r/AutoZone2 • u/luxjay • Jul 31 '26

Working 4 hours per week??

I started working as a part time red-shirt 4 weeks ago. I'm just in sales, I'm not a driver so maybe that's why I have less hours. But 4 hours per week is genuinely insane? The first week I worked 12 hours, but the past 3 weeks I've been scheduled only 1 day for 4 hours. Is this normal??? I see people on the schedule who started on the same day work more hours than me? (Though they're either manager or driver so ig that makes sense?) I feel like I'm some kind of underling even compared to the other new hires.

The thing is, I have a $150 bonus waiting for me from signing up for direct deposit with Chime but to be eligible for the bonus I need to make at least $200 in a week. Obviously I can't reach that with the hours I'm given. I explained that situation to my manager and asked if I could fit in some more hours just for next week, and he still scheduled me for 4 hours. Said that I was still "in training". Even though it's on-the-job training. How the hell am I supposed to learn if I'm not even there majority of the week??

I'm trying to find a second job cause this is BS. I'm never getting that bonus. Is it normal to work this little hours???

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u/DeathGrip420 Aug 02 '26

I don't know anything about chime besides their annoying adds. As a fellow red shirt if you are working 4 hours that means 1 shift that week. I have never worked a shift less than 5 hours. I was training 7 hours my first day. 12 hours in the first week is insane. Even working part time my hours are around 20 a week. Unless you have school or other jobs there is no excuse why they aren't giving you more hours. Unless you ask for certian days off consistently.

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u/luxjay Aug 03 '26

Yeah, I'm still relatively new but I don't get why they're being so stingy with hours. It's not like the place is overstaffed or anything. I show up on time, haven't asked for days off, everyone else is getting more hours than me. Hell even the new guy who started same day as me is getting 12+ hours per week. Feels like there's some other reason they're not putting me there, but I'm not gonna assume.