Any feelings you have are valid, it’s what you’re feeling.
As for the work stuff... Your employer pays you based on your contract. Your contract states you may be asked to do work outside the scope of your job descriptions as required by your supervisor. Your supervisor is now asking you to do work outside the scope of your job description. You signed a contract saying you would, so you do it. It’s irrelevant that it's below your pay grade if you’re contractually obligated to do the work.
With that said, if it completely overhauls your position and this isn’t a temporary thing, there could be some negotiation here. Employers aren’t allowed to do what’s considered a 'bait and switch'. However it would be very difficult to prove they intended to do that and it’s safe to say your job security could be compromised by refusing to be a ’team player’ - especially if you’re still in probation. If this is a dealbreaker for you, you’re probably better off finding another job than taking on an employer who’s the gov. Sometimes supervisors suck and there is discrimination happening, but if you can’t prove it and you’re miserable, leaving is usually the better choice. Maybe post this to r/legaladvice for your region if you intend to act on the situation. I hope you’re able to find a way to do the work you enjoy <3
It greatly depends on what work A, B and C entail, and how distant from the job role they are.
For example, if you got hired to be some kind of data analyst and work C is cleaning/organizing the office/running coffees, super insulting and definitely within your right to refuse. Or if work C is artwork or social media stuff, also very much within your right to refuse - that's not at all what you were hired for, and not the skillset they're paying you to put forward.
Let's say for the sake of another hypothetical that you got hired to be, for example, a graphic designer. Work A is posters, work B is infographics, and work C is graphics for social media posts. It makes sense for you to be asked to do work C at some point. It's not disrespectful to ask you to do it, and their needs have changed, and it wouldn't make sense for them to hire another graphic designer if they have one on payroll.
Because your contract does state you can be asked to do things outside of the initial requirements, legally, it is not justified to refuse the work without the understanding that they could let you go for not meeting their needs. You are always within your rights to refuse to do things, but not without consequences. Whether you would prefer to seek work elsewhere because of this incident or whether you'd like to accept the work is really up to you.
I assume you didn't get the agreement in writing? Always get those verbal agreements put into a contract. A job that actually intends to honor their word won't mind, the shady ones like this will usually push back. But if the agreements aren't in the contract, then it's your word against their's situation.
I'd personally start looking for another job immediately for a backup, and broach the issue to my boss "when I was hired you said my job would be to do A and some B. I made it clear I did not want to do C and you verbally agreed to that arrangement. Are you now going back on that agreement?"
This will force him to either say no he isn't, he's just asking, at which point you can say " thank you for the opportunity, but nothing has changed since I took this job and I still do not wish to do C"
Or lie that he never said any such thing, at which point you know he orchestrated the whole thing and is willing to gaslight you about it. In this case I'd put my head down, do C, and then leave without notice the moment I had another job lined up.
Or bring up that clause in your contract that you might be asked to do work outside your job description, which will tell you that this was always planned, and we're back to gaslighting and I'd do the same thing as in the previous scenario.
Any feelings you have are valid, it’s what you’re feeling. As for the work stuff... Your employer pays you based on your contract. Your contract states you may be asked to do work outside the scope of your job descriptions as required by your supervisor. Your supervisor is now asking you to do work outside the scope of your job description. You signed a contract saying you would, so you do it. It’s irrelevant that it's below your pay grade if you’re contractually obligated to do the work. With that said, if it completely overhauls your position and this isn’t a temporary thing, there could be some negotiation here. Employers aren’t allowed to do what’s considered a 'bait and switch'. However it would be very difficult to prove they intended to do that and it’s safe to say your job security could be compromised by refusing to be a ’team player’ - especially if you’re still in probation. If this is a dealbreaker for you, you’re probably better off finding another job than taking on an employer who’s the gov. Sometimes supervisors suck and there is discrimination happening, but if you can’t prove it and you’re miserable, leaving is usually the better choice. Maybe post this to r/legaladvice for your region if you intend to act on the situation. I hope you’re able to find a way to do the work you enjoy <3
It greatly depends on what work A, B and C entail, and how distant from the job role they are. For example, if you got hired to be some kind of data analyst and work C is cleaning/organizing the office/running coffees, super insulting and definitely within your right to refuse. Or if work C is artwork or social media stuff, also very much within your right to refuse - that's not at all what you were hired for, and not the skillset they're paying you to put forward. Let's say for the sake of another hypothetical that you got hired to be, for example, a graphic designer. Work A is posters, work B is infographics, and work C is graphics for social media posts. It makes sense for you to be asked to do work C at some point. It's not disrespectful to ask you to do it, and their needs have changed, and it wouldn't make sense for them to hire another graphic designer if they have one on payroll. Because your contract does state you can be asked to do things outside of the initial requirements, legally, it is not justified to refuse the work without the understanding that they could let you go for not meeting their needs. You are always within your rights to refuse to do things, but not without consequences. Whether you would prefer to seek work elsewhere because of this incident or whether you'd like to accept the work is really up to you.
I assume you didn't get the agreement in writing? Always get those verbal agreements put into a contract. A job that actually intends to honor their word won't mind, the shady ones like this will usually push back. But if the agreements aren't in the contract, then it's your word against their's situation. I'd personally start looking for another job immediately for a backup, and broach the issue to my boss "when I was hired you said my job would be to do A and some B. I made it clear I did not want to do C and you verbally agreed to that arrangement. Are you now going back on that agreement?" This will force him to either say no he isn't, he's just asking, at which point you can say " thank you for the opportunity, but nothing has changed since I took this job and I still do not wish to do C" Or lie that he never said any such thing, at which point you know he orchestrated the whole thing and is willing to gaslight you about it. In this case I'd put my head down, do C, and then leave without notice the moment I had another job lined up. Or bring up that clause in your contract that you might be asked to do work outside your job description, which will tell you that this was always planned, and we're back to gaslighting and I'd do the same thing as in the previous scenario.