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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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i think my boss is a total twat.

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MelodyPondering · 14/09/2012 10:37

I work in a small office, we have naff all to do, so I spend my day trying to look busy. I'm bored out of my mind.

So, for some unknown reason, the department has employed an apprentice for two years.

Poor bloody girl, there is nothing to do, I doubt she will learn much.

Anyway, here is my Aibu....

My boss spoke to this girl yesterday and offered her some work from another colleague who is a higher grade than me. Honestly, I was so fucking insulted. Why the Hell should this girl get work over me? I have worked here for over 5 years, there is never any scope for promotion etc, why don't they give me the opportunity to develop and move up?

What am I? Fucking invisible?!

Aibu to be so upset? Should I just get over it?

I am unbelievably about it and I'm not entirely sure why exactly.

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MelodyPondering · 14/09/2012 13:44

That makes sense, I will try that and also keep looking for something else.

I will speak to her next week and see what she says.

I'm really not lazy, I swear! I would love to be busy, the days wouldn't drag like this, thats for sure...I could not be more bored. And I'm better than this.

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QuintessentialShadows · 14/09/2012 13:45

I dont think you are lazy, I just think your strategy in keeping your job and progressing is out of tune with what management would think.....

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MelodyPondering · 14/09/2012 13:45

Quintessential, honestly? Whoever is cheaper to pay redundancy to...

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QuintessentialShadows · 14/09/2012 13:50

As an employer, I would keep the member of staff with most potential to take on more work; If I employed two admin staff and I had to let one go, I would keep the one who were keen to take on more work, and not the one who appeared to just cope with what she already has. Letting one go would naturally increase the workload, so the safest be would be to keep employing the person who was on the ball, had been honest and given me a heads up about the workload.

Aiming to pay the cheapest redundancy is short sighted, and might not serve the departments needs well long term.

But then, I am not your boss and your both may have different reasoning than me.

FunnysInLaJardin · 14/09/2012 13:50

You don't say 'I've got nothing to do, can I have some work' you say ' I'd really like to expand my portfolio and would like some more interesting challenging work to do'.

Mind you if they've hired the apprentice to get rid of you then it's not going to get you very far. This very thing happened to me about 3 years ago. Brought in a cheap newly qualified trainee and hoiked me and my costly 20 years of experience out the door. They did have an unfair dismissal claim to answer though!

porcamiseria · 14/09/2012 13:51

i am glad you dont work for me!!!!

why on earth did you not address you lack of work months ago

Inertia · 14/09/2012 13:52

I love how you think I'm lazy and should point out I dont have enough to do.
Would you do that and risk losing an income?

Was that in response to my post Melody? Because if so I think you've misunderstood what I meant. Saying that you are interested in learning more about higher grade work does not suggest that you're lazy now, it indicates that you want to know how to work in all areas of the business so that you can make progress in your career.

ClippedPhoenix · 14/09/2012 13:57

Public Sector I'm guessing. OP, you're clearly not being stimulated in the slightest there. Look for another job.

smoothieooo · 14/09/2012 14:25

I sympathise as I'm in the same situation being in an office with bugger all to do. There is no extra/more challenging work to hand to anyone else though and most of us at the same level are in the same boat. I might utilise my time and write a book! I have run out of websites to surf and spend most of my time browsing Mumsnet!

Pendeen · 14/09/2012 14:27

I suppose one positive aspect of the situation is being able to spend more time on MN! :)

PostBellumBugsy · 14/09/2012 14:35

If there is nothing that interests you in your current place of work, then it is time to start looking elsewhere.

If there are bits of work or projects that you would be interested in working on, then for heavens sake, say so. You obviously don't tell your boss, you've been sitting around doing bugger all for 5 years, you just say you've heard that X is in the pipeline & you'd love to get involved or just ask if your boss needs any help with anything.

If you want to stay, look around at things that could be done better or efficiencies that could be made - bosses love that kind of thing. Be pro-active - you've got plenty of time on your hands to make a plan!

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MelodyPondering · 15/09/2012 14:53

Oh no, it wasn't aimed at you inertia!

It was the whole 'sitting on your Arse for 5 years'

It hasn't always been this quiet at work, just the last year, and while it makes sense to say I want more things to do, there isn't enough work for any of us so it wouldn't get me anywhere! The work that is being offered to this girl is someone else's and even they haven't got enough to do. It's insulting to all of is really.

So I'm not lazy, I'm trying to hang on toy job so I don't lose it. And they have now employed someone else!

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MelodyPondering · 15/09/2012 14:54

How can I address it porcamiseria without risking my job?

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