Help! My Coworker Is Trying To Make Me His Personal Assistant And The Boss Won’t Do Anything About It!?

I was hired to be the salaried office manager of a small, busy construction office in Chicago, IL. I have also become the HR director, the receptionist and at the moment, the accountant. One of the guys in the office is dumping a lot of work on me which severely limits my capacity to tend to my original and additional duties. I don’t have time for breaks and barely have time for lunch. The boss said I have to help him. This guy yells at me, swears at me and constantly belittles me. He also yells at everyone else in the office, telling them what their job is and how to do it. I complained to the boss and the guy stopped swearing at me, but that’s all that’s stopped. I have been bringing work home nights and weekends, yet I get yelled at for not getting all the work done and have to deal with upset customers and coworkers because I don’t have time to do anything for them. I have 3 kids at home and I’m having a hard time finding another job that pays decent. What can I do?

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My Boss Is Trying To Get Me Fired!!! Help!!!?

I currently work in a department where there are only 2 people: me and my boss. We are so understaffed that the company is supposed to add 5 new positions. Regardless of this fact, my boss gives me work as if i am at least 4 of those missing positions and she does nothing (I also get some of her personal stuff to do as well). I have asked for help and she says i do not know how to time manage or prioritize even though her deadlines are insane. I recently asked for an extension on a financial analysis that she gave me one day to complete and she told me no. Now she is starting a papertrail to make me look incompetent. She has do this to 4 past employees in her department and she succeeded in getting them fired as well. I don’t know if i should go to HR because the VP of HR is one of her friends! What do i do???

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I Am Trying To Decide On A Salary?

The position is Administrative Assistant, however I will be completing tasks for at least two individuals; an HR regional director & the company’s attorney. How much should I request for my salary? Any suggestions?

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My Co-worker Is Trying To Sabotage Me!! Should I Go To Hr With This Problem?

I need to know if I go to HR!!
I have been working at my company for close to two years. I have mastered everything that has come my way and have a pretty good reputation with the higher ups’. I have also been told I have promotion waiting for me at the end of summer after I graduate. Here is the drama…. A new girl started about 2-3 months ago and she shares my office after I leave for the day. First, she was really messy, then started to throw my notes away, go through my drawers and remove my things and put her stuff in it’s place. (this is my office and my boss allows her to be there only when I am gone) She even has gone into my personal voicemail and erased messages from my saved box that were for me only. These messages were needed the next day for me to return important calls. All gone. I went to my Director and explained what has happened so far. So I took it upon myself to be the mature person and approach the girl and let her know we are here to work together as a team, so lets just start with a clean slate. She agreed. Well, here is the issue that is so messed up!! A different co-worker came up to me today and informed me that when she walked in on this girl the other day, this girl had pulled up my old arrest record from over 12 years ago. She was looking at my picture (plus she was in her managers office doing this) and sharing it with the co-worker that told me about this. It was my arrest record, and I have never been convicted. I was arrested for something stupid but never charged. My company did a background check on me when I first began. I also brought the record to my Director and H.R. in the first week I began so I would not hide anything or have it bite me in the butt later. I can not tell you how pissed off I am. What else is this girl going to do to me? This girl also has been caught by me trying to lie on her timesheet and try to increase her pay by 3 hours. There is something very wrong about this girl. If she is so negative and hateful towards me for no reason, well, this makes me so uncomfortable.. Is this a valid reason to go back to my Director and HR??? (I don’t want to look like a narc, but this is pretty personal.) Please I need urgent advice. Please help, what would you do and who should I talk to?? I want to be as professional as I can be. Thank you all for your time!
One other thing, the arrest record is public record in the state of Florida. So is this still a violation of some kind because this happened in the work place??

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What Do I Do When My Human Resources Manager Is Trying To Avoid Scheduling My Step 3 Grievance Hearing?

I work in a union shop. (UAW). I filed a step 3 grievance on November 10, 2008. (A step three meeting is a meeting between my union rep, the international UAW rep, and management.) My union contract clearly states that my human resources manager has to schedule this meeting within five business days of receiving my grievance. My union rep presented the grievance to Joyce on November 10, 2008. (Right after I gave it to him.) I called on November 15th and asked my union rep if I had a date set for this meeting yet. Joyce had not called my international UAW rep yet. So she attempted to call one time on November 15th in front of my union rep. The UAW office had the day off as a holiday. She didn’t leave a message. My union rep then told me that she would probably get something scheduled on Tuesday, November 18th. (my shop had the 17th off as a holiday). My union rep was on vacation the week of the 17th. So I called early in the morning on November 24th to find out what was going on seeings how I had not recieved anything in the mail or any phone call. My union rep said that he had been up to Joyce’s office to ask her as soon as he saw her. Joyce said that she had not tried to contact my international UAW rep after the attempt on November 15th. She said that she would attempt to schedule a meeting by the end of the day (November 24th). My union rep said that I would probably get my response about my meeting in the mail. He also said that he could call me if I wanted him to. Well, I have yet to hear anything about any meeting being scheduled. I believe that my human resources person is purposely avoiding scheduling this meeting because SHE is the person that I had the problem with. My union rep keeps telling me that he isn’t dropping this grievance. I have been trying to get a hold of my international union rep over the last week, but he is very busy right now. What can I do in this situation? Does my company even have any say after the five days has passed? I really don’t want to go after the union. I just want my step three grievance meeting scheduled as soon as possible so that I can hopefully be returned to work as soon as possible. I would appreciate any help that I can get. Thank you.

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I Have An Mba In Human Resource Management And Am Trying To Find A Job In It.?

I have taught Human Resource Management, helped find and interview possible employees and have done many seminars. What am I missing here? Why is it so difficult to find a job in HR? I am very passionate about HR and would be an excellent employee. I loved going to school for it. I have a very good work history. I was a computer programmer for quite a few years and have been a financial advisor for 4. I’m constantly networking, am always sending resumes out and I can’t find a job in it. I know I can’t be a HR Director off the bat but I don’t want an entry level position either. With my work experience and education, I can help a company so much and make a difference. If you have any advice, I would really appreciate it. I even have my own hour long, call in radio show that I love. I’m very personable and easy going and make everyone comfortable.

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