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job wants me to do inspections

I work for a company that sends out inspectors to do inspections at houses and determine the progress of work that has been completed. My job is simply to schedule those inspectors to go out there, at least that's what I was told during the interview process. But after signing on, they told me I would also need to do remote inspections. These inspections are done via Zoom and I would be taking screenshots of the houses and compiling them to a report that we would then send the client. These remote inspections are done when we can't find an on-site inspector to do the inspection. The problem for me is that when we send on-site inspectors, we pay them anywhere from $45 to $85 just to take pictures and upload them to a report. But if I were to do it remotely, I wouldn't get paid for them except…


I work for a company that sends out inspectors to do inspections at houses and determine the progress of work that has been completed. My job is simply to schedule those inspectors to go out there, at least that's what I was told during the interview process. But after signing on, they told me I would also need to do remote inspections. These inspections are done via Zoom and I would be taking screenshots of the houses and compiling them to a report that we would then send the client. These remote inspections are done when we can't find an on-site inspector to do the inspection.

The problem for me is that when we send on-site inspectors, we pay them anywhere from $45 to $85 just to take pictures and upload them to a report. But if I were to do it remotely, I wouldn't get paid for them except by my hourly pay. It feels like this is extra side work that should have its own division and it feels like I'm being exploited. I haven't done any yet, I've been delaying doing them as much as possible, but it's giving me a lot of anxiety when I think about it. Almost every member of the team has to do these, and I wonder how it doesn't bother them. I was told during the interview I would be using Zoom at times and speaking with people, but they did not mention I would be doing the inspections themselves. They withheld that information.

Is there any advice that I could use for this situation? Like what can I tell my manager?

Thank you

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