Ok I have been in my current job for 2 years; it was a new sector for me as I worked in the public sector for 10 years. I am a finance secretary with both financial and PA responsibilities. I work part time normally but am currently working fulltime as I am acting up for 6 months on a project and also doing my normal day job. Recently I have become bored and tired of my bosses attitude, she can be very arrogant and likes to big herself up at others expense. She is happy to discuss herself and family etc but knows very little about me considering my role.
I feel extremely undervalued and to a certain extent feel that I am being deskilled because of the critic I receive e.g. why do I leave 2 spaces after a full stop (because that is the way I learnt to type), why wasn?t the meeting room booked for xyz ? (because nobody involved me in the meeting arrangements or asked me to do it) Debates about my grammar are common ? never had a problem previously. No matter what it is it is always in ear shot of the next office which make me feel worthless.
I have seen a post advertised which is admittedly less hours than I work now so would need to pick something else up along the line or see if I could continue some element of my current role but is more inline with what I have done in the past.
However in discussing her schedule over the coming months, I pointed out that she really needs someone full time (my normal day job is 25hrs pw) as if she is busy so am I .I am always playing catch up and do a lot of work at home to keep on an even keel and I do worry about whether I am doing a good job/making unnecessary mistakes to the extent where some nights I have to write a to do list in bed so that I don?t worry about forgetting something I have just thought about!!! I know I take my job too seriously but I can?t help it. The other secretaries in the same area have assistants and do not have the same role in terms of financial responsibilities they provide a generic PA role but the supervision element is considered to be the same as having financial responsibilities. She agreed with what I had said and said that my JD should be reviewed and that there is someone in another area undertaking a similar role in the financial administration bit of my job but 2 grades higher than me.
When I started I was advised that I was the lowest graded secretary within my area, which was admittedly regarded after 6 months. So my dilemma here is do I apply for the other role in the same firm at my normal grade or do I sit tight and put up with the arrogance and constant moans in the hope that my job will be regraded??
I am lucky in that there is a flex time system in operation and I normally work school time hours and can book whatever holidays I want. To a certain extent I am sure that I am being too sensitive but I am not an exceptionally confident person and the thought of continuing here for another 2 years or more does not appeal. Any comments or hints on how to deal with this would be appreciated.
Thank you