A New Job Within A New Role

[SonnyCrockett]

Im asking of behalf of a friend who has started a new job today at a local college. He is on temp to perm role through an agency. On his first day today he says that he has been told do a 2 day a week role in their other campus helping out temporarily in admin. He doesn't feel good about it as its adding pressure.

I was debating with him that maybe he cold request a pay rise through the agency that has employed him regarding the 2 day a week temp role with his full time role that started today.

It like doing 2 roles at the same time. Surely he should get more money out of it ?

[bednobs]

if it's at another campus, he can't be expected to be in two places at once, so he does 3 days work for 1 area and two for another and gets paid full time wages - sounds right to me

[SonnyCrockett]

Thats true but the both job differ a great deal. His main role that he applied for has started today, his manager said that a department st another campus needs temporary admin support - a role which is completely low level and obviously not what he applied for.

[bednobs]

as long as he's getting the wages for the job that he agreed to, he has got it good - doing 2 days "low level" work for the higher wages?
If it's so low level, why is it stressing him anyway?

TBH, most employers value flexibility in employees and saying "im not doing that low level stuff" on your first day isn't a great start if he hopes to become permanent!

[BlackadderV]

I could not agree more. When I was a teacher I would have gladly exchanged jobs with the caretaker and cleaned the latrines (for my teacher's salary, of course!☺)

[Prudie]

Tough it may be but that's the whole thing about using agency staff. If he doesn't want to do it they will find someone else who will.

[mccfluff]

he's term to perm. tell him to suck it up if her wants the permanent job. he has to show he is willing & flexible otherwise they won't take him on

[harrylggy]

I strictly agree with you in this opinion that playing two roles at the same time helps to earn more money.

[AlwaysConfused]

If it were me, I'd take the role on, saying to my employer that I am willing to take on that role until that vacancy is filled, and ask politely how long they foresee that to be.