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What should I do?
My boss has asked me to pay a“dummy” invoice as a way of seeing if I know how to do it. He knows and I know I can because I used to do it all of the time but he took the responsibility away from me because the supervisor of my department is supposed to be in charge of that and he can’t afford to pay me to do someone else’s work.
With that being said, I don’t want to do this task because I feel again he will stick me with all the responsibilities and none of the pay.
How should I go about telling him? Or should i just do it? I don’t want to come off as insubordinate but I just am tired of doing all the work and my pay not reflecting it.
Katie Henderson Ladyboss752675
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02/13/20 at 9:11PM UTC
You got some good answers! I like asking your boss if he is doing this to consider you for a raise or promotion! Please let us know how it works if you use that.
Jackie RukaProfessionalHappyologist Thrive in your purpose.
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02/04/20 at 5:05PM UTC
I have been in this situation and often employers want you to know how to do tasks or co-tasks in case the person who is responsible for it is not in the office, sick or on vacation. It does not mean you will be stuck with it. And it could work to your benefit to know it and let your boss know you are more than competent and capable. If you are given the responsibility tell them you are not comfortable handling invoices and financials of the company unless you are given the title and bump in pay...just see how it goes and try not to over think it.
Anonymous
02/04/20 at 4PM UTC
I would politely tell him that you are capable of doing the task and happy to run a test version, if it's a precursor to a promotion/salary raise. Otherwise, not sure why you're being asked to take on a task that isn't within your role.
Anonymous
02/04/20 at 5:40PM UTC
Yea I like this approach as well.
Dawn S. CrossGoals should scare a little & excite a lot
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02/04/20 at 5:21PM UTC
I agree with this approach. Maybe something along the line of “Mr. Boss, I will be happy to show you what I know of this process. I would like to ask if this would be something you would expect me do for “John” when he is on vacation or is this being done as part of a promotion?”
This way you are setting parameters for him - as a fill in when someone is out (that is not unusual to do - having a back-up) or that you are looking for this to be a step to a promotion (set a timeframe).
Emily Gurney
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02/04/20 at 3:35PM UTC (Edited)
This is a toughy, you want to be the "go to" person to take on new tasks (or promotions in the future) but you want to be compensated for the work you are doing. There are a few different ways you could approach this;
1. Take on the task and do the work for a period of time, then go to your boss and ask for a raise. Use the additional tasks as the reason for your ask and help build your case. (it sounds like you already have a case though from your comment about being stuck "with all the responsibilities and none of the pay").
2. Outwardly ask after completing the "dummy" invoice.
ex: you have completed the task successfully, your boss signs off and has now officially delegated this responsibility to you - "Mr. Boss, I'd like to speak to you about a bump in compensation as I'v been taking on more tasks in the past few months" then go into stating your case.
Either way handle it with tact and think about what you want to say before going into it. Keep emotion out of it and prepare yourself with all of the reasons you deserve the raise. Good Luck!!
Anonymous
02/04/20 at 3:39PM UTC
Yes! The only issue with this is this has all been done before and when asked for my compensation to reflect he took away the responsibility and said he can’t pay me to do the work someone else should be doing ( which makes sense) but then why did you have me doing it in the first place? And why are you asking me to do it again?
I have always been and still am the go-to person which doesn’t bother me but I noticed that I am always looked past for promotions and pay raises.
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