Job role / responsibilities defined

gettingtheresometime

The role of production operative may have needed at the time you took on the role but I’m wondering if you’re scared that if you were to officially accept the role of supervisor (as it sounds you’re doing the job in all but name & pay) that a reoccurrence would happen.

I’m wondering if a full & frank discussion isn’t called for here - they obviously think you’re capable & probably can’t understand the attitude you’re taking - do they know your past history?

I’m not saying that they should know but I know if I was trying to get someone to accept what is effectively a promotion & they refused point blanked I’d wonder if I’d got them wrong from the start.

TELLIT01

It shouldn't be necessary to explain why you don't want promotion or additional responsibilities but in this instance I think the OP is going to have to bite the bullet and explain.
I was in a similar situation not long after joining DWP. They knew I had management and supervisory experience although I had taken a job as Admin Officer. I was pushed several times to take on a Team Leader role and initially simply said NO. I eventually go sick of the almost constant requests / expectations so told them precisely why I wouldn't take on the role, which was because Team Leaders had absolutely no authority to change or improve things and I refused to be the whipping boy for managers and team members. They left me alone after that.

Savvy_Sue

One other suggestion is to see if you can see a colleague with supervisor potential to train alongside you ... and then get them doing the work while you return to production!

JohnJones80

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

The role of production operative may have needed at the time you took on the role but I’m wondering if you’re scared that if you were to officially accept the role of supervisor (as it sounds you’re doing the job in all but name & pay) that a reoccurrence would happen.

I’m wondering if a full & frank discussion isn’t called for here - they obviously think you’re capable & probably can’t understand the attitude you’re taking - do they know your past history?

I’m not saying that they should know but I know if I was trying to get someone to accept what is effectively a promotion & they refused point blanked I’d wonder if I’d got them wrong from the start.

I have been very honest with them. They know my situation. I have a partner who is a much higher earner than me (up to £40/hour), she has a stressful job. I want to go to work for 9, finish at 5, and not have to think about work again. I get home and do everything around the house, cook, clean, let my partner come in and relax, her work can be a nightmare, the last thing I want is to be in a responsible position where we are both over worked and stressed, worrying.

I am in a position where I can just work to live, not live to work, and it really suits me.

@ TELLIT01. That was brave of you, I do not think my general manager would take it so well if I said that :rotfl::rotfl: