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Can I withdraw from promotion

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SilverGlitterBaubles · 09/04/2022 10:15

I was offered a promotion which I accepted and now regret. This was really the formalisation the level of work I was already doing with some additional responsibilities. Before accepting I raised concerns about workload saying that I was already struggling and would not be able to manage current work plus the additional work. I was assured support would be put in place that I could delegate to but this has yet to happen and I am now being told it is unlikely to happen in the near future.
The additional work has also turned out to be a lot more than I was led to believe. I think I've been stitched up Sad

I have worked there for a long time, I was very good at my job and respected but now I feel rubbish at my job and that l am letting people down. I have given it my best shot, tried to be positive and put in extra hours to try to make it work but it is now starting to take a real toll on the rest of my family life and my health. I work late, I am mentally drained and exhausted when I get back and cannot switch off. I wake up in the night thinking about work and because i am not on top of things I find myself going in early and staying late. I have tried to raise this with my manager and was just given some corporate fob off nonsense about delegating and streamlining process and things in the pipeline blah blah essentially putting it back to me.

DH is supportive but concerned about me carrying on line this. If I work out the additional hours I am doing the increase in pay doesn't come close to covering it.

Can I withdraw from the promotion while still in the probation for the role? I think I might have to for the sake of my health and sanity.

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NotRainingToday · 09/04/2022 14:29

Sorry to hear that it hasn't worked out as planned.

I wonder whether it's worth trying to sort the job out, rather than walking away from it......stepping down could be a last resort if it doesn't work.

A suggestion: get three pieces of paper and make three lists. 1. a list of what you did in your previous role, each with an approximate % time spent on it. 2. a list of what you expected the new role to be. 3. a list of what the new role actually is.

Then you could book a 1:1 with your line manager, get the lists our and talk him/her through it, showing that there are some tasks which weren't expected, and the tasks that were expected are now having to squeeze into a shorter time, meaning that they are of lower quality. Then have a discussion about what parts can be handed to someone else in order for you to do your job to the standard you expect of yourself.

Might that work?

Toddlerteaplease · 09/04/2022 14:31

I'm going to step down from
Mine. I hate it. We are not in the same position with staffing when I got it. It was a 6 month secondment that has been extended with no end date s as we desperate for senior staff. It's not wort I the hassle for minimum extra money.

SilverGlitterBaubles · 09/04/2022 17:16

@NotRainingToday Yes this might be an idea to actually lay it out. I have tried to speak to my manager about it but got some bullsh** management speak about delegating and a patronising 'oh poor you being stressed' response 🙄.

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SilverGlitterBaubles · 09/04/2022 17:18

@Toddlerteaplease Sorry to hear this it sounds rubbish. Can I ask are you going to resign completely or just from the secondment?

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Toddlerteaplease · 09/04/2022 17:27

Just from the secondment. I was a very happy band five nurse first 18 years. I hate being a band 6!

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