A few months ago, one of the managers in another department was forced out of his position. He wasn't performing well, and his department was as unfocused and undisciplined as him. The department was dismantled and replaced by an acquisition in another country. At that point, he really should have been fired. Instead, they moved him to the sales department, reporting directly to the VP of Sales with a vague title of "Sales Manager."
Since most of the work he does is in my part of sales (Diesel), and his budget is out of Diesel Sales, my director was chagrined that this new sales manager did not report to him.
His former coordinator (from the old department) continued to support him, until now. She is being moved to another facility. So he will be without secretarial support, and asked me to handle it. This was not the way he should have gone about asking--he should have consulted with his boss (the VP) first. Anyway, he asked me directly instead. When I consulted with my boss, he emphatically said NO, I was not to support him, and that he should ask his boss who should do this work. (Most of it is travel, but he also needs some help organizing his new office.)
I am overloaded with work, and really don't need the extra stress of this heavy traveler, who is expecting "personal-assistant" support from me. He's spoiled and has been over-indulged by a coordinator who covered for him for years.
Anyway, this is all coming to a head next week, and I'm wondering if anyone has advice for me? Do I talk with my boss again, to tell him the current status of the situation? I have a distinct feeling from the VP's secretary that she is not about to take on this extra work. (Even though it's only fair that she at least TRY to handle it, since the workload is so unbalanced.)
My middle-manager boss thinks the "NO" from my director was probably just an emotional answer. He probably knows that I will be the one chosen to do the extra work for this guy, but he doesn't want to offer "my services" outright.
I'm guessing all I can do is sit and wait for the managers to work this out...I hate having no control over these things.
Movinonup 
