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How to protect job description

I found a job listing that was perfect, I even turned down higher paying jobs so I could work in a field I'm passionate about, the interview went stellar and the first couple weeks seemed promising, however, it's 4 months later and I'm only doing clerical work, when the job is mid-senior level. Additionally, they surprisingly hired 2 people at the same time for my job title, and we both shockingly learned that day 1. I requested a meeting with my supervisor over a month ago, he dismissed it and said I was “meeting expectations”, except, these aren't the expectations I was hired for. Why advertise a specific job description and then not utilize it? Why hire 2 people for the same position without informing the candidates? Why not hire more clerks to do the day-to-day ops if that's what's needed, and then let the Managers focus on troubleshooting and…


I found a job listing that was perfect, I even turned down higher paying jobs so I could work in a field I'm passionate about, the interview went stellar and the first couple weeks seemed promising, however, it's 4 months later and I'm only doing clerical work, when the job is mid-senior level.

Additionally, they surprisingly hired 2 people at the same time for my job title, and we both shockingly learned that day 1.

I requested a meeting with my supervisor over a month ago, he dismissed it and said I was “meeting expectations”, except, these aren't the expectations I was hired for.

Why advertise a specific job description and then not utilize it? Why hire 2 people for the same position without informing the candidates? Why not hire more clerks to do the day-to-day ops if that's what's needed, and then let the Managers focus on troubleshooting and improving methods?

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