Things that weren't on my job description

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Date: 06 May 2008 11:47:11

It happens to all of us. We get roped in to doing things at work that are nowhere near what is on our job description. Some of them turn out to be fun, some of them are a waste of time and some of them are downright annoying.

Chief Year 11 Prom organiser certainly wasn't on my JD. I offered to be involved in some small way and then a letter was sent out to all Y11 pupils and parents giving my name for all information and purchasing of tickets. Tickets! Noone mentioned tickets to me. I was asked to collect money, and now I am being harassed by students who were expecting tickets. A morning with Publisher beckons.

Neither was Trolley Dolly in my JD. I have somehow now become responsible for this new initiative after being asked to help out one day. The bonus is that I have got to know the kitchen staff from picking up and returning the trolley every day which means I occassionally get preferential treatment at lunchtime. The downside is being made to do sums early in the morning.

So, what extra jobs do you do at work that were never mentioned on the JD?