This is because she was only offered 15 to 20 hours a week by her employer, a trading company, instead of her previous full-time position. In addition, their overpayment was cut by $ 4, to $ 10.
“I can go to work, but I do not even make enough to pay the rent,” said the Gainesville, Florida resident. “It puts you deeper and deeper into the hole.”
“The economy is not where they need to be right now,” she said.
Although the nation has added more than 9 million jobs in the past three months, many readers have told CNN that they are only offered part-time shifts. Others say their employers have cut their wages.
“We added more jobs than most people expected, but the gains were really disproportionate to part-time workers,” said Kate Bahn, director of labor market policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. “For me, that means that even if workers return, it’s about jobs that pay less, and families will get fewer.”
On a brighter note, the number of people working part-time but full-time jobs fell by almost 620,000.
Before the pandemic swept the nation, Betsy Kroon talked to a hair salon operator about a full-time job as a copywriter. The company called them in July with an offer – but only for a few hours a week. She worked two hours the first week, then 10 hours, and then about five hours this past week.
Kroon, 40, she says had to move back in with her parents in North Mankato, Minnesota, because she could no longer rent her apartment in Los Angeles. She has repaid nearly 200 jobs since March, but landed only three interviews, all within the last month. Only one was for a full-time job – the other two were part-time. She has even applied for a dozen contacts tracer positions, but never heard back.
While she is happy to work in her field, Kroon would like a job that allows her to live independently.
“I take it because it’s something to get right now,” she said.
CNN Business’ Anneken Tappe contributed to this story.
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