Overworked employee happily resigns and refuses to complete new tasks, against their employer's wishes: ‘This is not going to happen’

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  • businessman leaving office with his belongings with an overlay of a woman with her arms crossed
  • "I resigned and my manager is trying to saddle me with new work"

    I submitted my resignation last Tuesday and told them I'd be leaving in two weeks. I told my manager that I would do what I can to ensure a smooth handover to the person who will replace me.
  • The main reason I quit was what happened late last week. She gave me a list of new tasks I was supposed to start in a few weeks, and that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
  • This work was basically two jobs in one. She wanted me to manage the entire office on top of my current job, and also start giving financial compliance advice to her team, which I'm pretty sure is illegal since I don't have any certifications in that area.
  • And she offered me a $1.50 an hour raise for all of this. This offer was a literal insult.
  • I was already being paid very little for my current responsibilities, $23 an hour. I handle the portfolios of several important clients, and I know for a fact that people in my same position at other companies make up to $38 for the same work.
  • Honestly, the work environment is very toxic and I've had enough of it, which is why I resigned at the beginning of this week.
  • businesswoman with glasses standing with her arms crossed
  • Now, she's asking me to create a complete, step-by- step guide for my replacement, detailing everything I do.
  • On top of that, she wants me to start doing the 'new tasks' she mentioned before I leave, all within my last 10 days of work.
  • This is while I'm also trying to finish my current projects and hand them over to someone else.
  • How do I professionally tell her that this is not going to happen, and that I will only focus on my current job duties in the time I have left?
  • I'll spend the next two weeks closing out my current projects and handing over accounts. No new work, no additional work.
  • I really don't know why managers behave the same way, and the strangest thing is that the same problems recur with different people, as if the world is a loop that repeats itself.
  • Searching for another job is not easy, of course, but I will take a short break to update my resume and start applying.
  • am not trying to burn any bridges, no matter how unfairly I am being treated. This is a good way to word it.
  • bb 4me1234 Coast through your next 2 weeks take it easy pretend to be busy..2 weeks your gone conserve your energy for your next job
  • Chodamaster You tell her the 2 weeks is a request, it can easily be today.
  • blatentpoetry It's not a request. It's a courtesy and not at all required.
  • Tremble_Like_Flower Tell her to document/prioritize your work and work at a normal relaxed speed. Do not stress. Conserve your energy. I might even take time off.
  • Tzukiyomi Do what I do. I tell them that the period is for closing things out and handover and that I will not be accepting new tasks bc it makes no sense to start something I can't finish.
  • Po zipper What are they going to do, fire you?

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