Do I Say Something?

Ask for a raise and when they ask why you believe you deserve one describe what you have written here.....you are worth it and yes I think the new employee is taking advantage of you!

We have yearly raises when everyone in the company gets a raise. I believe my co-worker got a bigger raise than me though because of her new "project".

Man this is a tough one. It used to be that it made sense to talk to the boss about this sort of thing now it seems that not many people have jobs that are secure.

I hear ya. That's why this is so hard.

Good question. It might depend on relationships, especially with your manager.

I really like this manager. I can talk to her so much better than my last one and she's really willing to try to help make things better.

Tough one. You should be able to say something, the trick is to express it without sounding like a whiner.

Yep!!! And I'm afraid that's what will happen!

Yes, tricky. I don't know what to tell you. Maybe talk to her first?

I'd prefer not to :)

I know. But what if the boss asks you if you went to her first?

Silence is golden! You are definitely on the right track.

Sometimes I'm glad I keep my mouth shut but sometimes it's pretty hard!

I don't know - hope you get this problem worked out

It probably never will :)

Damned if you do. And damned if you don't.

What ashame decent, ethical workers such as yourself always seem to get screwed by others who care less and do less.

I think that should be a lesson to me then... care less and do less. I'm certainly not getting ahead doing it the correct way.

Do less then you normally do and then point out when asked why you didn't get more done how many more you got done then the other person.

At one time, the manager actually suggested to her that we re-divide the companies so that our workloads were a little more similar and she yelled and screamed.. NO! And I think that's when the whole thing came up where she said she didn't want more of the same work because she's so bored already and then they gave her that project instead.

Doesn't sound fair to me

It sucks.

I would say something but you have to really be tactful about it.

I hope I can come up with something good and tactful before my meeting tomorrow!

If your manager suggests you learn this new job explain that you're be glad to if only you had some help with the payroll for so many people. Without sounding bitchy, you can say that since 'whatever her name is' only processed a small payroll she complained of being bored so you can understand them giving her this new thing to learn. Maybe your manager will catch on then that there's a big difference between what you did and maybe share your work as well as the new job.Make a point of saying you're happy to help this girl but you can't keep answering questions if she doesn't understand it, she'd be better getting formal training. That should put a nail in the coffin. xHugs

Great advice!! I will try to complain about her without actually complaining about her. I definitely don't want to sound like a whiner but I don't want to be doing more of her work than I already am.

Best of luck Jennifer. You certainly deserve to be treated better by your firm and by this girl. x Hugs

I need more info, such as why you process more - is it salaried vs. exempt, union/nonunion, or what? Is she equal status as you?

One time I started a new job, and I started learning new things, and got more responsibilities than my coworker, although I didn't know it. She approached me very upset and asked why I was getting special treatment. I told her all I had done was asked my boss.

So I don't know the answer, but it never hurts to ask if you handle it right.

I have way too much patience and put up with this kind of stuff way too long. I need to do exactly what you said, just ask for more work!

I just showed curiosity about certain other work and my boss appreciated my interest and was happy to show me and let me begin to take on those things. I like the advice you got below not to mention your coworker.

if your manager has half a brain, then she is aware of what it going on, and is allowing it, for whatever reason....

unfortuaately, that is the reality of the situation......there are always those who work hard, and there are always slackers, and there are always managers who allow the slackers do get by (ifthe manger gave a hoot, then the slackers would b working, or get fired)

good luck job-hunting!
blessings

LOL!!!! She's a new manager and I think she's doing a great job, she's always trying to motivate us, and I think by giving my co-worker more jobs, she's only doing it to keep her happy.

You indicated you had a good manager, and a good manager does not want a good employee unhappy. Make your story about what it is you need to succeed, and do not make it about your co-worker. In fact if you can avoid it at all do not mention the co-worker other than to say your workload keeps you from having time to do more interesting work, and you would like to learn to do more interesting work.

Thanks for the great advice! I will think something up tonight so when I meet with my manager tomorrow, I'll know what I want to say. I think it's a great tactic to not bring up the co-worker and only focus on the positive. Now to get it into the rights words......

I spent most of my professional life in this management racket... So, I will give it to you directly, whether you and some of the commentators will like it.

The manager is not a good manager. He or she may be a good person, but manager is not.

First of all, even when using computerized payroll, having a person doing 3000 cases in a forty hours week is insanity. The manager takes a very big risk. You may handle the job, because you may have different qualities, however what happens if you get sick for two weeks, or so, or if you go on vacation? How many people in the company can substitute for you?

On the other hand, the other person should have not been hired for the job, or if she were hired, she should have been removed from that position shortly after.

You know, most of us don't look at clerical jobs as having something to do in common with assembly line jobs, but they do. They are repetitive jobs, which tend to be boring, even if it is not putting in a few screws for eight hours a day.

There are people who are very good at doing it, they are others who can't.

I got news for you, assembly line work is totally "against nature", and believe it or not, very few people can do it.

Book keeping is not a very imaginative job. It takes a talent to work with figures, and mostly to be accurate.

Unfortunately, especially these days when we have computers, bad managers assume that every one is cut for processing payroll.

I don't mean to say that the person is a total waste, all I am saying that the one who is a totally total waste is the manager who did not see the reality in front of him/her...

I hope you have the guts to let the manager know about these facts. If necessary you may even ask to talk to a higher echelon in your organizational chart, because after all, you may be at the losing end, but what is really sad is that actually the organization is losing because the manager is missing the skills to manage!

I can give you an opinion on the situation, I can't tell you how to break the news to the manager though... I am not good in diplomacy, I just see things that don't go right!

I've noticed that many times a person who has diligently done the work they were given are overlooked for new possiblities simply because these kinds of people never ask if there was anything else they could be learning, some managers seem to think that those who complain about boredom are the ones they should train to keep them interested. Oh, as for this woman asking questions maybe you could ask that she write down what she is confused about so you can answer when you have more time ... then you'd have written proof of what you do.