To be fed up of my 'bosses' telling me how wonderful my colleague is?

[unlucky83]

Not a straightforward work situation, in voluntary sector ...'bosses' change regularly and are dependent on help/guidance from my colleague and I.
She has her role and I have mine. We work together well. I like her. She is viewed slightly more as a traditional employee, more of a hands on front end role, works more hours. I do admin etc. Guess maybe I am seen less as an employee (but I am one). The 'bosses' forget.
I think also it is because the nature of my job. It means I have a lot of influence on some things - like what we spend and how much she (and others) get paid, bonuses etc ...She is not my manager - but then I'm not hers either....

And eg I don't get an appraisal ...she (and others do)

I'm not doing my job for the money - or the credit - just to stop brain rot really...and also because it was in a bit of a mess and I think it is important to the community to keep it going. I get a nominal amount so when I leave not a massive financial shock - unless they get lucky certain they would need to find more money to pay for a replacement me...

She is very very good at certain aspects of her job - most of it, fantastic in fact...but less good at others....eg certain routine things she is supposed to do she doesn't do them on time etc. She asks me to remind her ...I do and they still don't get done! This makes my life more difficult and I often end up having to double check things/do things for her...it isn't major but becoming a real pain.
I have mentioned it to her and intend to do so again - making it clearer and explain that it really is making more work for me...(I do more than I get paid for anyway - as does she). I also think she doesn't always remember that I am not supposed to do anywhere like the number of hours she does a week - and I get a much lower hourly rate... (and I have lots of other stuff to be doing...)

I also find I have to keep reigning in spending...she knows the situation and why we have to be very careful - but puts me in a position where I am always being negative, the bad guy.

On top of this the 'bosses' keep saying things to me like - isn't she is fantastic. Aren't we lucky to have her? She's great isn't she? etc etc- which is mainly true...definitely true for the group.

But AIBU that I don't want to hear it - especially when I have this problem with her at the moment? I sometimes want to say - yes for you guys- and the group - but not for me actually ...instead I nod and say yes!

it makes my hackles rise!

Actually, maybe I might just not be feeling valued... (wondering if it is time to move on?)
Or maybe I feel like I can't complain to the 'bosses' about her if the situation doesn't improve...

I worked with one of them, but he was a poisonous, rude bastard.

I stopped reminding, stopped covering and let him drown himself.

It has taken him about a year to get some sort of shininess back, but now it is definitely all his and none of mine.

I even told our boss what I had done and why.... she thought it was hilarious, as she hadn't realised that his apparent organised manner was a total sham! And she was apologetic that he had gained a good reputation at my expense. She sees him for what he is now....

Oh, and I did move on.... same company, different job. I don't regret it. And can now find him funny rather than infuckinfuriating

Is all the reminding etc done verbally? Just wondering if email reminders could be set up instead? Or if its all done verbally how about a big calendar on display or a daily tasklist to tick off, and make it plain that if x isn't done by a certain time, the knock on effect will be y is delivered late. I sometimes struggle to meet expectations of others given I work short hours, so have no qualms about setting deadlines myself. I assume these are regular jobs she's not doing? I can understand how annoying it is to be asked to remind someone, that's their responsibility! But as irritating as it is, try not to moan to the bosses, aim to show how time could be saved etc, efficiencies blah blah. But moan on here as much as you like

Yes, that can be annoying. I work with someone who the main boss thinks is great because the final work he gets is always very high standard. But he doesn't realise that her perfectionist attitude to her work actually causes huge problems for other people who have to wait so long for her part of the work to be done that they end up rushing their's in order that the deadline is met.
Bosses often don't see a lot of the stuff that goes on behind the scenes and can unfairly put one person up on a pedestal. I've seen it happen several times.

She is nice though - and it isn't a deliberate thing -
I think she is so wrapped up in the main part of her job (and busy) she doesn't appreciate that we need to pay bills and staff and get money in too...my job and I can't do that without her giving me the information...and giving it to me at the last minute or in bits puts me under pressure ...
(Actually that might be good - not pay the staff on time and say well if the timesheets weren't checked and completed on time, I can't be expected to pay on time ..)
What usually happens is I get them at the last minute so I have to do the pay roll that evening for the next day and they haven't been checked so I end up with at least one query and needing to make a phone call... - or even recently so and so won't mind if they get paid a couple of days late - can you come and collect it next week? (Even if so and so doesn't mind - I do - having to make a special journey and for one person open the payroll folders, log into HMRC, log in to the bank etc...would take almost as long as doing it for everyone )
I know I have to talk to her properly about it...and explain...and see if we can up with a better system...
And I know she is fantastic at the rest of her job ...just being told that when you are simmering about her forgetting something AGAIN ...grrrr.
But thank you for letting me moan!

Maybe they say the same to her about you? Hope so!