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35. Full time for some people means 50 or more hours a week

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 06:19 PM

Oct 2012

My husband works in computer IT.
I can't remember when he last worked a 40-hour week.
Usually he has to work from home on weekends.

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Olive Garden & Red Lobster making workers part-time to avoid providing health insurance [View all] proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Oct 2012 #1

3 part time jobs? Kindly Refrain Oct 2012 #2

But you really can't do that either nobodyspecial Oct 2012 #11

Retail and supermarkets HockeyMom Oct 2012 #3

Exactly! Glitterati Oct 2012 #4

I worked retail in the 70s and 80s proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #12

Unions HockeyMom Oct 2012 #13

Correct. moondust Oct 2012 #24

That's very true siouxsiecreamcheese Oct 2012 #32

+1000 zabet Oct 2012 #50

Again, going on a LONG time HockeyMom Oct 2012 #57

i agree zabet Oct 2012 #62

Oh, not talking about you HockeyMom Oct 2012 #63

It's time to untie health insurance from employment. Ilsa Oct 2012 #51

That's a great idea! Turbineguy Oct 2012 #5

And as a result, I won't be eating at either place, ever. closeupready Oct 2012 #6

I'll second that sentiment. Boycotts work! Coyotl Oct 2012 #47

Too bad I already don't eat at either chain. nt Barack_America Oct 2012 #7

Apple and Microsoft lalalu Oct 2012 #8

being upset wouldn't have made any difference... sharkman25 Oct 2012 #9

Putting aside the benefits issue HockeyMom Oct 2012 #14

Actually a lot of us did, we just couldn't break through the corporate love-fest that both parties Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #18

Why would employers offer ins with the new individual mandate? leftstreet Oct 2012 #10

+1 n/t area51 Oct 2012 #15

Employers with over 50 FTEs are required to by the ACA. banned from Kos Oct 2012 #36

'FTE's - that means 'full' time. Not what article is about n/t leftstreet Oct 2012 #37

Mandatory private insurance is a Faustian deal. And as always, the Devil's in the details! nt Romulox Oct 2012 #16

Some people would tell these workers that they can afford to pay for their own insurance. Zalatix Oct 2012 #30

Where does the $80 bucks a month number come from? guardian Oct 2012 #41

Just $20K a year = $80 a month financial responsibility Zalatix Oct 2012 #43

Easy fix. EC Oct 2012 #17

That's kind of a big fucking deal. progressoid Oct 2012 #19

serious question Enrique Oct 2012 #20

They go to the emergency room. proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #22

And afterwards they live in a permanent state of Bankruptcy. bluedigger Oct 2012 #26

Nothing new. Been trying to find a full time job for 2 years - lynne Oct 2012 #21

Spawn of Satan, they are slackmaster Oct 2012 #23

Not a new thing for most businesses these days SoCalDem Oct 2012 #25

Full time for some people means 50 or more hours a week LiberalEsto Oct 2012 #35

I Had A Boss Doing This In The 80s... KharmaTrain Oct 2012 #38

this is the part from the link that really sux littlewolf Oct 2012 #27

Who didn't see THIS coming? Zalatix Oct 2012 #28

I'm surprised this hasn't been tried sooner. Cleita Oct 2012 #29

Are these the "Job Creators" I keep hearing about? Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #31

Well, they don't create good food, that's for sure customerserviceguy Oct 2012 #52

Wont they have to spend more time other resources on Training ? JI7 Oct 2012 #33

Is that how they treat "family" ?! ("when you're here you're family") KurtNYC Oct 2012 #34

medicare for all dembotoz Oct 2012 #39

yes medicare for all mcdornan1 Oct 2012 #40

Aren't these some of the people Mitt Romney is describing when he describes applegrove Oct 2012 #42

Is their goal to have unhealthy employees? Generic Brad Oct 2012 #44

This is news? intheflow Oct 2012 #45

They will always find kids and the desperately unemployed to fill positions until recovery DainBramaged Oct 2012 #46

+1 Initech Oct 2012 #49

sounds good to me sweetapogee Oct 2012 #53

Ain't that the truth? proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #55

They should just reinstitute slavery and get it over with. Initech Oct 2012 #48

no kidding. Iris Oct 2012 #61

I would bet the employees RegieRocker Oct 2012 #54

This is why we need single-payer. Everyone treated the same. Vinca Oct 2012 #56

There should be a special tax on companies that do not retain full time workers. Festivito Oct 2012 #58

that's an old, old trick made new again it seems. dionysus Oct 2012 #59

This has been rule of thumb for lots of companies well before Obamacare...profits trump all, don't mother earth Oct 2012 #60