I took on a new admin role 4 years ago. A completely different sector to where I had just left so it has been a massive learning curve. I do enjoy the work, mostly. I am good at what I do. My reviews have reflected this. I was taken on to support 2 directors with everything from travel to the Christmas party, a bit of marketing, answering the phones, invoicing etc. Quite a varied role which is busy but enjoyable. In the last year or so, more and more work is filtering down to me. Usually with the explanation of you are admin, Tom Jones isn’t plus he made a mistake last time so can you just pick up the work. Minimal training is given so I need to research myself.
Thing is, I don’t want all this extra responsibility. I don’t want to be responsible for millions of pounds worth of stock and selling or ordering. I don’t want to be responsible for month end and accounting and transferring significant sums of money. It’s causing me to be anxious and not enjoy going into the office. It’s one of the reasons why I left my previous job 4 years ago. These extra tasks are making my day very pressurised to get everything done so I am now finding myself wondering the house at 2 am worrying and emailing myself reminders.
How do I tell my bosses I don’t want this without sounding like I am afraid of hard work. I work hard so I am not afraid of that but this is tipping me over the edge. I barely have time to go to the loo and tidy up after myself on a daily basis. It’s making me consider leaving while watching the staff who previously did these additional tasks saunter around without a care in the world.