Why did Manner Coffee cut part-time hourly wages?

Manner Coffee cut part-time hourly wages across multiple regions, with Shanghai dropping from 28 yuan to 24 yuan and Shenzhen from 28 yuan to 22 yuan. Some part-timers saw daily pay fall by nearly 40 yuan with scheduled hours unchanged, triggering widespread discussion in worker chat groups.

The brand briefly restored the original rate around 7:30 that evening, then cut it again less than two hours later, leaving many employees caught off guard. With the summer sales period underway, the effect on store operations and part-time team stability remains to be seen.

Recently, Manner Coffee sparked widespread attention after suddenly cutting the hourly wages of its part-time employees. Some part-timers discovered that, with their scheduled hours unchanged for the coming month, their daily income had dropped by nearly forty yuan. It is understood that the pay cut affected multiple regions, with reductions ranging from 1 to 6 yuan, including Shanghai dropping from 28 yuan to 24 yuan and Shenzhen from 28 yuan to 22 yuan. After the news broke, discussions in part-time worker chat groups became heated. The brand at one point restored the original hourly rate, but less than two hours later cut it again, leaving many employees caught off guard. With the summer sales growth period now underway, whether this move will affect store operations and the stability of the part-time team is worth continued attention.

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For Manner's part-time employees, yesterday was undoubtedly a day of emotional ups and downs like a roller coaster ride.

That afternoon, a part-time employee opened the clock-in app and unexpectedly discovered that, starting from the 1st of next month, with scheduled hours completely unchanged, their daily take-home part-time pay would be nearly 40 yuan less.

After careful calculation, the problem lay in Manner's cut to part-time hourly wages, and the reductions varied from city to city. For example, Shanghai was adjusted from the original 28 yuan per hour to 24 yuan, while Shenzhen went from 28 yuan to 22 yuan. Based on feedback from part-time workers across various regions, the hourly wage cuts this time generally ranged from 1 to 6 yuan.

For the part-time group, this news was nothing short of a major shock. According to insiders, once the notice came out, Manner's part-time work groups immediately exploded with discussion. Perhaps pressured by strong employee dissatisfaction, around 7:30 that evening the brand briefly restored the hourly wage to its original level. However, the respite was short-lived—less than two hours later, the hourly wage at most stores was cut again, and it remained unchanged until the next morning.

In just a few hours, the hourly wage rose and fell like a roller coaster, and many joked that they finally understood how stock investors feel watching share prices plunge, while even more part-timers were angry about Manner's totally unannounced pay cut.

In recent years, "pay cuts" have become a topic of intense public concern. Since last year, the financial industry was the first to see significant salary reductions, and this year, in order to compress operating costs, other industries have also joined the ranks of pay cuts and layoffs. The restaurant industry has not been spared either, with well-known chain brands such as Starbucks and Luckin also improving store profitability through cost reduction and efficiency gains.

From this perspective, Manner resorting to cost-cutting and efficiency-boosting measures to maintain profits seems like only a matter of time. It was just that employees never expected the brand would neither reduce working hours nor eliminate positions, but instead directly adopt a pay cut in such a way that caught everyone off guard.

According to Manner's full-time employees, after entering June, most regions will welcome summer, which is also the peak sales season for each store. For stores staffed with only one full-time employee, having an extra part-timer to help could more or less ease the pressure during peak hours and also provide customers with a better consumption experience. Yet at this critical moment, Manner suddenly cut part-time hourly wages, which could very likely cause some part-timers already familiar with the workflow to choose to leave.

In addition, Manner had previously attracted young people to work part-time with relatively high hourly wages, making it the preferred part-time brand for many students who need pocket money. Therefore, in some people's eyes, the pay cut is tantamount to the brand smashing its own signboard. With working hours and work intensity unchanged, income shrinking will not only strip veteran employees of the motivation to keep going, but also deter student groups currently looking for part-time opportunities.

For workers, once a pay cut occurs, the direct impact is on their "financial prospects," so any change in pay levels is hard to accept easily. At the same time, this adjustment by the brand will also make current employees worry whether their own pay will likewise shrink next.

After all, fortunes turn, and perhaps the next target of a pay cut will be Manner's full-time employees.

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