Feeling anxious about job security as summer staffing cuts loom at after-school program

I work at an after-school program and was hired in January. Recently, I've been feeling anxious about my job security as summer approaches. My direct boss mentioned that they would only be accepting about 40 kids for the summer, which is a significant reduction from last year. This has raised concerns about potential staffing cuts, especially since I'm one of the two newest hires at the organization. The other newer teacher, who is also 23 and was hired after me, indicated that the owner asked her about her summer availability and mentioned the possibility of making cuts due to the lower enrollment. This made me nervous because it feels like our positions could be at risk, especially since everyone else on staff has been there longer and is older. While my boss has asked us if we're working during the summer and seemed relieved when we both confirmed, her behavior has been a bit off lately. When I inquired about when summer starts, she paused and asked if someone had said something to me, which felt suspicious. I haven't been directly told that I'm being cut or fired, and the owner has acted normally toward me, even giving me my check and saying I would be running my class alone due to staff shortages. However, the uncertainty around summer staffing has me on edge. I'm trying to decipher whether this is just a case of management figuring things out or if I'm genuinely at risk of losing my position.

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