Hi All
I have been in my current role of PO for just over 12 months. My JD is quite generic but in reality incorporates what ever comes through the door. At times it feels quite thankless, and more of a dogs body role as some of my higher graded colleagues almost pick what they want to do based on their interests and don't work in any way shape or form to their JD, as a result the areas of their JD that they don't do comes down to myself and similar level colleagues. I expected more of a role and purpose and find it quite bitty, to top it all a recent pay review means the responsibility I have is not reflected in my pay and I would be better of a grade lower, as I would be working less hours and have less responsibility. I generally get on well with the team but have had a few difficult conversations with a senior colleague who likes to be in control and have the last word, I really felt got at and was totally wiped out for a number of days afterwards and this has happened on more than one occasion. Add to this I am menopausal, and just feel generally stuck in a rut. I feel like I have a number of good working years left and want to find something long term that has more scope, rather than short term bitty pieces of work. I am not sure if its just that the role isn't for me or whether I need to find a role with a larger, longer duration project that I can work alongside more rather than just shorter stints doing the HR/Finance/contracts elements or just move back into broader admin. Any advice or words of wisdom would be appreciated.