Extra workload

LegacyUser

Hi,

I would like to get some reaction/advice to the following.

I'm working for a large(ish) company for 10 years. We recently had a significant quantity of redundancies. I applied for it but it wasn't accepted (fair enough)

There are three people in our dept and one was let go. The other person by default was due to take on the role of the person being made redundant (A forth person left in April and I assumed their responsibilities)

However that person has now handed in his notice and the manager has now stated that "I need to brush up" on his workload as I will take responsibility until a replacement is found.

Note that I will also be responsible for the training of the new person.

I have told my boss that I'm currently being paid below market rate and that I was a raise (haven't had one since 2008)

My manager is a nice guy and said (as a joke !!) it would be a great time for me to hand in my notice...

Anyway I'd just like to know where I stand, I get on well with my boss and don't want to screw him over, however his boss is not so understanding.. These other two role are different and although I can do them, I feel that I'm being used without and remuneration.

_Brian

Overworded wrote: »

Hi,

I would like to get some reaction/advice to the following.

I'm working for a large(ish) company for 10 years. We recently had a significant quantity of redundancies. I applied for it but it wasn't accepted (fair enough)

There are three people in our dept and one was let go. The other person by default was due to take on the role of the person being made redundant (A forth person left in April and I assumed their responsibilities)

However that person has now handed in his notice and the manager has now stated that "I need to brush up" on his workload as I will take responsibility until a replacement is found.

Note that I will also be responsible for the training of the new person.

I have told my boss that I'm currently being paid below market rate and that I was a raise (haven't had one since 2008)

My manager is a nice guy and said (as a joke !!) it would be a great time for me to hand in my notice...

Anyway I'd just like to know where I stand, I get on well with my boss and don't want to screw him over, however his boss is not so understanding.. These other two role are different and although I can do them, I feel that I'm being used without and remuneration.

Ask him for a quick meeting..
Explain that you both just need to spend a little time prioritising what needs to be done as you obviously just can't do everything.. Try not to leave without a documented list of your interm goals to keep things running until new staff are employed..

LegacyUser

Thanks Brian,

My point is that I have spoken to the boss, numerous times. I know your point is to be constructive however it's happened many times before and I'm just now fedup with it all.

If I take on these jobs, I'll officially be covering 4 jobs

I'm being taken advantage of, plus the out going engineering wasn't the best and I'd be left with a mess with a major event happening in 2 months in which I'd be in the firing line.

I can also guarantee that the replacement person will be offered more money than me.

On Friday I again made wage increase request...

_Brian

Overworded wrote: »

Thanks Brian,

My point is that I have spoken to the boss, numerous times. I know your point is to be constructive however it's happened many times before and I'm just now fedup with it all.

If I take on these jobs, I'll officially be covering 4 jobs

I'm being taken advantage of, plus the out going engineering wasn't the best and I'd be left with a mess with a major event happening in 2 months in which I'd be in the firing line.

I can also guarantee that the replacement person will be offered more money than me.

On Friday I again made wage increase request...

Its never easy..
I'd say keep your fight to either less workload for same pay or more pay for the increased workload.. If you came into my office asking for increased pay for a reduced workload I'd probably give you the deaf ear too

As a last resort you could contemplate going a step higher, above your bosses level (if that exists). But its likely to light a fuse on the whole situation, maybe that's what's needed but you'd need to be prepared for the fallout..

Along with the above I'd advise you to start looking for a new job, sounds like everyone else has figured this out and jumped ship already, possibly because the boss is impossible to reason with.

In the interim to cover your ass start emailing your boss a weekly status on critical projects, anything falling behind you should be clearly calling out that more staff are required and that the delay is due to lack of time rather than incompetence on your behalf. These emails might be useful down the line if the "brown sticky smelly stuff hits the large rotating thingy".

micosoft

The company is clearly in financial trouble. Your boss (while joking) was very clear. If you don't like the terms and conditions you can always resign.

TBH you seem entirely focusing on your personal situation but not aware of the wider picture in the organisation. Do you think every company that goes through a round of redundancies gives out pay rises to remaining staff because they may need to cover stuff by those made redundant

You should really start looking for a job elsewhere. If there are no jobs in your sector/specialism then you've answered your own question with regard to "am I being paid enough".

tenifan

micosoft wrote: »

The company is clearly in financial trouble.

Not necessarily.

Op, try to get at least a job offer of another job that pays more than where you are now. That will prove to your boss you're paid under market rate. Given the loss of key staff, they might offer you more to stay.

Then again, would a company in the midst of forking out tens if not hundreds of thousands downsizing their workforce really hate it if they got rid of a staff member with 10 years service without paying redundancy?