Economic Turmoil

The working class in California is really starting to feel it now; the mortgage market crash, banks declaring bankruptcy, and now shift and budget cuts!
The financial ramifications of the current state in California are becoming frighteningly apparent. More and more are we hearing about financial crises hitting the everyday worker by- you guessed it- slimming wages.
Tina Fondren, a bartender at Macaroni Grill in Roseville, California says that her hours have been cut almost in half over the past 2 months as management has made manpower adjustments in the restaurant. "We've all seen a mild decrease in hours, but peoples' attitudes at the workplace have changed even more." Tina reports that since management can no longer give employees the hours they need to pay the bills, several individuals have become cold and hostile in what was formerly a warm and friendly restaurant. "I think everyone is affected by it- just to different extents."
Gene, a front desk attendant at the Days Inn in Rocklin seemed slightly more hopeful. "Times are going to be tough for a while, but I really think that things will turn around for us hard-working types," he shared, optimistically.

Sleep Schedule Adjustment

College students are notorious for a few things these days. Getting into trouble, changing majors, and sleeping in every chance we get. Though this year, student Luke Swafford was a bit surprised with what he noticed once his early school schedule kicked in.
He, like many college students, spent his summer enjoying a lax lifestyle and the finer points a summer can offer. But rather than his 8 AM to 4 PM class schedule being the nuisance he'd expected, he found it was the key to getting back into swing of productivity. Waking up early, he explains, gave him more of a boost for his classes. He also found he had increased attention span compared to his late-sleeping summer days.
Fellow student Matt Fondren had a similar claim about his experience with waking up for the first week of school. "I had a very lazy Summer Break. But now I think waking up for school makes waking up for work way easier," he explained, "it's really evening out my schedule."