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re: I Refused To Help a Sr Manager from Another Department
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:09 am to littleavery1948
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:09 am to littleavery1948
quote:100% yes. Despite being is a "different department" you are employed by the same company. You sounds like a bitter and difficult person to work with and that does not bode well for your future. Agree to assist but set clear expectations that this is not going to be an ongoing/quarterly/annual expectation for you. You'll help get them up to speed but then they will need to carry the responsibility going forward. Dick
Am I being unreasonable?
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Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:09 am to SixthAndBarone
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If you get a paycheck, you do what your boss wants. Plain and simple. Explaining to your CFO your position is fine, but what he says goes.
This. Unless you're asked to do something illegal or unethical, "refusing" to do something your boss asks of you comes across as entitled and petty.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:09 am to littleavery1948
Your boss asked you to help out a weaker employee for the good of the company and you refused?
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:10 am to JiminyCricket
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You seem bitter. Why so bitter?
She wanted that job.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:10 am to littleavery1948
I mean I think you help on this project because they are new and need an assist. Your boss would likely appreciate you helping out.
Now if this was a case of you having to continually help this guy out, then you’d have a reasonable complaint.
Now if this was a case of you having to continually help this guy out, then you’d have a reasonable complaint.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:11 am to Pettifogger
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Sounds like you need to unleash more seamless synergy and help build alignment
let me take this offline and ideate for a bit, if it looks like something that will move the needle I'll circle back to you
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:12 am to OysterPoBoy
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She wanted that job.
You're probably spot on Oyster.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:12 am to littleavery1948
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Am I being unreasonable?.
Yes. Be a team player. Do the job, then make a note of the extra work you did. Bring it up in your next performance review and ask for a raise. Profit. It's not that hard, baw.
This post was edited on 6/20/25 at 9:13 am
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:14 am to littleavery1948
Offer to take on the additional responsibility for more money.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:14 am to littleavery1948
Why am I not shocked that one of the Aaron Judge cockgobblers from the MSB is also an a-hole at work
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:14 am to littleavery1948
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Am I being unreasonable
Yes.
Suck it up and be a team player.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:14 am to littleavery1948
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I do not mind helping out once in a while
You should help out the new guy/gal. If it continues to happen and you are repeatedly being asked to help this person out then you may have a legitimate grievance. But right now you are just being petty.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:15 am to littleavery1948
ETA... my bad as it was already posted.... still leaving it because it needs to be reiterated
This post was edited on 6/20/25 at 9:20 am
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:16 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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Short answer: No.
If the Finance manager has been there for 10 years then they should be able to figure out or ask someone in their chain of command for assistance. The CFO will get over it. The CFO should have considered this when hiring for the position.
The way I'm reading it, company basically just needs OP to help on board this new person to their new role and since the former employee isn't there to help the on board process, the company figured why not get one of our experienced leaders from that same department (OP) to help make it a smooth transition. That's not unreasonable at all and for OP to respond that way, it comes across as incredibly petty and bitter.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:16 am to Festus
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Whenever a new person asks me for help, I remember when I first started with the company
That's the thing. OP says the new Finance Manager has been there for 10 years. They're not new to the company.
But also in between the lines, Sr. Finance Manager got the job over OP, and OP's point of view is that they should have hired someone who could do the job.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:17 am to littleavery1948
quote:its better to do that, than to fade away
she was unbelievable, but she burnt out
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:18 am to littleavery1948
Unreasonable, no but lacking tact. You should have spinned this as you’re still learning in your new role and you can’t commit without speaking with your manager. You don’t want to look like you might go back to your old position and what anxiety or instability might bring to your new manager. Also, if your new manager is good with this, would you be receiving a temporary bump in pay to do both jobs.
I’m not brilliant or anything but you could have handled it better and probably got paid more for doing and solidified your spot as a person who’s dependable and versatile. It’s how I’ve risen the ranks in my current job.
I’m not brilliant or anything but you could have handled it better and probably got paid more for doing and solidified your spot as a person who’s dependable and versatile. It’s how I’ve risen the ranks in my current job.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:18 am to littleavery1948
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Am I being unreasonable?
I'd have approached it differently. You do have knowledge and this is a great way to foster a relationship between departments. If you don't have time, maybe approach it as "sure I don't mind being a resource of sorts, but I'm also fully booked with tasks on my side so I can't be all in". It's frustrating to be asked to take on additional responsibilities, but given your post it seems you could have been less blunt/dismissive.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:19 am to littleavery1948
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Am I being unreasonable?
No. Tell them to ask the former, now-retired, Senior Manager to consult on the project and pay her whatever she wants.
Also tell them that they should have worked harder not to burn out high performers and they should try harder not to burn you out also.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:19 am to littleavery1948
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I am in a completely different department (same level), and the newly promoted Sr Manager has suggested to the CFO that I should be asked to assist with this project. I refused because a) It's no longer my job, and I am in another department, b) a Sr Manager should be able to figure out the project without assistance from another department
You went about this wrong. You should have told the CFO that if the new senior manager can't handle the job without needing to pull you out of your department to help, then maybe the CFO should consider getting rid of the new senior manager and giving you a raise to be in charge of both departments. Even with a hefty raise for you, the company comes out well ahead by only having to pay salary and benefits for 1 senior manager instead of 2
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