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Original poster

to not want to do a job I didn't apply for and NEVER would

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atosilis · 09/12/2011 10:39

Going to keep this looooooog story really sht.

After 4 year in a company there is restructuring. I am taking on A's job as well as mine, A is moving to a brand new job. A is in tears, she is happy in her job of 8 years. I am furious because it is not my sort of job. I cannot do admin - end of [projectile vomit]

The stupid cycle starts, I'm off today because I can't face going in. I keep singing "Is this it?" I didn't suffer 5 years at university to do this job. I can't resign, need the money, but hate this fait accomplis. People management at its beautiful best. What do I do. Suck it up? Ask for a pay rise? Resign? Threaten to resign? Take on the job but be purposefully crap (won't be difficult)?

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cryingwithdisappointment · 09/12/2011 10:46

YANBU. This happened to me while I was on maternity leave. Had a job I loved which went when the organisation restructured. They found me another job within the same organisation which I absolutely hated. Hadn't trained for it, wasn't qualified for and couldn't actually do. Caused me a lot of stress and anger. At one point I thought I was just going to have to resign because I couldn't cope with it anymore (couldn't do the work, it required someone who had actually trained to do it). However, in the end the organistation made loads of redundancies including me.

I wouldn't quit until you've got a new job to go to. It's tough out there, I'm still looking for another job...

OneHandFlapping · 09/12/2011 11:12

Suck it up. Do thejob as well as you can (you never know when crap performance is going to bite you on the arse), and take a leisurely look for a better job in the New Year.

Asking for a pay rise won't hurt either - if you get another job, you will look more valuable.

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atosilis · 09/12/2011 11:15

I'm seeing an HR expert to see what I can do, ask for, refuse to do. A and I are so unhappy, it's bloody stupid. Even a regurgitated prune could work out you pay for new person B to do the new job. A stays in hers and I stay in mine. Ooooh, will suggest that next week when I recover from my dreadful flu that is keeping me off work today.whistles

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Katisha · 09/12/2011 11:18

Yes but they are getting three jobs done for the price of two with this arrangement. They dont want to pay for a third person. That's why they are restructuring I would think.

What is poor is that they didn't involve you in the process. So now you have been dumped with a fait accompli and are angry and demoralised. Usual marvellous management I suppose.

HecklerNotKoch · 09/12/2011 11:20

Even a regurgitated prune could work out that paying three people to do jobs that two could manage whether they like it or not, is sounder economically.

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atosilis · 09/12/2011 11:22

Yes Katisha, angry and demoralised. I have never, ever rang in work to say I won't be coming in (for some spurious reason). Ladies and Gentlemen, 73 years old, 9 Dec 2011 is the day I have sinned.

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MotherPanda · 09/12/2011 11:23

Why doesn't A do her job, and the new job? Rather than you...

BarkisIsWillin · 09/12/2011 11:24

Is there any way you and A could get your heads together and work out a way where both of you could do the 3 jobs between you, eg you do the bulk of your current job, she does the bulk of hers and you sort out the third job between you? You could then present this to HR as a united front. Unless they are trying to get you both to resign by making you miserable. In which case they are twats.

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atosilis · 09/12/2011 11:24

Regurgitated prunes should look at staff happiness, I know it's obvious but they are going to end up looking for 2 new people when they could have discussed with us and even got new B to go parttime.

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BarkisIsWillin · 09/12/2011 11:26

You're not really 73, are you? If you are you should be enjoying a well deserved retirement Xmas Grin

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atosilis · 09/12/2011 11:26

A has been moved into a new section, if she moves into ours, she will lose her pension. She CAN stay, but that is the price

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MillyR · 09/12/2011 11:26

This is very common when companies restructure. They move people into jobs that they are not trained to do, or give people new additional responsibilities that massively increase their workload. As a consequence, people leave and find new jobs, or suffer from stress and are performance managed out. Either way, the company's redundancy pay outs bill is massively reduced because they get lots of staff to leave the company without ever having to pay them redundancy money.

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atosilis · 09/12/2011 11:27

No, not 73 - just feel like it today :-)

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BarkisIsWillin · 09/12/2011 11:35

Glad you're not 73. I hope you get good advice from your HR source. It all depends on what sort of company you work for - if it's a smallish place that puts a value on employees' happiness and wellbeing, you may be able to sort it by making your own suggestions; if it's a bigger place, the decision may be out of HR's hands. Best of luck with it.

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