late40ontheground
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I used to have 1 title with a specific specialty that just me and a coworker did. The company moved us under IT which is my background. I was offered a raise and choice of the same title or new IT title for a few cents more per hour. I took the IT title with assurances from my then boss that my job duties would not change. I was asked to take on a new system but was happy to do it because it's interesting and the current workload was mostly going to my coworker. I was worried about staying relevant to the company.
So i got a new boss in the same dept. He started asking me to do more tasks unrelated to my core strengths. I have alot of different skills but I wanted to stay focused on my specialty and the new system I took on. He seemed to be taken aback but didn't press. However then my old boss did ask me to do some more IT related tasks. All this to say I feel like I'm being pushed out my specialty that I was hired for, because
1. I don't get along with my coworker who also works in the specialty. They have a strong personality.
2. I know technical concepts very well but I am lacking in some of the knowledge needed for my specialty.
Last week I was asked to take on another task that would clearly be outside the scope of what I had been working on previously. It was mentioned by a manager that I could do it faster than others. I have mixed emotions about being recognized for a skill but at the same time further opening the door to moving away from the specialty I had worked long at hard at getting into.
I used AI for advice and it told me it was completely normal to ask for role clarification. At my prodding it also agreed a raise would be in order. Writing this now that does seem like a mistake. However AI made a strong argument and provided references for HR/Management procedures where it's completely justified to ask for a raise and role clarification if given tasks outside of job responsibility.
My boss did schedule a meeting with me. He started the meeting saying this is a task expected of you. He said they talked to my old manager who denied saying my duties would not change. I straight up told my boss I wouldn't have taken the new title of I knew my duties would change. A big issue is my current job title is sort of a catch all in the industry and I have suffered from this, and I see my coworkers suffer from overload too. Worse, it is paid less than others in the dept that are specialized, including my old job title. I am so angry, sad, frustrated and feel alot of shame for how this whole situation went down. I wanted clarity and recognition, and my boss simply said there's nothing that can be done and it's just part of the job.
I am worried about retribution from my boss. He used to be a coworker and when I first met him I did not trust him due to his actions. I know I have a litany of my own issues but request some feedback from some actual people instead of AI.
So i got a new boss in the same dept. He started asking me to do more tasks unrelated to my core strengths. I have alot of different skills but I wanted to stay focused on my specialty and the new system I took on. He seemed to be taken aback but didn't press. However then my old boss did ask me to do some more IT related tasks. All this to say I feel like I'm being pushed out my specialty that I was hired for, because
1. I don't get along with my coworker who also works in the specialty. They have a strong personality.
2. I know technical concepts very well but I am lacking in some of the knowledge needed for my specialty.
Last week I was asked to take on another task that would clearly be outside the scope of what I had been working on previously. It was mentioned by a manager that I could do it faster than others. I have mixed emotions about being recognized for a skill but at the same time further opening the door to moving away from the specialty I had worked long at hard at getting into.
I used AI for advice and it told me it was completely normal to ask for role clarification. At my prodding it also agreed a raise would be in order. Writing this now that does seem like a mistake. However AI made a strong argument and provided references for HR/Management procedures where it's completely justified to ask for a raise and role clarification if given tasks outside of job responsibility.
My boss did schedule a meeting with me. He started the meeting saying this is a task expected of you. He said they talked to my old manager who denied saying my duties would not change. I straight up told my boss I wouldn't have taken the new title of I knew my duties would change. A big issue is my current job title is sort of a catch all in the industry and I have suffered from this, and I see my coworkers suffer from overload too. Worse, it is paid less than others in the dept that are specialized, including my old job title. I am so angry, sad, frustrated and feel alot of shame for how this whole situation went down. I wanted clarity and recognition, and my boss simply said there's nothing that can be done and it's just part of the job.
I am worried about retribution from my boss. He used to be a coworker and when I first met him I did not trust him due to his actions. I know I have a litany of my own issues but request some feedback from some actual people instead of AI.
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