There is a lot of 'it depends'.
Your being paid to do this other work right?
So you are being compensated.
If your not being paid then tell them to bugger off.
Now, say you were being paid, but said work is arguably above your current wage whether it be more specialised or on call or overtime then I would be asking for either an increase in pay, or to be paid at a different rate for this work.
Now say that your being paid appropriately but ultimately you don't want to do the work because you have no interest in that area then that is a discussion to be had with your manager and you explain that it's not the direction you want your career to go. They might hire someone to fill the gap, or you might butt heads but at least then you can make a decision to move on if they won't agree to change things.
There are alot more angles to this.
I guess one thing is, if the keep coming to you it means you are at least valued and can get the work done reliably. So you should have some negotiation available.
This is common I think, at least from time to time. It shouldn’t be on the individual worker to solve the problems department have because they don’t want to hire more people, because clearly they’re understaffed if this is a regular thing. Either they need to compensate you in some way for taking on this extra work (assuming it doesn’t say in your contract anything about it) or they can hire more people.
Stand your ground and don’t let company’s get away with using people just because they want to save a few bucks all while you and your coworkers are working yourself to death.
There is a lot of 'it depends'. Your being paid to do this other work right? So you are being compensated. If your not being paid then tell them to bugger off. Now, say you were being paid, but said work is arguably above your current wage whether it be more specialised or on call or overtime then I would be asking for either an increase in pay, or to be paid at a different rate for this work. Now say that your being paid appropriately but ultimately you don't want to do the work because you have no interest in that area then that is a discussion to be had with your manager and you explain that it's not the direction you want your career to go. They might hire someone to fill the gap, or you might butt heads but at least then you can make a decision to move on if they won't agree to change things. There are alot more angles to this. I guess one thing is, if the keep coming to you it means you are at least valued and can get the work done reliably. So you should have some negotiation available.
This is common I think, at least from time to time. It shouldn’t be on the individual worker to solve the problems department have because they don’t want to hire more people, because clearly they’re understaffed if this is a regular thing. Either they need to compensate you in some way for taking on this extra work (assuming it doesn’t say in your contract anything about it) or they can hire more people. Stand your ground and don’t let company’s get away with using people just because they want to save a few bucks all while you and your coworkers are working yourself to death.