When is part time not part time??

Spendless

I used to work 9-3 Mon-Fri and later when they insisted I take a lunch break 8.30-3pm 5 days per week and I was still part-time.

Full time hours are whatever the company says they are and any less is part-time. In your case you would get 2 full days off (Sun and Thurs) plus 3 half days off too. It might be more hours than you were expecting which is how I'd say it.

Carl31

A company has a vacancy that has a person specification

You do not meet that specification

Case closed

Why the upset? The business is not there to do you favours, its there to function and make money

onlyroz

"Full time" is generally specified as 30+ hours a week, although in general it's whatever the company says are the standard hours. E.g. in my company "full time" is 35 hours, but for my previous company it was 36.

3.5 days a week sounds like part time to me...

Mrs_Bones

Anything over 38 hours use to be classed at full time where I worked and anything under that was part time. That part time though could be spread out over 6 days.

I'm not quite sure why you seem so upset. Like you said this other person has done the running, you were not looking for the work specifically and you don't need the money. I don't think she's really trying anything on or that she's likely to back down if those are the hours she needs covering in the job position. There just seems to have been a mix up in communication about what you both consider to be part time work.

Just let it go if the job details don't suit you, no need really for bad feeling on either side.

jenhug

Perhaps she is hoping to rail road you into it. She needs you, you don't need her, stick to your guns.

kashkarena

She has her own expectations, you have yours. No right or wrong in this case. Just reject if it doesn't meet what you want.

mel48rose

Tiglath wrote: »

Just say No if the hours don't suit you - she'll either go with the hours you're prepared to work or she'll find someone else.

Here here :T

Nottoobadyet

I also dont understand why you are projecting ill will on her expectations - she wants someone to work specific hours (in a shop that sounds pretty reasonable), they dont work for you. She tried to accommodate you but couldn't. No need to take offence, just be flattered that it was offered and move on.

So many people go into a job with certain hours promised and then find that they have to work much more - at least she was honest and up front about when she needed someone.

JimmyTheWig

I think the first question is would you rather work the hours offered or not at all.
If not at all then it's easy - you reject her offer and say you were looking for something with less hours. She either comes back with a different offer or she doesn't.

If you'd rather those hours than nothing, however, it becomes a question of whether to call her bluff or not. You know her, the situation, your requirements better than we do so I think that's one for you to decide. Is she likely to get someone else who could do those hours?

Amanda65

I would say don't take the job if the hours don't suit your circumstances. You will either end up very unhappy and begrudging your work or jacking it in after a few weeks, which is no good to either you or the employer.

I would go back and say you are very sorry but you the hours don't fit in you and wish her luck in finding someone who can work the hours she needs. As other's have said, it simply seems to be a misunderstanding between you and the shop owner about 'part time'.