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Am I being oversensitive?

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user5261112 · 15/11/2024 18:44

Not sure if I am being oversensitive about a situation at work

I work in a team of 6 and I feel that my colleagues are putting all the jobs onto me.

We have a daily planner where jobs are allocated to each staff member in that day, there is one job I do most days and without looking at the planner a colleague asked if I had done the job yet as it needed to be done to which I told her I'm not on that role today.

Another colleague keeps asking me what jobs I am doing and how long I will be doing that job.

A client contacted a colleague yesterday (my day off) regarding some queries. I know the same amount as the colleague that was contacted however instead of her dealing with the problem told the client to ring back today when I was in.

We are all the same level, I feel like they are pushing jobs on to me. I feel so anxious at the moment I feel overwhelmed with work.

AIBU?

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stargazerlil · 15/11/2024 21:09

sounds like you are a sensitive person which is possibly what they are reading you as and therefore thinking they can get away with burdening you. You’ve got to stick up for yourself. Stop worrying what they think of you and start pushing back when they try to push you.

NuffSaidSam · 15/11/2024 21:21

We have a daily planner where jobs are allocated to each staff member in that day, there is one job I do most days and without looking at the planner a colleague asked if I had done the job yet as it needed to be done to which I told her I'm not on that role today

She probably should have looked at the planner, but it's hardly worth getting stressed about. She asked a simple question, you have her a simple answer. Case closed.

Another colleague keeps asking me what jobs I am doing and how long I will be doing that job.

This could be for any number of reasons. I'd answer once and then refer them to the team planner. But again, I can't see why this is a big problem.

A client contacted a colleague yesterday (my day off) regarding some queries. I know the same amount as the colleague that was contacted however instead of her dealing with the problem told the client to ring back today when I was in.

It sounds like this person is lazy and/or incompetent. Keep a log of everything you do. Don't stress yourself with doing more than you can. Feel free to offload onto them as they do to you, for example "Hey Carol, I'll be dealing with that enquiry from yesterday. Can you do xyz that I'm supposed to be doing?".

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