Episode 147 | Your Job Description Is a Living Document

Question

Hey, Work Wives! It's Nikki from Indianapolis, but I'm currently in Chicago. I've been working with a new manager recently and she just brings things up that I need to start doing that aren't really part of my job description. But I want to do a good job, and I want to impress her, so I try to do them anyways, but then she gets mad at me for not knowing how to do them. And I just found out that my teammate does the same things. Like, she's doing these things, so I don't get why I'm also being asked to do them. But if I do, and our quality measure goes up, then she, my teammate, gets the credit, and I don't, because it's technically her job. It is incredibly stressful. How do I change this dynamic? Any suggestions?

Summary

Long after you've applied for a job on LinkedIn, completed the interview process, signed the offer letter, and started the job… What is a job description then, really? Your Work Wives know. And you should, too. Because your job description, while you're *in* a job, is your receipts, your protection against overwork (and underpay), and your proof of promotion worthiness.

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