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Am I being precious? Work related

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MyGhastIsFlabbered · 03/11/2019 10:44

Apologies for a duplicate thread but I posted in Work and got no replies.

I work in a very small team-at the beginning of the year there were 4 of us, all part time; I've been there 2 1/2 years. When I had my appraisal review in May I mentioned to my manager that I'd quite like to take on 'meatier' things....not a problem she said, there are always projects that need doing. I started one project almost immediately and it's working really well so far.

Over July/August all 3 other team members left/retired so for a few weeks I was doing it on my own. We've since hired 2 people, let's call them A&B, and I've been training them up. A already had experience in a similar role but B needed training almost from scratch. A & B are both on the same money as me as I saw the job advertisement when it was published. This may or may not be relevant.

I get on really well with A and B, we've built up a really good team very quickly. BUT this is where I wonder if I'm being precious. We're taking on new processes to our team but every time one comes our way the first I hear of it is when it's announced that A will be taking ownership of it. And the processes she's so far taken on haven't been filtered down to me. If I ask her when she's going to go through the process with me and B she's a bit cagey and we never get anywhere.

So, am I being a bit precious, and if I'm not how do I bring this up? I don't want to cause bad feeling but neither do I want to be pushed out. Should I raise it privately with my manager or bring it up in a team meeting?

Sorry it's so long and rambling.

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Praiseyou · 03/11/2019 10:54

I would raise it with your manager directly.

I manage a team of 9 people. They were all on staff before I arrived. There are a couple that are very vocal about their work and like to update me regularly. Others just tick along and I only hear from them if there's a problem.

When I started, I had a tendency to give new work to the more vocal people just because I saw them more often. One day one of the quieter ones came to me and asked for a specific project she had heard about. She was very nice about it but it gave me the jolt to realise that the whole team should be given the same opportunities.

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