They're going for a high-turn over rate like Walmart does. It's labor intensive work that they have to get done, so they promise great pay and benefits to attract employees. Then a person works there for a few months, realizes they were conned, and then leaves.
They started cutting hours last January. People making $30,000/year dropped to $18,000 or less. We were told hours would come back in May, then in July, then August. People didn't want to lose good jobs so they spent savings, maxed-out credit card, and took loans. Now it's October and we see that they're not going to give our hours back. Many of us are no in crises debt with no job prospects. They lied and lied and ran us into bankruptcy. Just to make a ton of money for themselves by dropping insurance.
Just on this morning's crew there was a girl losing her apartment. A guy losing his house. Another girl getting her utilities turned off. And a guy desperately trying to sell his car. (Which, by the way, he needs to get to and from work.)
And they're begging for a lawsuit. Just at our store there are 3 people who left decent jobs to come here. They were promised careers that the Captain and Mates knew weren't going to happen. These 3 guys were making $30,000-$40,000 a year, and now they're practically unemployed because they can't get the hours or raises. Plus, no insurance.
