Do you work for Country Connections? Haha. My old job and old horrible boss (Stephanie Abel of Fairmont WV) reminds me of your situation. She was the business owner and most of the employees were family and/or paid under the table. Except me. I was the outsider. Long story short...... I got screwed BAD. Long story I won't get into but as far as schedule went she would only do a couple days schedule at a time and only give me a day or two notice of when I worked next. Terrible way to run a business!

Thank you Devin. You told me who to contact and her number. Now I have a part time job. Again thank you!

I fine a difrent job.

Working and not getting paid is against the law seek a higher up manager. The whistle blower law applies to you. Take advantage and man up. But be respectful.

That don't sound good bro, however if she continues to cut your hours and not pay you call a wage and labor claims office as soon as possible and file a claim.

Devon, you need to have a one in ine meeting with your Boss and discuss these matters. Be professional about stating your concerns but make sure you have expressed them fully and your boss understands you completely. Then if the conclusion is not addressed to your agreements or some type of settlement is not done that you agree with. Then follow the chain of command and discuss these issues with the next person in charge. When it comes to your payment for time worked, there are specific guidelines that have to be followed and could go to a legal level. Remember there is always the Labor Board to follow up with if things are not settled correctly. I have personally seen a similar issue of an employee having to contact the Labor Board dealing with the money matter. Unfortunately it does happen!

Good Luck, Denise

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hi Devin and god bless you. Devin there's many work related issues in the work force and one of them is [Shift Syndrome]. It's caused by changes in your sleep hours due to scheduling. So i don't know what hours you work, but sleep disorders can cause you many problems at work. I think you should bring this up with her boss and explain to him that you don't want to develop a sleep disorder. I hope this helps out god bless and good luck.

Hi Devin! How are you? Tell me some good news.

Hey Devin, I just saw this post you put up few days ago about your new job. I’m sorry to hear that you're running into some issues already. Make sure the company doesn’t hold back the first pay week. This was an old payroll practice companies used to do because it took longer to get all their new hire paperwork processed. The first week get’s paid out to you when you resign, quit, or retire. Not too many companies out there still doing this now but some still might be. Remember, it’s good to follow chain of command and ask the manager first but the HR Department should be your backup because they're the ones that manage and interface with accounting to get the check cut. My experience working in companies where the business needs dictated the employee hours is that the New Hires hours are the first to get cut, changed, or altered. Tenured employees, good or bad, are always the last affected. It’s tough dealing with less hours at a new job because it immediately delays or breaks up any pre-arranged plans you had with the income. I’m not sure what industry you're working in but August is a usually a slow month for a lot of companies. Give it a little more time and I’m sure you’ll get those hours back. Try to Hang in the Bro. Reach out anytime!