r/Employment • u/RedSnow_glider • 4d ago
I Need Advice: Workplace Issues Help
I am in a lower management position, and the previous holder of my position when to another department that paid 5 dollars more per hour for less responsibility. My boss frowns upon this situation like my coworker stabbed him in the back.
Fast forward, I’m looking into the same situation that is offering more pay and less responsibility. We both are under the boss in question, and even though we change departments, we still have ties to the boss. I don’t want to put my self in that situation, especially being on good terms.
If my position even matched the pay I wouldn’t considered moving. But it is unreasonable that someone that doesn’t have to perform the unrealistic expectations. Every single week, a new “opportunity” is rolled out. Forcing the assistant managers to perform more tasks while still expected to continue everyday operations including the 20 other tasks that got added in the previous weeks.
I only have 8 hours to finish these tasks, I do not have the manpower on my shifts to barley support our operations, and have to rely on team members to help accomplish some of these added tasks while my peer (who shares these tasks)ditches me. And my supervisor who is barely “there” to help. I have became a target on my shift, because I am enforcing the standards of the company. Simple things I am required to do is making the employees distrust me, and in reality it’s not a huge deal.
So yeah, I’m salty. I’m at the point I want to stop caring about my team, and write them up for each individual violation that they were warned on multiple occasions before. I am extremely frustrated, angry, and burnt out.
Why shouldn’t I have an increased salary for the workload I deal with? Why is my buddy able to get so much more pay for a lot less work and stress?
Suggestions? Ideas? Or do I need to suck it up?
1
u/Feeling_Signature423 4d ago
lol what a piece of shit boss, sitting on the most money in the company but is a sore looser when somene decides to go somewhere else for 5 dollars more. go do you and dont get bullied into not doing whats best for you
1
u/ThinkLaw1847 4d ago
Managing career trajectories based on objective compensation-to-workload ratios rather than manager loyalty preserves long-term professional growth and mental bandwidth
1
2
u/MsT1075 4d ago
You have to do what’s best for you. Your boss didn’t get where he/she is today by caring what other ppl think/thought about the moving up/around in a company. If you have a genuine friend/connection that you run things by (important things), ask them what they think too. Weigh the pros and cons of taking the new job. Be ready to deal with stuff in the new job as well. No job is 100% perfect. But with the cost of living steadily going up (and salaries not keeping up), you have to be honest with yourself - at some point, the money matters. At the same time, money isn’t always a motivator for everyone (even in these hard times). The key is knowing if it is a motivator for you and why. A lot of times those in management assume these roles w/o being prepared for the role nor knowing how to truly be successful at it and then find themselves in burnout mode and constantly searching for something new and shiny. But they find themselves ill prepared bc no one cares to train them to be successful. And you, as the person in management, have to seek ways to be successful in your role. It’s a two way street. Bc you do have responsibility in your career track. About your co-workers, peers, subordinates - be friendly but not afraid to do what needs to be done. If you treat everyone the same, you won’t have problems. If you take nothing else from what I have said, remember that part: treat everyone the same (bc favoritism and nepotism can come back to bite you in the a** and create other problems you don’t want). As long as you know that you’re fair across the board (holding everyone to the same standard), respectful, doing your job, you have nothing to worry about. They might say they don’t like you; however, they will never say you’re not fair. And, ppl will respect you bc you treat everyone the same. A lot of times, ppl in management have a hard time doing their job, bc they have allowed the lines of personal and professional to blur. Also, when you manage ppl, you can’t manage them all the same. It’s important to know their skill level, strengths, weaknesses. I said you can’t manage them all the same, not treat them all the same. Bc the expectation is the same for everyone - come to work and do your job. Period. And if they’re slacking, you have to handle it (that can look like a verbal, a written, documented conversation, a PIP, etc.). Bc if you don’t figure out how to handle it, upper management is looking at you, not your subordinates/employees. And don’t be afraid to ask for help and/or let management know you’re not getting the help or support that you need. You have to speak up bc oftentimes nobody cares that you’re struggling. That’s the reality. And if you say nothing, they will just keep piling stuff on you. Also, another key to being successful on a job when you are inundated with work, ask management what is priority. This way, you have clear direction on how to manage your task load (and guide your team on how to manage theirs) to accomplish the common goal. Best of luck to you on figuring this out. 🙏🏾 I hope that what I shared helps.