Originally Posted by
Melchett01
I don’t...secondary duties were largely irrelevant from a career advancement perspective - as long as you were damn good at your job and displayed the competencies needed for advancement as an operator. I doubt I will ever do another secondary duty unless it’s something that interests me and I can add value to the unit by doing it. I won’t do them to tick boxes or play the game.
But there are those who aren't damned good at their job, or even close, and thirst for secondary duties to make up for their shortcomings. And then claim to be too busy doing their secondary duties to do their primary duty. And then there are certain bosses (cut from similar cloth) who allow said individuals to ignore their primary duty in the interests of chiselling for promotion...all of which makes those on the shop floor, trying to do an honest day's work, feel highly motivated and valued...