I work part time in an office. My boss keeps adding the amount of work he expects me to get done, but he won’t increase my hours. We keep having the same argument…he says “Why isn’t this done?” to which I reply, “Because I didn’t have enough time to get it done”. He doesn’t seem to understand that I don’t sit around eating Bon Bons at my desk; I am working as hard as I can and still spinning my wheels. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
2007-09-20 09:05:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
1. Ask for a meeting with your boss;
2. Prepare a list of all the tasks that you have to do,
3. During the meeting start by telling your boss the purpose of the meeting and that's for him to review the tasks he had asked from you and get a deadline from him for the completion of all the tasks,
4. try to include a reason why he should be doing this, ex. ensuring everything is done on time for him/her...
5. Bring a paper with a table where you can sequentially write the task, who else is taking part in this task and the due date.
6. During this, you are sharing the decision with your boss on what's more important.
7. Negotiate your due dates. Try establishing a momentum as the meeting goes further.
8. check if the people that are going to share tasks with you will need more time and try to get them to propose due dates if it's impossible for them to meet yours. Get them to do it by e-mail and forward them to your boss.
9. Report your progress to your boss on weekly basis and try to make the meeting weekly or bi-weekly.
10. Maintain records of all the things that delay the completion of your tasks.
Good Luck!
2007-09-20 09:44:59 · answer #1 · answered by Slay Specialist 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One thing that I have done to help with this problem is this: when your boss gives you an assignment say, "No problem - this will take me about XX (amount of time) to finish up. Based on what I already have going on this week, I'll get it done by XX." If he wants it done sooner, then ask what else on your list for that week can be dropped. Another idea is to sit down and work out how much time your regular weekly and daily tasks take and then see what is left over for other tasks in your hours for the week. Give this to your boss and tell him that these are what you understand are your duties and this is how much time you have left over for extra things. If he wants more done, he needs to let you work more hours. If neither of these suggestions work, I would start looking for another job. Since there is obviously more than part time work for you to do and he won't give you more hours to do it, he is trying to take advantage of you and be a cheapskate. Good luck!
2007-09-20 16:16:17 · answer #2 · answered by jml167 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess just keep doing what you've been doing. There's no pleasing some people. I had a boss like that and finally I had enough, he dumped more crap on me and all I said was " do it yourself A--hole! and walked out. Needless to say I didn't have the job any more but I felt so relieved.
2007-09-20 16:17:15 · answer #3 · answered by just me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you have too much work to get it all done, go to him and ask him to prioritize the tasks so you are sure to have the ones done that are most important. It wouldn't be a bad idea for awhile to keep a log on how long each task takes.
good luck.
2007-09-20 16:14:40 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to have the same problem and i told him that it would take a lil longer. he didnt understand so i quit. but dont qui if u like the job just talk to someone higher maybe his manager because thats not right! or find a BETTER job than that, i know u can do better than that
2007-09-20 16:15:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do the best you can at this place. Start looking for a new job. Some people are never happy.
JC
2007-09-20 16:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by joetaxi29 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋