Apologies if this is incoherent. My brain is mince today and I am pretty sure I am having a panic attack over this today.
I am employed as an office manager. You know, restock the supplies, make sure services work, make sure broadband connected, fire risk assessments, all the legal requirements for the roller doors, getting the crane LOLER certified, van for MOT, getting quotes for having all the specialist equipment recertified. Sorting out adding freelancers to the system, doing their invoices so they get paid, raising PO's for equipment. Speaking to suppliers when required. Sorting lunches when required. etc.
But in the last year I have been doing more and more of the admin/quotes/tenders/and now BD for a particular branch of our business. I cannot be toooo specific.
But the person in this role is paid at min 2 x what I am because of their industry knowledge. However, I am now basically assimilating quotations for the customers (like the whole thing, not just what he lists), sending these out, finding the crew to do the work, creating the project plans and the risk assessments, and making sure that all the paperwork is in place. They just have to show up and be the boss on that day.
Today I am very much in a I want to quit mood as I just feel so frikking abandoned with this.
We have a fairly big job that we have been asked by a current customer to quote for. It is WELL above my knowledge base - in fact IMHO it needs someone certified to verify the work processes and make sense of what they have asked for. Its even above the knowledge of this other person. It needs engineer input, I have asked on 3 occasions now - here and from our main company - and no one is helping. But I know that if we lose this then asses will get chewed - and probably mine which when its NOT MY FRIKKIN JOB. It's with a client that we do regular work for and need to keep being used by them.
I can't decide if I just need to look for a new job or ask for a pay rise if they are going to keep expecting me to provide services. I think that if I was actually made official and it was JUST that I was doing then I wouldn't be so angry. Or if it was clear what I am doing... I am on the same wages that I negotiated 2 years ago. The company mage 130mil last year, our sector made nearly 30 mil...but this year we are lean and of course head company keeps all the profits as 'consulting fees'.
Also, I am an admin...I have done admin in 3 different sectors across public and private sectors. I have not done BD as I have NO interest in it - I am NOT a people person (I can do Customer service/giving advise on the service but not marketing etc). I am not an engineer. I am not knowledgeable in this field I work in, because I did not need to be as I was employed as an office manager.