Ugh, I once told my boss that while I know I got paid for 4 hours for any shift under 4 hours, please still do not call me in for anything under 6 hours. It never felt worth it.

A 3 hour shift means I have spent twice as long as the shift getting ready and recovering from the shift. Between having to wake up and eat carefully because work, having to get ready, the walk to walk (back then was about a half hour at my walking pace) dealing with the stairs to the break area and all that mess, then once clocked in finding and setting up

whatever area I am assigned for the day, helping guests for maybe an hour, maybe, then cleaning it all up, shutting it all down, half hour walk back home, plus whatever I spent on food on the way home cause any shift means I am too tired to hubnt for food in the house, then getting home having to wash up, do the laundry.... just... no. And if it was late

enough I had to cab home, then the whole check went to the cab