I was cut in my hours about this time last year. I was told that when I got my act together they would give them back. WEll its been a year almost, and I've done everything I can to do what was to be done.

They had no intention of putting me back to the 24 hours a week I had, they cut me to 16 hours a week. I love my job, and don't want to quit.
But they did decide in June to tell me that I would be getting hours back.
But not how many. Of course they made it sound like all my hours. So I was so happy, and I knew it would be August 1st. Well the day came, and I've had one paycheck and knew it would be just a couple of hours that would show, but nah not a sign of them.

So I asked if I was forgotten, and if it was happening, or if I misunderstood and it would happen on September 1st thinking okay I can wait one more month. I got a email back, oh sorry, it happens but its just back to 19 hours,
you aren't getting the 24 back, we never said that.

So I was depressed, I've got so many doctor bills, and so does Derrick. My husband works as a electrician, and its a day to day job. So we have to worry about that, but our insurance is through the union and its the best.

So that isn't a problem usually, unless the hours in the bank go down.

But I decided to let them know how unhappy I was, and I got back a disappointment in you type email, because I put some personal thoughts in the email. Well gosh, its not my fault they hire others, and cut the hours of those that have been on the staff for a while.

But I am not quitting, and I just decided to try and find a second part time job. And today I got a reply to a email I sent to a job in the local paper about a

place that is coming to our area, that needs people to work with developmentally disabled individuals, in the kind of things I would love.

But I was very honest and told them that because of my asthma I can't clean, but could do about anything else.

So I'm hoping that when they send a application, thats what they wanted a address to send the application to today. That I'll get a chance.

Donna