Opinions needed...

[Catty1]

Well...depending on your seniority, if the hours have been cut back and you don't go in, you could be the first to be let go (IF that happens).

Is this a temporary January-slow-retail move or long-term?

Someone made a mistake and didn't call you. I guess - ask if this will matter in 50 years? You may well be right - but that won't pay the bills!

Forgive the boo boo, and go in. JMO

(And start checking the help wanted ads if the short hours are going to be a permanent arrangement).

[Lady's Human]

It's a retail job. If they fire you, they hire the next applicant they have from the top of the pile and move on. Your leverage with the store is basically nil.

I'd politely speak with your manager and ask to be notified in advance if there are any changes to the schedule.

I'd also keep looking in the paper to find a job with a little more security.

[jenluckenbach]

I am a wimp. I would have went home and came back at 1. But I would ALSO file a complaint or at least find out why there was a schedule change WITHOUT notice.

[shepgirl]

Seeing that it's retail, I probably would let it go since there's always people standing in line to be hired. Fair....NO...but at least you have the job and like ohers have said I would be looking for something else if possible. Of course maybe the senority is something to think about.

[Laura's Babies]

I worked at K-Mart for several years as a second job when I was working at school. I was told that the scheduls are subject to change without notice and that I would have to check it EVERY day... even on days off..

I laughed at them and told them clearly that this was my SECOND job and once I wrote my schedule down, my week was planned around that schedule. There wasn't room or time for changes in my schedule that was done on a weekly basis.... IF they needed me to come in and I had no plans scheduled for that day, I would come... if they needed someone else to have a day of mine, that was fine, just notify me not to come in because if I showed up, I would fully expect to get those hours. Odd, but they followed that strongly stated request of mine and they did call often to see if I could come in for extra hours.... I always went when they called.

[Catty1]

I think if you ask about why you weren't told, that is a good idea.

If someone made a human mistake and plain forgot to call (because they were changing an entire schedule and their brain shut down), I'd forget it. I would still be MAD - but would forget it and go in.

[trayi52]

I'm like Jen, I am a wimp too. I would have come back at 1, and whatever the rest of what she said.

I guess, I would be scanning the paper for a better job, that had better working hours.

Willie

[carole]

Wimp number three here, i too would have gone home annoyed, but would have come back.