diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b71d2f0..d0ba2c7 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    xpm_ruby (0.4.1)
+    xpm_ruby (0.5.0)
       activesupport
       builder
       dry-types
diff --git a/lib/xpm_ruby/job.rb b/lib/xpm_ruby/job.rb
index 0406274..cb69dd9 100644
--- a/lib/xpm_ruby/job.rb
+++ b/lib/xpm_ruby/job.rb
@@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ def delete(access_token:, xero_tenant_id:, job:)
     end
 
     # The XML structure for job.assign does not fit in a Hash
-    # so we need to pass in the XML directly
+    # so we need to pass in the XML directly.
+    #
+    # Returns the whole response — both "Status" and the "Job" describing the
+    # assignment XPM confirmed — rather than digging out one of them, because a
+    # caller checking the outcome and a caller reading the assignment both need
+    # it and neither can recover the other half.
     def assign(access_token:, xero_tenant_id:, job_xml:)
-      response = Connection
+      Connection
         .new(access_token: access_token, xero_tenant_id: xero_tenant_id)
         .put(endpoint: "job.api/assign", data: job_xml)
-
-      response["Status"]
     end
 
     def applytemplate(access_token:, xero_tenant_id:, job:)
diff --git a/lib/xpm_ruby/version.rb b/lib/xpm_ruby/version.rb
index a116001..e0f8998 100644
--- a/lib/xpm_ruby/version.rb
+++ b/lib/xpm_ruby/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module XpmRuby
-  VERSION = "0.4.1".freeze
+  VERSION = "0.5.0".freeze
 end
diff --git a/spec/xpm_ruby/job_spec.rb b/spec/xpm_ruby/job_spec.rb
index 4e19ea8..2cea3b8 100644
--- a/spec/xpm_ruby/job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/xpm_ruby/job_spec.rb
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ module XpmRuby
             VCR.use_cassette("xpm_ruby/job/assign") do
               response = Job.assign(access_token: access_token, xero_tenant_id: xero_tenant_id, job_xml: job_xml)
 
-              expect(response).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response["Status"]).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "ID")).to eq("J000032")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "Assigned", "Staff", "ID")).to eq("859230")
             end
           end
         end
@@ -173,7 +175,9 @@ module XpmRuby
             VCR.use_cassette("xpm_ruby/job/assign/remove") do
               response = Job.assign(access_token: access_token, xero_tenant_id: xero_tenant_id, job_xml: job_xml)
 
-              expect(response).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response["Status"]).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "ID")).to eq("J000032")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "Assigned")).to be_nil
             end
           end
         end
@@ -187,7 +191,9 @@ module XpmRuby
             VCR.use_cassette("xpm_ruby/job/assign/manager") do
               response = Job.assign(access_token: access_token, xero_tenant_id: xero_tenant_id, job_xml: job_xml)
 
-              expect(response).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response["Status"]).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "ID")).to eq("J000032")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "Manager", "ID")).to eq("859230")
             end
           end
         end
@@ -199,7 +205,9 @@ module XpmRuby
             VCR.use_cassette("xpm_ruby/job/assign/removemanager") do
               response = Job.assign(access_token: access_token, xero_tenant_id: xero_tenant_id, job_xml: job_xml)
 
-              expect(response).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response["Status"]).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "ID")).to eq("J000032")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "Manager")).to be_nil
             end
           end
         end
@@ -213,7 +221,9 @@ module XpmRuby
             VCR.use_cassette("xpm_ruby/job/assign/partner") do
               response = Job.assign(access_token: access_token, xero_tenant_id: xero_tenant_id, job_xml: job_xml)
 
-              expect(response).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response["Status"]).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "ID")).to eq("J000032")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "Partner", "ID")).to eq("859230")
             end
           end
         end
@@ -225,7 +235,9 @@ module XpmRuby
             VCR.use_cassette("xpm_ruby/job/assign/removepartner") do
               response = Job.assign(access_token: access_token, xero_tenant_id: xero_tenant_id, job_xml: job_xml)
 
-              expect(response).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response["Status"]).to eq("OK")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "ID")).to eq("J000032")
+              expect(response.dig("Job", "Partner")).to be_nil
             end
           end
         end