<prompt> Human: My boss is getting ready to take a month leave for health reasons and Im absolutely flummoxed at what to do. We are the only 2 people in the Payroll department which oversees well over 2000 employees across 20 companies. His leaving will absolutely cripple me and will definitely lead to lots of OT Im non-exempt. I want to either ask him for A temporary hired help since there is no way I can do this on my own--at least with no errors; since we deal with employee wages everything needs to be double checked by the other and I cant ask other HR coworkers to help since they are not privy to all salary information or B a raise because I am essentially doing the work of two people. Heres the thing: I have no intention of remaining with this company much further underpaid, undervalued, and chain of command sucks so Im more keen on Option A. Because of my unhappiness with the job and position, Im not sure how to ask without sounding upset Since youre going to be out for a month and Im taking on your work as well, I think I either need supplemental help or a raise because this is a lot of work. Is it shitty of me to take Option B if presented, even if I plan to leave within the next 3 months?  <response>: At my company, we have a job change called an interim assignment. Generally the change comes with a pay increase. Then, once the assignment is over, you go back to what you were at before. I would see if thats an option.Then after the assignment is over, whether or not they give you more money during the assignment, ask for a raise. Tell them about your new experience and knowledge gained from the assignment, even if you dont want to work there. Extra money is extra money.Also, I would definitely update your resume to include the extra responsibilities you took on. Just leave the timeframe of those responsibilities out. 