Episode 111- When you're quietly doing your manager's job as well as your own

You're in a meeting and someone asks a question that should go to your manager. But they look at you. Because you're the one who's been answering those questions for months now. You're the one who's across the detail. You're the one keeping things moving while something above you isn't working the way it should.Nobody gave you a new job title. Nobody adjusted your pay. It just crept in, gradually, until one day you realised you're doing two jobs and being evaluated on one.This episode of Career Espresso is about what happens when your role quietly expands into your manager's territory, and why the standard advice about it rarely helps.What you'll discoverWhy organisations are so good at making temporary arrangements permanent when someone's covering wellThe specific way this plays out differently for women and why stepping back can feel genuinely riskyWhat "see it as a development opportunity" is really asking you to doHow to separate the work that's building your career from the work that's just filling a gapThe conversations that move things forward and the ones that keep you stuckPerfect for women leaders who are holding things together above their pay grade and wondering how long they can keep going.Want more support with real-world leadership challenges? Head to How to Build a Leader on Substack for in-depth guides and scripts.Never miss an episode. Sign up for the weekly Espresso Brief email and get each episode with quick takeaways and subscriber-only resources in your inbox.Get the full episode transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.