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[ravena_kade]

I am looking for some work advice.

I need to say something to the boss about the extreme stress I was under since October 1.

I know that things will be calmer because a coworker is back... but I also know I have 2 weeks to show the people in Rhode island the claims work...and while the person in Rhode Island wats me to do her job for her and write the procedures I know that my boss does not want me to write procedures nor does my boss value any of the time I am spending with the Rhode Island person. This makes no sense to my brain...but I get that the boss is the boss. And since this boss and her higher boss, who thought it was a good idea to get rid of my function...and possibly me... so I need to spend a bare minimum with the person.

I need to have a conversation with the boss about expectations and that for the last 2 weeks I start at 5 am and by 5:15 AM I am overwhelmed and pulled into 17 directions...and work though my lunch feeling under the gun. I need to say I am not doing that anymore... in a better way than just plainly say I am not doing that anymore. I am not looking for her permission...I am advising, but don't want to sound like a bitch. I just can't keep that pace up and feel "driven" in that way. Its making me sick. I shouldn't feel like I work in a sweat shop when the people around me play on the internet all day.

Any thoughts?

Comments

[gwendraith]

I'd put it in writing, as diplomatically as possible, explaining briefly that writing it down is easier than trying to explain verbally. Tell them the facts in the way you have here, and saying that you cannot cope any longer with the workload or with working in those conditions - no one could. Copy it to your bosses' boss. Ordinarily I'd say copy it to HR but with jobs being fragile at the moment that might be risky - I don't know. Your employment laws are not as good as ours. I don't suppose you have a union rep? Good luck.