I'm a young female (24) working for the feds, I just escaped the poverty cycle and got my first paycheck as a data analyst.
This is the first month of my first job, I love my work, my very small team, and (until now) my job has been in line with the job description.
A C-level official in the department (one of the big ones, think FDA, OSHA, etc) just emailed me and said “Hi Abigail! Exciting development opportunity! You WILL be trained in payroll and other administrative tasks like travel documentation.”
What the hell??
This isn't what I signed up for? I was hired to run advanced math on big spreadsheets.
This isn't an exciting development opportunity, I'm being reduced to office assistant. This wasn't a request, I was just informed that I'm getting my career dragged backward.
I'm talking to my direct supervisor tomorrow, how do I politely but firmly turn down the change in job description?
I'm locked into a two-year contract, leaving is not an option. Please help?