Reply #19

My brother and his wife both work for a huge retail corporation that won't allow either of them full-time status to avoid benefits. My brother was promoted to department manager and is still not allowed full time status, even during holidays.

There was a front page article in a recent Sunday NYT about how many companies are minimizing hours using sophisticated computer programs. They tell staffers to report for 2-3 hour "shifts", then send them home, and maybe the employee only gets 20 hours some weeks. And the companies want flexibility, so they vary the hours widely every day, and the employees can't pick up other jobs.

To pretend this has anything to do with Obamacare is just partisan and deceptive.

Don't eat at chains unless you have no other options. Support local family businesses!