Workplace woes, ...need some opinions on this matter... Options

[KAOS]

So, I'm not sure exactly how the world of employment goes, but recently I was given a task that was above and beyond my job description. Now normally I wouldn't be so anal about a new task that let me flex my experience muscle, but I've been working for this company for almost 5 years, and I've been waiting for a raise for the past two years. Every time I ask they come up with reason for delaying my salary increase. Now the last time this happened I was told I would be given a review in August. So, fricken August is almost GONE and I'm still sitting here with no review - and quite honestly I'm tired of asking.

Anyways, back to the story - they gave me a task (firstly they assumed that I would be able to do it and that I would do it, didn't even ask). Well it consumed my time, and needless to say I fell behind in my ORIGINAL tasks. One of the reviewers even had the nerve to say the rough draft didn't look very professional (I almost lost it and told them to PAY a professional then!) Anyways the project is done; I fell behind in my work, and I'm still not getting paid anymore to do all this extra work (which I have friends who do it for a living and get paid mad $$$'s)

So I'm thinking about sending the company I work for a bill for the work that I did beyond my paygrade/job description. I've done some research from businesses that do this fulltime and got a few quotes from them (the project I did was a half-page ad - incase you wanted to know) I took the average price and then charged $10 less.

I'm irrate - in case you can't tell, but what I'm really wondering is: do I have a right to bill them for it? Am I stepping out of line, or am I sticking up for myself in my ****ty workplace?

I can't tell because my opinion is bias - can you guys provide some insight??

What should I do?

This post has been edited by KAOS: Aug 20, 2008 - 6:00 PM

[Taskbot]

What kind of work was it and how was it beyond your capacity? If it was work that could have potentially been unsafe (because you lacked experience/training) we have the Workplace Safety Insurance Board and their entire job is to flip out over **** like that. Its great but honestly I never have dealt with them even though I should have.

If you can't have some fun with bureaucracy, than try and find a new job (which will be tough to do since you are in Alberta, and migrants from Ontario are stealing all your jobs )

[KAOS]

What kind of work was it and how was it beyond your capacity? If it was work that could have potentially been unsafe (because you lacked experience/training) we have the Workplace Safety Insurance Board and their entire job is to flip out over **** like that. Its great but honestly I never have dealt with them even though I should have.

If you can't have some fun with bureaucracy, than try and find a new job (which will be tough to do since you are in Alberta, and migrants from Ontario are stealing all your jobs )

Bahahaha - I am a Jr. Network Administrator; so no, the task wasn't dangerous at all - and we all know that we have the right to say no to dangerous tasks. At the same time it wasn't beyond my capacity - but in any Network Administrator job description you will never find "Graphic Design Artist". I didn't go to school for that, I have no formal training for that; and its just lucky for them that I like to dabble with it. However, when they expect professional results out of me in that area; thats when I tend to get a little defensive.

The fact is; they paid a professional company in prior years to do this sort of advertisement/website work and now all of a sudden they decided that the in-house IT could take care of everything; unfortunately tripling my workload, but not my paycheck. We're barely scraping by with what I make now - with the Mrs. on mat leave, I'm pretty much the sole bread-winner.

Regardless GRFFGIRL you are the voice of reason and I'm pretty sure in hindsight; I was just venting. That was exactly what I needed to hear, even though I could care less if I get fired at this time.

Its just too bad I love my job and what I do... but hate my employer.