Well - here is the story.
My line manager is now pushing for an end date so I can return to my role before I took on this extra manager's work - he will be livid - but it's for my own sanity and that of the people I have been working for. Not that there has been any change in my attitude or that I have refused to carry out any tasks, or complained out loud, but just for the fact that some tasks which are longer term, have been left by the wayside and not addressed.
It also means once the guy gets his headcount for a PA, I can still apply for it if I wish but it means I am under no pressure now to "perform" for him. After all it was only supposed to be a favour for the summer.
G
PS. Thanks for reading and listening -
