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I'm expected to work on another account. The boss wants to have a meeting about this. I do want to take this account but I am also on a low salary and do not want to be overworked. I manage another account which went a bit slow for now but will pick up shortly .What are the questions that are best to ask upfront on this call when they ask me to take on this account? Any advice is appreciated

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They will dangle that this extra work may lead to a promotion for you. I would note that there are more senior people with similar workloads if you can to get them to commit to a promotion and more salary (which they won’t do).

It seems like your main concern is the low salary so focus on that. Being overworked is unfortunately the nature of agency life.

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Hmm this is a tricky situation but I'm happy to hear you want to advocate for yourself here. Maybe highlight taking on a new account is above your pay grade and bring up an opportunity for a raise, as well as additional forms of support you need for this new responsibility.

It was slow so they’re weighing out capacity plus how much you can actually bill to that client.

If you can justify your billable hours to be needed on your current account to be full time, by the next week, you have a strong case.

If not, your hours are a loss to the company. Does that make sense?

To answer your question, the best question to ask is
-exactly how many hours are you expected to split your time?
-What percentage of your workload is dedicated to each account?
-What are your exact responsibilities to the new one so you can prioritize when the original picks up again?
-is this long term or just helping cover

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