'I decline, do it yourself': Overworked employee quits after dealing with upper management's double standards

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    116 "It came back to bite her!" 60 EOT 40000008
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    It came back to bite her S OC I started a new job in late August. Much to my chagrin I discovered that the business did not have a procedure manual in place for the business. So to help myself remember the 100's of processes each day I created one for myself.
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    I wanted to do a very good job and be helpful for my team. I wanted to make as few mistakes and embarrassing moments as possible. Over the last 11 weeks I've been chastised, threatened and officially brought into meetings because I created. it and told to delete it.
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    When I was asked why what was the issue with it I was told that "I (my manager) detests excel because I'm not very good at it." So today in a professional development meeting we had with her boss around banking it was decided that she would send a spreadsheet to her boss every week.
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    After the meeting she turned to me and says "Can I get you to make the spreadsheet for me?" "Thank you for the opportunity but no, I will not." "Sorry what?"
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    "Thank you for the opportunity, however you know what you need for the spreadsheet and you are more than equipped to make it." "But I'm delegating it to you." "Again thank you for the opportunity however the previous spreadsheets I created have been unwelcoming and so I respectfully decline the offer"
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    She got mad and left for the day. I put in my notice 1 week ago. I'm not surprised that her boss didn't ring me because she doesn't want her to know she can't do the job. She told me not to have spreadsheets so no spreadsheets.
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    THIS IS HOW Gypsy-Danger-TMC - 3 hr. ago I'd email and let the boss know personally
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    THIS IS HOW Gypsy-Danger-TMC · 3 hr. ago Including the spreadsheet that was made and rejected
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    Purpose_Seeker2020 OP . 3 hr. ago Their complaints were "it's to scripted, it's incorrect" (although I emailed them for support training so I could amend it 3 times)
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    It wasn't a forever item just for a while until I gained a better understanding and if I needed to refer back to it.
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    I only found out this past weekend we actually had an HR department I'd been led to believe that it was another manager that handled it all. I found policies on Monday that were never brought to my attention.
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    I was told on day 5 that any hours over that I worked "won't be paid for so don't bother writing them in my time sheet" It feels like I'm dodging a bullet.
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    Due-Aioli-6641 · 2 hr. ago How is this manager even employed? Any personal in a modern office job needs to know the basics of excel.
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    Purpose_Seeker2020 OP. 1 hr. ago We ask ourselves that daily. Probably because this self described "work mum" will be on call 24/7 and when she says her she mean me and another admin chick, only this one wasn't told of that expectation at the interview and she's not doing it. Full stop.
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    Due-Aioli-6641. 1 hr. ago It still amazes me how many people can keep their jobs for so long just making other people do their work for them.
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    Equivalent-Salary357 16 hr. ago So today in a professional development meeting we had with her boss around banking it was decided that she would send a spreadsheet to her boss every week. Then a bit later... I put in my notice 1 week ago.
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    This timeline confused me. Knowing you wouldn't be around, she wanted you to create what she could use as a template for the future? And you decided "No".
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    GirlStiletto 14 hr. ago You should definitely email your boss and HR and inform them that you were told not to do spreadsheets by your superior and that your work was unwelcome. And that now your superior is trying to push their own inadequacies onto you.
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    Purpose_Seeker2020 OP. 7 hr. ago I called the secret HR department today. I'm interested to see if I get a call back. I had to leave a message.
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    saltyhumor · 14 hr. ago What a missed opportunity at their end. If you have a subordinate good at something you're not, you support them, not chastise them. What a terrible leadership culture. No wonder you quit.

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