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I know exactly how you feel. I was an HR Coordinator at a manufacturing plant during the peak of COVID. I was so burnt out and dreaded going to work. I started job searching and moved into a more specialized role. I got a small raise but my workload and mental health have greatly improved. I recommend adding the 2 yrs of exp to your resume and looking for a role in HR that excites you!
Something's got to give. Have you spoken to your manager about how you're feeling? Sometimes when someone seems to be able to handle everything that's thrown at them, management doesn't realize that they're struggling. I'd start there. If they can't give you some more support, then it may be time to look elsewhere.
As POM above mentioned, something has to give. I was in your shoes working 60-75 hours/week and drained. I made it clear that I needed help and it turned out, our whole team was like that. We went from 5 at the beginning of the pandemic to more than double that now, so, be sure you tell your leadership. I was looking but glad I stayed - I got a promotion (and so did a couple of others!), and a raise. Now I focus on 2 disciplines only, and have support to do the rest. It’s way better. Open your mouth to the right folks. If they don’t help, then look for something else. Your mental health will thank you.
Thanks for the feedback, this community is so helpful. I've expressed some of these concerns and my company has been proactive about saying they want to help, I just don't know if they have the resources at the moment. I think I just wanted to know if it's normal to feel overwhelmed as an HRC or if I'm just being lazy lol.
You’re not lazy! The HR world is under appreciated, overall.
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I’m sorry you are in this position. Work overload is a very real thing. I do think it’s quite normal to have inequity in the volume of work across different levels, higher level jobs that pay more reflect the skill set and the complexity of the work, not the volume itself. That said, regardless of where you sit on the hierarchical org structure, one person can only take on so much work as an individual contributor. I would strongly recommend talking to your manager about the volume of work and thinking through ways to focus on the work that is more complex and delegating the work that doesn’t require your level of skill to complete. Alternatively, the conversation may be more around the need to hire someone additional to manage the load itself. A promotion isn’t going to solve for the workload or your mental health. If you aren’t able to find a good solution, I would start looking for a new role that gives you a reasonable workload and a space to advance your skills. It’s always confounding to me when leaders confuse volume of work with scope of role, the 2 are very different concepts.
"Whisperings" of a promotion or raise are not money in the bank. Don't count on it.
I feel like an ahole saying this now, because so many people told me that’s just how it goes early in my career. But at my 2/3rd year of recruiting I hit that wall where working the 55-60 hours/week regularly was finally getting to me. The past few years has shown you need to put your health first, but if you work for a decent company they should hopefully be receptive to your concerns and work towards correcting them. Companies have finally started to realize its way easier and cost efficient to take care of their good employees instead of working them into the ground and just looking to replace them once they burn out.