How do you tell your manager or boss that you dont like doing particular tasks. Like lets say you joined a company to do data entry. They are paying you well for a data entry job, infact you are paid better than the average data entry clerk due to your experience. However, they start asking you to do invoicing for example, of the data you are entering, and they think its fine because you get paid more anyway, and since you are already looking at them on a daily basis, it fits right in with your line of work.
However, upon hiring, you did not know this was going to be part of your job. Now, assume this is a very small company, and one where they can replace you easily, with someone they can offer a lower salary to and one who would readily do the assignments asked. Lets also throw in the fact that its an unstable job market.
Is this a long term career path job or just a short term job. Meaning are you hoping to get the right skills from this job or just aiming to get paid for the time and then move onto a different job.
If it is a job without a future then its hard to request a specific area. And in this case you should figure out what you really want to do and see how you can move on from the dead end job.
If this is a career that you want to follow then talk to your boss and perhaps see if you can set goals jointly with him for the next 6 months. This will help guide you and him towards the joint goals you want achieve in your career. Also in this market its hard to just say no to jobs cause people have to do a lot of other things just to keep jobs and if you work hard it will get noticed. What you can try and do is finish the invocing faster and then spend your time or even overtime working on the other aspects you prefer. This will start getting you noticed as the person who does the non-invoicing work and perhaps get you refocused back on what you like.
What are your options? Write them down...post them here if you wish.
You know your career goals, financial situation and your current working environment better than anyone.
Munni have you taken any negotiation courses? if you havent I will try and post some info that may help you structure your thought processes about how to go about deciding what you want to do.
And as far as marketing been what you want do later on in your career, think about this job as a stepping stone where you gather the skills that will help you get the job you really want. So dont bash is just like that. Running a company is extremely important aspect of learning how business work and the skills learnt are powerful resume builders in the marketing field because then the people know that you understand both how the business works and how to manage people. And in this time and age, team work and managing people are key skill that are becoming ever more essential parts of been successful in your careerpaths.
im in an extremely similar predicament, though my line of work is IT rather than sales, and ive only been in this job for 10 weeks.
I wanted to do 2nd/3rd line IT support, or some sort of project management, but they offerred me the job of 1st line IT Support, and told me that they'd pay me extra because of my experience and eventually i'd be able to move away from 1st line support. The money was good so i decided to snap it up (plus i was a little desperate)
But with the way things are going i think its gna take forever, ive got a very similar disposition as Munni, in that i like to be open with my managers and also like doing jobs that i enjoy etc. Though i have to admit, the money is very good, and the general work enviroment is quite nice, its just the tasks im being given.
Ive been asked to do stuff look clean cupboards, do stock control, build PCs as well as my main task of 1st line IT support. and i hate doing that kinda stuff, its exactly what i wanted to get away from, it may sound arrogant, but with someone as much experience as me, he would be much better utlisided in serious roles working with serious equipment, rather than spray and duster. I even think that the other staff dont get half as many tasks assigned to them as us two 1st line IT support staff do, they spend most of the time browsing the web and checking emails etc in between there jobs, which are like hours between each onee.
My manager is very young , and i dont think she knows how to handle her staff in difficult situations, and i personally thinks she been relying on her other employees own initiatives to get the department working as well as it has been so far.
So i'd be very interested to hear, what your suggestions are for such a problem
eemo, you could try what I did, which was to write to them telling them how you feel, without putting any ultimatums and reassuring them that you enjoy the work-environment and the part of the job you were hired to do.
That is what I did, and I wasnt fired, Alhumdulillah, and I was given a response atleast to how they were thinking. I think that might be a good option for you. It's a good idea to have a good rapport going with the manager before you decide to email or write this to them. You can also discuss it in person, but since I am a writer, I prefer to write things to people.
yeah im much better at expressing myself in writing than i am in person.
I started writing a lengthy email after a performance review of mine, by staying afterwork and hammering away at the keyboard, but it had a very harsh and bitter tone to it.
I used to be a very calm and patient person, and would give myself time to collect my thoughts instead of venting my anger, but recently over the past 18months ive had serious temper problems and have only just got back on the road to recovery (long story). So i have to wait a little more before i can start writing emails in a thought out manner.
But jazakallah khair for the suggestion, it was definately the avenue i was going to explore.
Munni and eemo based on options I would say bid your time. the economy is picking up and with time you will have more then enough opportunty. And btw these are exactly the type of experiences that managers are looking for when you go out to interview cause they are complex and not easy to handle.
By the negotiation classes I meant in terms of understanding what your options are, because that is what determines what you can afford to do.
Eemo, I would say if you excel yourself in the work that you are doing, bide your time and continue to apply to other jobs I am sure you will find what you want to do. I think in about another 6 months you will have a lot more options and then your companies would be more willing to get people into the right positions.
eemo, well, I dunno. I havent had a performance review yet as it hasnt been three months yet, but it will be soon. I dont even know what their idea of a review is.
hmcq, I believe you are right. I already knew the answer to the question I asked, I guess I just wasnt sure what action to take now that I know what I can get from here and what I cant get.
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When I do leave, I will be sure to let them know some of what I felt (things I cant mention right now), so that their next employee doesnt have to go through the same things. Gonna hang low for now, and do my job.
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Salams,
I don't know exactly what type of an employment you are in (permanent, contract, consultant etc.) but I would still suggest if you do decide to leave, leave in a manner that everyone remembers you. I have changed so many jobs since my first job and still I get calls from my managers and coworkers. You never know you might have to work with them again so let the "next employee" take the burden.
I don't know exactly what type of an employment you are in (permanent, contract, consultant etc.) but I would still suggest if you do decide to leave, leave in a manner that everyone remembers you. I have changed so many jobs since my first job and still I get calls from my managers and coworkers. You never know you might have to work with them again so let the "next employee" take the burden.
hmm..Munni i was faced with that situation and i just very nicely asked my boss if there was someone else who preferred doing that work then i would like to devote that time to doing something else which i enjoyed more...but if there was no one like that and they preferred that i do that work then i would definitely do it...
i guess when u r working for someone then they r the boss and u got to listen and do as required, unless the job violates the job agreement...other than than u got to do what asked i think...
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hmm..Munni i was faced with that situation and i just very nicely asked my boss if there was someone else who preferred doing that work then i would like to devote that time to doing something else which i enjoyed more...but if there was no one like that and they preferred that i do that work then i would definitely do it...
i guess when u r working for someone then they r the boss and u got to listen and do as required, unless the job violates the job agreement...other than than u got to do what asked i think...
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