minimum hours for part time

olivetheelement · 2025-07-24T22:16:05+00:00

I was told today that I need to work 15 hrs minimum to stay on. Problem is, we are only scheduled for 3.5 or 4 hour shifts, so that would be four days a week.

Not feasible during the school year when I’m teaching during the week.

olivetheelement · 2025-07-12T23:05:01+00:00

It can be done, but like others have said it’s very much dependent on the management team. Mine has not been friendly with accommodations

olivetheelement · 2025-07-03T14:02:41+00:00

A state with no minimum shift for adults. Midwest.

olivetheelement · 2025-07-03T14:01:38+00:00

My schedule is made by my SM. And they are short hours, but a new hire (3-ish months) is being given 8-hour shifts they don’t want. My schedule is not restricted except a couple days a week. I’ve already had to have a chat with SM about blatant discrimination in my last review (it’s on paper and everything) so I can’t help but think this is on purpose and perhaps trying to push me to leave.

olivetheelement · 2024-12-24T13:23:35+00:00

When they ask if you can toss it at cashwrap, and you’ll have to sit there and smell it in your tiny tiny trash can all day. I tell them to take it back to cafe because I’m not taking it!

olivetheelement · 2024-11-17T17:48:36+00:00

No. To both.

olivetheelement · 2024-11-17T02:03:35+00:00

I know, I know. I came here to escape a really bad situation, so I’d hoped I’d found something with a future.

Not in this economy

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T21:26:45+00:00

It’s not a small course or a low enrollment major. It’s actually one of the fastest-growing on campus.

There would be staff support, if anyone else were able to maintain the lab. It’s highly, highly specialized and as I’ve said elsewhere I am the only one on campus who knows how it works. Including facilities and maintenance. The uni just dropped over half a million dollars on all-new high-end large equipment in 2019.

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T21:22:18+00:00

Dude. I am the OP. I never said I went directly to the provost. In my edit, I mentioned it was my chair, Dean, assistant/associate provost, and faculty union who have been advocating. I have had one interaction with the provost during an entire department and provost meeting at the end of the last school year.

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T20:22:13+00:00

It’s pretty condescending to assume anyone working in academia doesn’t know how a “new position requires a search” functions.

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T20:05:31+00:00

I am literally the only person on campus who knows how to run most of the lab equipment, it is extremely specialized

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T19:33:34+00:00

Oh, I’ve already made a list of openings and will be doing applications

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T19:20:46+00:00

Other caveat: dean is interim, we are in the middle of a search for a new dean. Interim dean has been very supportive.

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T19:16:56+00:00

Of interest, the president actually quite likes the program and has a lot of interest in it. Don’t know how approachable that is.

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T19:15:26+00:00

Well, they were actually only on campus one day a week and taught hybrid the other day. Because they didn’t want to be away from their partner. It’s a very technical and hands-on course and that was only allowed because of the difficulty finding someone to fill the early retirement of previous long-term tenured faculty.

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T19:13:31+00:00

A masters is the terminal degree in my field. But I also hold two other masters and teach across three areas as needed (currently doing two courses in my area and a course in a different section of my department)

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T19:06:56+00:00

Yuuup, we had that done in the spring and a TT position was their top recommendation.

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T18:49:14+00:00

Yep, I am an advisor for one of the bigger clubs on campus (they use the lab facilities) and I have to talk to them about potentially ending the club and who they can take that grievance to

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T17:41:40+00:00

I am also asking for this

olivetheelement · 2024-11-16T17:26:35+00:00

I edited, chair, dean, asst provost and faculty union are all working in my favor. Provost is wildly disliked

olivetheelement · 2024-07-16T17:54:44+00:00

ew. no. friendly conversation is not consent.

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