Part time - unmanageable workload?

[KitCatt]

I've recently started a new job that I'm finding really difficult. It seems that in this job - and the job I was doing before actually (same company, internal move) - I'm expected to manage a full time workload in part time hours.

I know I am lucky that I get two days at home with DS but ever since I started I am working through my lunches and staying late to get the basics done. My to do list seems longer at the end of the week than the start. A couple of my full time colleagues have even made comments that the job isn't doable part time as they can barely get their work done in 5 days never mind 3.

I don't know what the answer is but I feel like I was missold the job if I'm honest. I've moved from one job that was unmanageable to one that's even worse.

Anyone else struggle with a 3 day working week?

I've worked 3 days for a lot of years.
You need to be clear to your managers that is what you do.
Don't "complain" that you have too much work, and let them make out it is somehow your fault, but go back to them and say "would you prefer me to prioritise X or Y, as it won't be possible to do them both in this working week" and, if possible then make a suggestion about "I could do ........." so it is phrased all the time like you are seeking a positive solution.

Difficult to be more precise without knowing anything about your job, but don't start working over your contracted hours to attempt the impossible.
I actually became FAR better at managing my workload once I went PT, as previously I used to think 'I have to get it all done', whereas once they were only paying me 0.6 of a salary, I started to keep track of my hours, and ensure I only worked 0.6 of the hours of a FT contract.
If you are in a job that is measured by out put in some way rather than hours, then find out how many 'projects' or 'clients' or whatever a FT person has, and then you'll know what 0.6 of that is. Remember though, as a PT worker, you are using a higher proportion of your time attending things like Team meetings / briefings / training sessions / and reading pointless e-mails, so your actual % of 'accounts / clients / projects / customers should be lower than the proportion of time you work.

Thank you for responding. You make a lot of good points and I do need to be stronger when it comes to working extra. It is hard because it is a new job and I am trying to impress them and look committed to the role. But at the same time it is a slippery slope with doing the extra and then it becomes the expectation.

This week I have created a daily log of my tasks, hour by hour. When I mentioned to my manager about helping me prioritise my tasks he said I needed to take ownership of my workload and manage my working week accordingly!

Fair enough, so then he has given you the right to choose what you do - and therefore don't - get done, and if there are questions about "when will you finish X" or "Why hasn't Y been completed" then you can explain that, as requested, you prioritised what you felt were the biggest priorities last week, as you had been requested to do, by him, when you brought it to him last week.

Do you have comparable from your FT colleagues- projects/tasks/measurable workload stuff? Start there as you can't have a conversation about your workload without that.

Don't get downhearted- tackle it in a positive "here's the situation, I propose X" way with your manager that lumps some responsibility back on them in a very professional manner...