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Misleading job description

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Glitchymn1 · 04/12/2024 05:18

Posting for traffic.

Work colleague applied for and accepted a job around two years ago with the L.A.
Had to study, complete training, get to grips with line management etc two years have passed.
The job description details certain very high level tasks they would undertake.

She is not doing any of those things. It’s just admin, basic form filling, replying to emails.

She’s spoken to management who have just said ‘haha don’t worry, it’s a residual job. You won’t be doing any of those things detailed in the job description’.

She has next to nothing to do most days and wouldn’t have accepted the position if she had been made aware of this (wants experience and progression).

Is there anything she can do? She feels morally obligated to whistle blow.
I’ve told her to just look for another position as if she goes to HR they could consider a regrade to a significantly lower pay grade, although pay would probably be protected for two years (this has happened before during a restructure).

I’ve never heard of anything like it? The job description is a complete fabrication!

OP posts:
rwalker · 04/12/2024 05:22

She needs to just look for another job
I get her disappointment but just because it’s in the job description doesn’t mean it’s mandatory for her to do the task

my job spec is massive there’s a fair few things I’ve never have or will do

Glitchymn1 · 04/12/2024 11:28

It’s pretty much all her tasks, her actual job bares no resemblance to what she’s doing on a daily basis.
The entire job is a complete fabrication, no idea how they’ve justified the salary. But agree with you @rwalker I’ve advised her she just gets out asap before anyone takes a closer look at performance etc. It’s meant to be results driven but that isn’t going to happen.

The problem is I am not sure what she would apply for. She’s got the title but no experience and it’s not the type of experience she feels she can fake/talk the talk.

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Notaflippinclue · 04/12/2024 17:14

What a waste of tax payers money

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