On Friday and Monday we publish the problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Guardian Money supplement, so readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy's own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?
My long-term job goes from feast to famine, with barely any work and then so much that my head spins and I struggle to cope. My facilities manager was off sick for two months and as his "second in command" (though he doesn't manage any staff) I have had to do a lot of his work. Thankfully he has returned, but now my workload is extremely heavy, mainly because we have such unpredictable short-notice projects.
I feel overwhelmed. The way things are running right now seem really chaotic. There is nobody in a senior role I can speak to and say how I feel. I want to be acknowledged in a meaningful way for my work rather than them just giving me so much to do.
There are only so many hours I can work and higher-paid projects often go to others, so they make similar money while working fewer hours (I am paid on an hourly – plus project fees – basis, rather than salaried). I am very professional but am concerned I cannot spend enough time on things. I want to meet with my bosses to talk about a possible pay rise but everyone is so busy and stressed, including me. I don't know what to do.
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