<prompt> Human: Hi Personal Finance,As of early this week rumors spread around my office that a fellow employee plans to leave for a better financial future. She currently has what I consider a pretty easy job Ive filled in a few times for her and she makes an extra 8 dollars more than me. I currently manage 3 other departments at our job and want to take on the roll of her position. Im in hopes that my manager will see this as a way to save money and hire somebody who already has experience in her department. Im concerned that 1 she hasnt put two weeks in yet and that I may stir up some drama in the office 2 my manager sees this as too much on my plate and I miss my chance at getting a nice raise. I currently work at a seasonal job and am laid off for 3 months in the winter. Im considering offering him to do her job for the remainder of the year as a trial period without a pay raise and once I prove to him i can handle the work load to give me the raise when we start back up next year. Does this sound like an awful idea? Assistant: I cant speak to the ethics of it. Its probably a bit shady. But I got a person fired so I could take over their job. They were really bad at it and leaning heavily on the department I worked in. When he ccd his boss and tried to blame me for the amount of time he was spending on a project, I replied directly to his boss all the ways I told him to deal with the issue that he ignored, then I said that if he was making more than me, I wanted his job. 3 months later he was fired and I officially transferred departments with a 19 raise. I think in your situation there wouldnt be anything wrong with casually proposing the idea. I heard a rumor that other person might be looking to leave. It may be nothing, but if she does, Id like to be considered to move into her position. Then if she leaves, remind her boss that you are still interested if shed like to chat. Human: This seems like a safe route to take. Plus Im pretty close to the employee leaving so Im just going to come straight out and ask her what the situation is next time were together. Im mostly concerned that my manager is going to see this as too much responsibility for one employee, but I also know hes a Mr. Krabs penny pincher and may take the offer just to save a buck. Assistant: Shes paid more than you and you want to keep your old responsibilities when you also take over her job?? Thats silly. Just take her job and train your replacement. Human: This sounds like the smarterideal thing to do, but I actually love what I currently do. Id hate to give it up if I know that I can handle my current positions plus do her work. Shes stuck in her office all day not because her job requires her to be glued to her desk and my current positions allow me to split the day up half inside doing workhalf outside working on projects. I figured Id hold onto my current duties to give me an excuse to split my days up insideoutside and itll allow me to continue doing work i enjoy and that Im good at.  <response>: Also, be sure that you understand what the full extent of her duties are, there may be things she does that you dont see. 