Automation is changing the nature of work in ways that some compare to the industrial revolution. That’s causing some concern about the fate of low-paying service sectors where women dominate.
Cashiers earn the least of the 20 most common occupations for women. But for one woman working at Trader Joe’s the deal is very different. “They pay enough to keep employees happy,” says Carolynn Nielsen.
Connie Larson is taking time off so her feet can heal, which means no pay and paying out of pocket. Beyond her own problems, she worries about the sales and commission quotas she is supposed to enforce. “It’s a fear-based situation,” she says.
She likes lots of things about her job, but the erratic scheduling means she doesn’t know when she’ll see her daughter at the end of the day. And her income isn’t enough to stop the runaway interest on her student loans.
If you’re working at Burger King, 22, and have three children, you don’t make enough. You’re part of a low-wage work force that is predominantly female and–as of a few months ago–starting to protest.
Low-wage workers from different industries gathered yesterday to demand better paychecks and more rights, continuing the recent push for such benefits.
Some started handling “doorbuster” events yesterday, on Thanksgiving. Others are getting up at dawn today. The second of two stories on retail workers’ scheduling stress.
On-call shift scheduling is rough on a largely part-time and female work force trying to keep up with families, school and second jobs. Some workers are asking for better terms. First of three stories.
Female retail workers in the New York area experience hardships common in a sector plagued by low pay, little health insurance, scheduling instability and an abuse of part-time job status, a Retail Action Project report finds today.
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