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Should I change jobs or try to work it out?
I starting working in a legal firm as an Executive Secretary to a Partner for nine months. On the outset, it was exciting as I am working in a new environment.
As months passed, work scope changes and it is not the same as what I was being told during the interview. Work scope increased and so are responsibilities. I started to think and asked myself if I should look for another job.
In addition, my boss sucks. He is a petty, cautious and with a suspicious mind. Throughout my working experience, I have only met lady bosses who are petty but not man. As such, my work gets tougher.
How do I approach my boss to speak to him about my work scope, without making matters worst?
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Wait, so you're expected to do more work because everyone else has to do more work and you want to leave? I'm sorry, but it sounds like you're being lazy. The rest of the world has to work, and so do you. They're not treating you badly by making you work harder, and if you want to try and get a job in this crappy economy, then fine. Do it. Have fun with that.
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Do you want to approach your boss?
If you do, the way to do it to print off the orginal job description you were hired for, and write up a list of additional tasks you are now responsible for. Come armed with these hard facts - not just your feelings about working for him. if you want to get really percise about it, jot down the ammount of time your tasks take each week, so you have an idea of which ones are consuming your time.
Tell him that you are being to be overwelmed by the additional tasks. Ask him if he has any advice, or if there is anything you do togeather to address some of the workload. If he doesn't, offer up one or two suggestions of how things might be addressed. Someone else who might take on A or B. Perhaps an overtime arrangment for you do some things from home or on the weekends. Give a serious thought to two or three things that will address your problem.
He might send you away with a pat on your head, or it might make things worse. But at least you will have given it a real try, and if it goes poorly, start looking for a new job the next day.
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