How do you approach being given duties that are not in your job description and are beyond your professional scope and capacity? In the interview process and in the job description, there is no mention of these duties.

I didn't question anything at first because this is a startup and everyone wears multiple hats, so I just wanted to be a team player. But not only do I not have the experience and training, I am not good at it. Continued in comments...

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Make it work in your favor to build a stronger resume and move on. Startups typically have lack of structure and this may continue to happen.

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This is how startups operate often. It’s frustrating, but a part of it. That being said, the start up life really isn’t for everybody. It wasn’t for me. If you keep running into things like this to the point where you begin to dread day-to-day work, I recommend jumping ship.

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I'm a compliance officer with over 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry. My interaction with the contracting process was reviewing the pre-signed draft from a compliance standpoint to provide feedback and ensuring the organization meets the stated requirements in the final signed draft.

In my current position, they have me drafting contracts. Not only am I not a lawyer, I've no experience drafting contracts or managing the process. I've been trying to learn on the fly as I go, but I'm not catching on. I feel like I'm being set up to fail.

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It also takes up 80% of my time.

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Delegate it down.

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I have no subordinates below me and this is a startup of 10 people. Before me, my boss, the COO was doing these and she delegated it to me.

That's a common problem with compliance. Often, smaller companies try to merge legal and compliance. But the responsibilities are very different. I used to be a lawyer when I began my compliance career. My employers consistently pulled me towards counsel responsibilities while ignoring my compliance responsibilities until the DOJ appeared on the doorstep. Your company needs in-house counsel. By having you, a non-lawyer, drafting contracts, you expose the company to unnecessary risks. They are probably underestimating a contract's role in protecting the company. You cannot run an effective compliance program if you spend 80% of your time being the company's lawyer. Time to have a heart-to-heart with your CEO.

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