How can I make it known that I am unhappy at my job?

Question

I have been looking for another job for a while now, sending my resume out whenever I can but just recently my bosses wife who worked with me full time quit. It was only us two in a small office along with my boss (her husband) who would come in and out of the office throughout the day. Well she quit and not only do I have my responsibilities which were a lot, but now i have to take care of her responsibilities which were payroll, billing etc. and I am completely overwhelmed. I don't feel like I need to do this, and I'm actually kinda P.O'd cause she left without warning so I have to pick up where she left off! BTW she was completely disorganized so not only am I confused as to how she processed her paper work but she also left everything scattered throughout the whole office. How can I tell my boss how I feel without him feeling overwhelmed himself?

Answer 1

Just tell him that you feel like you are falling behind and unable to keep up with all the requirements of your own position with the added responsibilities of his wife's position.  Inquire about his efforts to fill his wife's position.

Answer 2

quit

Answer 3

Tell him you can't do it alone.

Answer 4

I think the right thing to do is show him this post, to tell you the truth. Or say something very similar to it to his face. Say "I know you're overwhelmed with everything that's going on right now, but I am as well, and I'm not happy with my current employment situation. You need to give me a timeline of when you expect a new employee to be hired, and you need to give me more money until that time happens. I'm doing the work of two people, and I deserve to be paid more for doing more than was in my job description."

Whatever you say, make sure that you don't leave him high and dry, but make some compromises that are in your best interest as well. Good luck!

Answer 5

Just tell him staight up. "Look,  I do not get paid enough for all this work".  " Do you not see that I'm overwhelmed here?"  "It's time for you to stand up and be a man and take care of this right now".  "Tomorrow is to late".  "If you wanna keep me,  you'll fix this today!".  Let him feel overwhelmed.  Maybe it will bring out the best in him.

Answer 6

It's his business, not yours. Part of owning a business is having to respond to employee complaints/requests. Stop worrying about how he's going to feel if you complain.

Personally, if I just had another persons work dumped on me, I'd be asking for the other person's salary in addition to my own.

Answer 7

Make the negative into a positive. What I mean is, pull your boss aside or tell him you need to have a talk with him after work one day. Tell him that his wife did a lot of stuff for the buisness and that she was strong at handling the work duties that you are now responsible for. Tell him that you do not feel like you have as much of the multitasking talent as she did and that it takes a lot to fill her shoes. Then ask if he can find another person to help with the things she was responsible for until you get the hang of things. Tell him that you want to be able to handle as much as his wife did, but you need a little help easing into it. Try not to complain, complement his wifes hard work for the company and make it sound like you want to take over what she used to do, but that it is a learning process and you need a bit of help. If he doesn't listen then tell him professionally that you are giving your two weeks.  

Answer 8

Take a deep breath...maybe the wife left due to health problems or she wants to be a homemaker...she is the bosses wife.  This is a time for you to shine and show what you do...raise the bar for yourself...this can lead to a nice promotion.  Work on getting the office in order...this will make your work enviroment less stressful.  Then sit down with your boss and talk with him about his plans in the office...show him the changes if he has not notice due to his schedule and work (being a boss is not always peaches and cream...they can overlook things due to being overwhelmed themselves).  If you are still overwhelmed yourself after making some changes yourself...let him know that you may need some help in the office...is this something that needs a PT or FT person.  

I don't know how the job market is in your area, but I know that in most places...it is not great, so rethink you situration and make the best of it.  No job is perfect...but you can make it as near perfect as you like it to be.  Old saying...Don't cut your nose off to spite your face.

Answer 9

tell her your looking for another job

Answer 10

Wow!  Since she's his wife, you'd think he could have gotten her to give a bit more notice.  I'd talk to him....and maybe tell him that you're headed in the same direction that she was.  

Answer 11

Tell your boss that two positions require twice the pay.

Buy the book GOING POSTAL and leave it on your desk.

Answer 12

Listen Cherrygal, what you need to do is lay the smack down on your boss. Let him know you aren't going to take this **** and if he doesn't get you help soon that he will be left to do all the work himself because you out of there! Or you could pull him aside and talk with him about how you feel. Let him know you pride yourself on your multi tasking abilities but the work load since his wife left if prooving to be a little more then you can handle. Let him know you are going to need some help in order to get the daily work load taken care of. tell him you are willing to work your hardest till he gets someone in there but that he will have to move fast on getting you some help soon. Tell him you are a team player but it's hard to support a team of just one person. I know you can do this!  

Answer 13

Tell your boss it is simply too much work for one person to do, and that he needs to hire someone else, ASAP.

Why should you be the one feeling overwhelmed, and not him?  He's the boss, not you.  He just lost half his office staff, he should feel overwhelmed so that he actually does something about it!