Would you say this is a fair balance of workload

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I recently started a job where I work part time (3 days a week) and everyone else is full time. They are a really nice group and I obviously want to make a good impression.
However something is slightly bugging me I feel like when work is being discussed it is just divided evenly between us all even though I am part time. I know sometimes they get more work on my days off so I suppose it does possibly work out.
But one particular activity the team have to do 3 times a day. So this activity is done 15 times a week. They have just done a plan where we all do it 3 times a week each (4 full timers and me part time so 5 of us in total). It can be take a while to do (up to one hour.) It means I don't get a working day off from doing it whereas they have 2 working day where they don't have to worry/do this task. I doubt I will say anything as I don't want to cause a fuss when I'm new. Just wondered if AIBU to think it's abit unfair?

It depends what the task is. If it's 1 hour of team building, it's a pain but you can get through it. If it's 1 hour of gruelling, stressful work, it's not fair

sorry, can you explain why it’s unfair? It’s hard to judge without knowing what the work is. On the surface, you literally have days off where you don’t have to worry about doing it whilst they’re at work, so you do get a break. Maybe it might be easier/faster to do in time.

I don’t think it’s an unfair split of work on the surface but more clarification could change that

You literally have days off??? Are you taking the piss? She's not paid to be there on her "days off"!

I don't think YABU OP. It should be split evenly, Pro rata

And I would say something. Otherwise this sets a precedent and before you know it you're having to stay late / go in early to get through your workload because you have more than your fair share.

I'd say something like "don't forget I'm only here on 3 days. So we'll need to split the 9 tasks on those days between 5 of us and the 6 on the other 2 days between the 4 of you. How will that work best do you think?"

Part-timers should be treated equally to full timers, so I would say tasks should all be split proportionally.

Sorry I was being abit vague as I know at least one of my colleagues is on Mumsnet. It's basically getting back to clients/responding to enquires. We get a lot come through and it can easily take up to an hour. I just feels it's unfair of it's 3 out 22 hours for me whereas for them it's 3 out of 37 hours. We all have our different areas and mine I think they expect to get less clients. However at the minute I have the same number as 2 of the full timers.

Yes you should do 0.5 of 1 FTE equivalent of that task. Unless you have no other deliverables / responsibilities, which is unlikely.

Yes and no op. I went back to work part-time 20ish years ago. A full timer and me doing the same job. She started three weeks before me and split the jobs half and half. I thought about saying something and then thought. Hey, I can do this really well in 18 hours, they won't think I,'m a whinger but they will know I'm chuffing fast and competent.

Two years later they made me a promotional opening. She left three months later.

It is an unfair split. Your day should look the same as their day and tasks pro rata. Perfectly understandable to see it as unfair.