I work in a job that is very active. I am constantly on my feet and walking around and literally never sit down. The workload is crazy at the moment (outside of management's control, it's complicated) and we have a huge backlog of things that we physically do not have the time or capacity to do. Things have been ramping up recently and are set to get even worse over the next few months. A few months ago we had a steady workload but now it's literally insane.
I worked in a small team of 3-4 people and we made a record of how much we did in one day. Since then, I've been on my own or with one other person and I have reached that same record everyday. I'm exhausted and need to slow down. I'm doing the same amount as the other team of four does, on my own. I'm now worried that management is going to use the fact I reached that record on my own as justification of having less staff, but I can't do it.
Also, to speak plainly, I'm not getting paid enough for the amount of responsibility and work this role entails. I'm a junior member of staff and I think a lot of what I'm doing is beyond my job description. My previous department was a lot less responsibility with a lot more support in place and yet my contract has not changed to reflect this.
My manager is great and is trying his best but things are even worse for him in terms of workload.