To quit my job?

[Inamadrush]

My husband has suggested I do then look for another job as I'm really pssd off.

I work in an admin roll for family owned company. Boss's wife started working in a specialised roll there about eighteen months ago after someone left. Wife has been on training courses so knows what she's doing plus pay a freelance consultant to guide her. She also now has an assistant.

The wife basically cherry picks what she wants and her assistant to do and delegates other things. I keep being asked to do stuff they don't want to do.

We have a very important audit due in the next few months (food safety). The cleaner in the company has been asked to undertake a job with me assisting (writing notes etc). This job is the responsibility of the wife for which you have to be specially trained for. She will check what we have done, make amendments and sign it off in her name.

Her assistant and can do it, she gets paid the salary for it, they just don't want to as long and boring task.

No point talking to the the MD (husband) as wife gets what she wants.

I feel very frustrated and angry. Any suggestions in how I might take this would be appreciated.

Could you ask to go through your job description with your boss? That way you can highlight what deviates from it and perhaps whether the remuneration you receive is enough to compensate you for all the additional work you've been given.

And start looking for another job asap.

I'd quit.

Job description states, as everyone else's does "other duties as required".

Pay is not very good, only had one pay rise in three years. Have stayed as long as I have as it fitted around the children.

The company holds various industry certifications which are highly regarded but they use unqualified employees to do certain jobs which they should not been doing then sign them off in their own name.

Think only choice is to quit

It's their company and you are an employee, I think they have every right to decide who does what so long as it is legal and a reasonable request. I don't think asking the cleaner to do this work is reasonable myself, but doesn't seem unreasonable to ask you as it sounds like an admin task.

However if you are not happy with the work then yes time to look for another job and leave this one.

Time to leave. The boss is unlikely to side with you against his wife.

If it's viable for you to leave then I'd do it. They're unlikely to keep many staff with this approach.

It's generally much easier to find a job whilst employed and from a CV perspective it can be hard to explain leaving a role without a good reason for doing so (eg offered a new job or to take time out to look after sick family). You don't want to have the 'my boss was a dick' conversation with a potential new employer as thats just a no-no. Channel your anger into putting together a new CV and looking for a new job. I got one at the end of december a few years back - quite easy to come up with excuses for booking days off to go to interview at this time of year. No-one questions the odd half day booked for xmas shopping/parties etc.

So YANBU to leave a job that makes you unhappy, but you are to angry-resign if it may have a long term impact on your career/finances.

I wouldn’t quit through. Look for another job whilst you are still employed; you are in a far better bargaining position.

Have started already looking for another job. Not sure if I can manage to stay much longer though.

They are always understaffed as people never seem to stay long.