Boo. This isn't a worthy IA.

@1, really? Do the complaints of people trying to make ends meet without governmental assistance offend you that much? You should get out of Wallingford more.

Agree with writer. Part-time job means Part-time availability. The audacity to think people should be full-time available for part-time work is nuts. Good luck in finding the perfect PT job for you.

the Ball's in
Their court. thedjt's
America will soon have
peeps fighting in the Streets
over piecework but, not to Worry:

one day Half of Us'll be
in his and his buddies' for-
Profit gulags where Elites'll pay
Good money to come kick the living
Shit outta inmates & then Bid on spots as
Chief Executioner for the daily Pays-per-View

and 'Children of Men'
and 'The Death of Stalin''ll
look like cake-walks thru Nirvana.

'Jobs'?
we're gonna
Need a LOTTA
guards. just don't
EVER be late for Work.

@2: A good IA is a situation everyone can relate to. This is a niche problem because of a lack of understanding of the expectations by the parties involved.

Not only that, but here's an employer wanting the candidate full time in this tight job market, and rather than being grateful, we get pouting.

If the employer wants you more that you can work, simply say "I appreciate your wanting me full time, but I can only do part time but if things change we can have that conversation."

But IA is being asked for full time availability, not work: “It’s a waste of my time when you expect full-time availability to only give part-time hours.” This means they are being asked to come in days they are trying to protect from working. And no they shouldn’t be grateful when the hiring manager breaks the conditions of the part-time job.

This was a great IA. A lot of these gripes are super petty, sort of anti-social takes on living in the city, but this beef is legit.

Welcome to part time work. This is how it's always been and how it always will be. They want your full availability and for you to be able to pick up any shift they need or they don't want you. This isn't a new thing. And they'll probably never hire someone with a full time job because then they have zero control over you. They need someone they can threaten to fire anytime they call in sick or hurt.

back when I had
Oodles of Energy
I had two part time
Jobs - one selling ice
cream 2 or 3 nights and
one selling ads on the Little Nickle

my Best Nite
@theNickle was
in a Very Bad Mood
and treated the Clientele
like Dogshit. I quit that one soon after

point being
Loads of places're
falling short staffing-wise
if you're willing to Settle for less

oh and Fuck
those who
refuse to
Listen.

@3 is right that's how it should be, but the reality is that nearly all part-time jobs require flexibility regarding work hours. You're being hired to fill the gaps, so to speak, in the full-time workforce and those gaps will constantly be in flux -- vacations, emergency leaves, resignations, retirements, abrupt firings, internal reorganizations, etc., etc. Even if you're offered what seems like a well-defined schedule to start, I can almost guarantee that within six months, probably less, it will change. Ignore any reassurances to the contrary unless they're spelled out in a contract (good luck getting that). It's just the nature of the beast and outside of systemic social change I don't know what to suggest.

No problem here, your needs and the company's don't mesh, time to move on...

also @8 my
best nite
Selling.

being Mean is
no way to
Live

IA has a point. Being asked to wait on standby is a demand on their time and deserves compensation. I know this isn't how it usually works. But that sort of regulation would make employers think more carefully about planning and scheduling labor.

If you want a gig worker (pay for variable hours worked) then you'll have to put up with them turning off their phone when they feel like going off shift.