Workforce Employment Conditions?

I was offered with the verbal agreement a part time 25 hour week position. As the interview progressed i was told i would need to work two 12 hour days though. I initially let her know I could not work more than 25 hours a week as I had Domestic and leisure activities to tend to. So now I'm unemployed. Are there any legal excuses I can tell a manger and get away with it? I've contacted the state labor boards and find no answers. Please assist me with this. Screwed in Oregon.

An employer has the right to only hire people who can work the hours they ask or need them to. Unfortunately, you're probably going to have a tougher time finding a job to fit your hours, especially with so many people looking for work right now, and comparatively so few jobs to be filled. However, when you are interviewing, I wouldn't use "Domestic and leisure activities" as your reason for only being able to work part time as it may come across negatively. You don't have to elaborate on why you can only work certain hours, just tell them what hours you're available and go from there. If they press, which would surprise me because they'd be running the risk of asking for protected information, just say you have obligations or commitments which prevent you from working those hours.

Hang in there, and good luck!

Well, they have a job requirement you couldn't fulfill. They don't owe you a job.

I'm a little confused - you talk about an interview, so weren't you already unemployed before that? Or if you did have another job, what happened to it?

Legal excuses you can tell WHAT manager? And how do you feel you were screwed? If I read your question right, you interviewed for a job, but the job conditions were not acceptable to you so you didn't take it if it was offered to you. That's fair enough - but I don't understand what your issue is.

huh...did they want u to work more and you didnt? did you actually get hired? fired? what the heck is going on?

How do have leisure activities Without money?
Well on the bright side you now have plenty of leisure time and no job to get in the way of Domestic activities either..
You want us to as you put it, give you legal excuses to get out of work..We should give you a good LIE to tell?
Your A Winner..You go Girl