Hrmm . . well confrontation is an important part of the work place and if you can confront in an effective manner people will respect you.
I would go to your direct boss and ask his advice.
Boss I need to know which task, a or b is more important to you. I am running into time problems doing both tasks and I wanted to know which you wanted to prioritize and work out a timetable with you so that I can get both done.
Then fill him in on the amount of work being done and about how fast you can do it. Your bosses might not even consciously realize how much work you have to do. You could even suggest that you could do it faster if they assigned you more assets (people).
That co-opts them, it lets them know where are you, and it enables them to pick amongst your work load. It also covers your ass because they were involved in the time table for completion.
In other words they can no longer blame you.
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Originally posted by Rudey
Let's say my normal tasks are called A.
Let's also say that I've been given additional tasks that are somewhat related to my position, but not really and that is called B.
Well technically as B increases, A is supposed to decrease. Except both have increased.
At the same time I see a couple jag offs doing fantasy football for several hours a day and reading Harry Potter at their desks.
I'm not here to tattle. I just want to get this crap off my plate. But how?
-Rudey
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