What Does Management Wants?

[Maxwella]

I am a 49 year old female working for a private non-profit agency (SC). I enjoy my job, but am uncertain what my job description/duties are. My last signed job description was that of information specialist (1994). Since then I was assigned to the position of project assistant/fiscal coordinator. After performing this position for two years management decided that they needed quote "new blood" for the position and took my position and gave it to someone else and gave them my position. The irony is the position was given to the manager's cousin. She explained that she felt it was best for the department because of my skills. No salary changes were made, at this time. After a couple of months I was instructed that billing was down and management wanted to go back to the procedures that were initailly put into place. This was not a change back to my previous position, but additional responsibilities to the position I have now. I feel have no rights, because I don't have a current job description and the one I had is not used by the agency. I have constantly asked for a job description/duties and have not received one as of date. Can management continue to change and add duties to my present position? Is this a case of discrimation.

 

[lawrat]

I am a law school graduate. What I offer is mere information, not to be construed as forming an attorney client relationship.

I am not sure about discrimination, but definitely some horrible conduct. You have every right to get a job description/duties. You have every right not to be bounced around so often, with no raise or clear direction.


Also, think about that issue of nepotism -- the cousin? Hmm, sounds a bit weird to me.

Perhaps just speaking with an employment labor attorney may not be such a bad idea.