[Dr. Sivana]

A full shift generally implies 8 to 9 hours of work

Not in fast food. In the Pizza Hut I worked at, extra people were put on 3-4 hour shifts for the dinner rush. Only two people had full-time hours (30+) outside of summer, and one worked weekdays only.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

True. When I worked at McDonald’s, a lot of shifts were as little as two hours for the lunch rush or the dinner rush. Many times the manager would schedule people for “split shifts”, where employees would work a few hours at lunchtime, take the slow part of the afternoon off, then return for a few hours at dinnertime. Fast food is not a 9 to 5 job.

[lastchance]

Can’t have too many crew working hours that mean they qualify for benefits.