Editorial Rough Draft

Have you ever had your hours at work cut so badly that you just want to rant it all out? I thought only working from ten to four was bad, but now I'm only scheduled to work 3 hours a day and then I get sent home early? That's kind of ridiculous. What is this, an ode to the recession? Sure, I can't run the fryers or even think of touching the meat slicer, but I can do cleaning and things like that. Give me a cleaning list; I do not care. I just want to be able to make more money than I have been. I'm only 15, but I've been there longer than a lot of people that work there. I've been working there since August of 2008. Almost 7 months to be exact. I've been there longer than most people there, but I have less priority, if you would call it that. I know that I can't touch the fryers or a knife longer than my index finger, but I can clean. There's always cleaning to do in a fast food restaurant, right?
The recession could be the thing causing my cut back hours. People don't eat out as much now that they don't have as much money. Simple math, right? That could very possibly be the answer as to why my hours have been cut, scheduled to only work three hours a day, then getting sent home after only two hours of work. Honestly, the whole idea is getting old. Working limited hours then getting sent home early doesn't help the fact that I still have to pay for car insurance every month and other things. I believe that my hours getting cut is most likely the product of 1) a bad economy, 2) this recession and 3) I'm simply not old enough to do a lot when we are busy. But is it my fault that I'm only 15? No, of course not. I am a hard worker, and there's always other things that I can do instead of running the front cash register. Once I get my cleaning lists done, I'm out of there most of the time. Hours being cut like this doesn't help anyone that still has to pay for things, like insurance or clothes every now and then. A little money is always helpful.