to save jobs by cutting people's hours back. Not sure, but sounds like you need to find another job on the side or as a replacement that will give you enough hours to survive.

[loveslongnails]

Dude... find another job! LOL You're not making money because you're not putting in hours.

[TallAnon]

No shifts = no hours of work = no money paid
You are likely getting too expensive since minimum wage changes for adults (in most countries)

[In_Trance]

Maybe it's time to find a higher paying job that will give you more hours. It's a good time to look because everyone is hiring