Employee who was abruptly laid off is asked by the company that fired them to request assistance with removing their admin access: ‘Can I respond requesting payment for my time to do this?’ – FAIL Blog

After all, there are two possible endings to this story. Either you get the consultant job and get paid for that task while you look for a new job. Or they say no, and they stop bothering you about dumb things that aren’t your responsibility anymore. Be intelligent. Think before you act. Take advantage of the position that THEY put you in. That is how the job market works.