New job giving me extra work wwyd

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Been in my new job for a few weeks now and I really enjoyed it. However one of the women that was working here before has just handed her notice in and isn’t coming back.She was doing admin stuff a lot of calling around and chasing things up.

This has now been handed down to me I absolutely hate it. I am constantly being asked to do this and follow up on this whilst also doing my own role.

How the hell do you address something like this? I agreed to do the first one and since then I have been drowning in emails asking to call and arrange things. Which isn’t my role! Do you just suck it up and help out or just say a flat out no.

I don’t want to people to think im
a knob but I’m not prepared to stress myself out.

I think you need to just get on with it until they get a replacement for them. It probably says somewhere in your contract about 'any other duties etc etc necessary for running of business '.

I think when you've been there a few weeks you just suck it up.

Pass it back to whoever gave it to you and explain you haven't had time to do any of it on top of your own work. I'd probably try to help out with a tiny bit of it but I'd make it clear I was only doing it temporarily to pitch in until someone else is recruited

Resourcing a team is hard! Can you speak to your manager, ask them is the role being replaced and what the plan is for the interim? In general I've always been happy to stretch myself for short periods to get the job done but you can't do two jobs. I'd show willingness to chip in but only if it's to bridge the gap. Sounds like a low cost and jnr role - they should be able to get a temp replacement easily.

Soz meant to add that they should be able to get a temp while they recruit.

I think maybe a word with your boss to ask how long they think it will take to get a replacement, mentioning that you are happy to help out for the time being, but that that particular role isn't something you enjoy, so you're hoping it won't be too long before you can hand it over. That way, you're still showing willing, but making it known that you're not happy to do it for ever.

Easy - go to your line manager and ask which bits of your original role they'd like you to shelve in order to accommodate this

No need for any "not fair's" - just present it as a business isue, which it is because you obviously can't do two jobs at once

Don't just suck it up or you'll get stuck with it.

Speak to your manager and tell them you're happy to help out but you're getting swamped and need to know what to prioritise.

The issue is they aren’t recruiting as they don’t have the funding. She wasn’t recruited through out funding pot. It was funding for a fixed term contract.

What is your role? As I'm pretty sure there's that dreaded catch all in most contracts about doing work that needs doing in the department . If it isn't being recruited then there's going to be someone slicing up this work. Who is that? You can only push back on so much as it sounds like a few people will get lend on for this.

The issue is they aren’t recruiting as they don’t have the funding

Not your problem, OP, and if you do this on any kind of a regular basis you'll certainly be stuck with it

As said, simply ask your manager what they want to forgo in other areas if they really want you to do this; the choice, like the responsibility for managing properly, is theirs

Puzzledandpissedoff is on the right track. You are getting used to your new job and can’t divide your time and attention to another one, especially since it sounds quite disruptive, ie you can’t do it in one go. You can’t put an hour aside every day as it’s constant nag. (This kind of job is my idea of work hell, although I know some people love being in control and organised.)

PS and if you end up doing 2 jobs badly you won’t get any sympathy.

What was your workload like before the person left and was her workload just given to you or spread across several people?
I would ask for a chat with your manager and state that you were recruited for X. You understand the recent change but your job is now turning into a role you would not have interviewed for (and you are expected to essentially take on another person's complete workload in addition to your own role which is not sustainable in the long run.)
Ultimately, I think you need to start looking again.
If they are not recruiting then all the tasks will remain with those already there and by the sounds of it you are taking the brunt if not all of it and that may not change.

This. Effective approach that demonstrates that this is about business. If you complain about being overworked, you could be viewed as the problem. It is unfair but unfortunately, this is how a lot of companies view it. Asking them in a calm and helpful way what tasks should be prioritised and what can be shelved for now, let’s them know that everything won’t get done immediately and forces them to take responsibility for prioritising certain tasks over others so they cannot blame you later when the other tasks haven’t been done.

What is your role and the roles of those emailing you to do admin stuff?

Because this could be sexism. Ie if the admin for a team or office leave the job and you’re the newest team member, you get tasked to do all the admin for yourself and the entire team because you’re the junior woman or only woman on the team.

If this is what has happened, that is sex discrimination. The manager should be telling the entire team, right everyone does their own admin until we have the budget for another shared admin hire. You shouldn’t be expected to do two roles and be paid for one, especially not a admin role you were not hired for and does nothing for your own promotion or salary rise prospects if you were hired for a different professional role.