I've been in HR for about 7 years now and worked my way up to be the Sr. Ops Manager. I recently got a call from a high ranking executive in our company who asked me to apply to be their assistant which is really more like Chief of Staff to the departments under them while also managing their calendar.
A little background on my current role, I'm pretty much a jack of all trades in HR because I've worked every role in the department in some capacity over the last 4 years due to how short staffed we are, a team of 13 for 3500 employees. I've been the only one on the team who understands our HRIS system and how it flows from IT to Finance and how the nuances work for the last 2 years and so I get a ton of interruptions and am also the one who has to figure out how to solve the disasters others inadvertently create.
The new role is only $10,000 more but I'd be managing budgets and working closely with other high ranking executives which I don't really get to do now. I did apply and was offered the job.
I really love HR but the overwork is getting to me. I've talked to my boss and we might be able to hire 2 more people if the CFO gets approval. I'm not sure if 2 additional people will help much as the CFO has some huge initiatives where HR is the mouthpiece for all of it. I'm torn between accepting the role or toughing it out for another year or two in hopes it gets better after the initiatives role out. What would you all consider before accepting or turning down the role?