Employee Steps Up When Boss Quits, Management Decide to Let Them Keep the Role Without Increasing Their Salary

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  • A male employee sits and works on his laptop while taking a call on his cell phone
  • My boss quit and the company decided I am the new manager (without the pay), so how do I stop doing two jobs?

    My boss quit two months ago and the company just decided they dont need a new one because I am doing the work for free. When he left, everyone panicked but I stepped up to keep the department running. I have been doing
  • his meetings, his budgeting, and his long-term planning on top of my actual workload. I thought I was proving that I deserved his title and a massive raise.
  • Well, I had a meeting with the VP yesterday. I thought this was finally it, the promotion talk. Instead, she told me that the department is running "lean and efficient" under the current setup. They decided to put the hiring process for the manager role on
  • indefinite hold. She even had the nerve to thank me for my "ownership mindset" while confirming that my salary and title are staying exactly where they are.
  • So basically, I saved them a six-figure salary and they rewarded me with a pat on the back and more work. I am literally a manager without the pay or the authority to actually handle the people who are now slacking off because they know there is no real boss around. I tried to explain that this
  • isnt sustainable but she just gave me some buzzwords about "agile workflows." Am I supposed to just sit here and do two jobs or is
  • A male employee sits with his laptop while talking on his cell phone and writing in a notebook
  • Intelligent-Bird1376 You just learned your employers mindset. Time to look for another job using that sweet Manager title and double your pay!
  • d1smiss3d Stop treating the extra work like an audition. Write down the manager duties you're covering, the results, and what you can keep doing only with title/pay attached. Otherwise you're training them that the promotion is optional.
  • Caelum_88X "Ownership mindset" is corporate speak for "we love exploiting you for free labor." Update your resume with your new management experience and start applying elsewhere right now.
  • biggcb Start looking for a new job. Do the job you were hired for.
  • kryotheory "Since the company has determined that [boss that left]'s position is redundant, am returning to performing the duties within the scope of my original position to avoid wasting bandwidth on non-essential tasks."
  • jaydubya123 Stop doing the work. Act your wage
  • Hard Head You volunteered yourself with the mindset that it would be rewarded. Some employers would recognize that and compensate accordingly. Your employer didn't.
  • You took a gamble and it didn't pay off. It s ks because if you back off, then they look at you as the a hole. You played your hand the same way a lot of people would. They showed you their hand. Now you need to decide if you want to continue playing a losing game.
  • Chapman24 Two months of success, you need to have the conversation yourself, don't hope they come to you. Show them what you are doing and ask to be compensated for the manager role.
  • BasvanS Now they get the benefit of having two experienced managers leaving. Maybe they will learn, but probably not.
  • Swimming_kitchen_112 Now you know why he quit. Look for another job and when you get a good offer, leave.
  • No-Gap-7462 Stop doing the extra work immediately. You are working for free and they will never pay you for it.

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